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Amusement Apparatus (open access)

Amusement Apparatus

Patent for an amusement apparatus of the character set forth with and inclined place made of a number of pivoted sections which may be simultaneously moved into horizontal position to form steps or seats and be held in such position by trip device provided with a target which latter upon being hit by a thrown ball will release the several sections of the inclined plane of steps and permit them through the weight of one or more persons thereon to aline one with the other and form a continuous inclined plane or sliding board down which the persons who were seated or standing upon the steps will be caused to slide and be thrown into a body of water over which the apparatus is erected.
Date: July 31, 1917
Creator: Andrews, J.W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ditcher. (open access)

Ditcher.

Patent for "new and useful improvements in Ditchers" (lines 5-6).
Date: July 7, 1903
Creator: Brown, John Dayton
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire Stretcher (open access)

Wire Stretcher

Patent for a wire stretcher. Illustration included.
Date: July 31, 1906
Creator: Culp, Willis Harmon
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vibrating Churn. (open access)

Vibrating Churn.

Patent for a new and improved vibrating churn. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the standard, of the vertically-adjustable frame having a vertical opening about its middle, with a horizontal journal bearing at one end, carrying a vertical fly-wheel and crank, and a horizontal and vertical journal-bearing at the other end, the first carrying a vertical toothed segment, a pitman connecting the fly-wheel and segment, and a pinion and shaft-socket arranged about a vertical axis and deriving motion from the toothed segment" (lines 81-91).
Date: July 20, 1886
Creator: Fellrath, Charles John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lard-Press. (open access)

Lard-Press.

Patent for a lard press, which is easy to use and inexpensive to make.
Date: July 12, 1910
Creator: Harman, Effie
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Gatesville] captions transcript

[News Clip: Gatesville]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story. This story aired at 10pm.
Date: July 6, 1993, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Gatesville] captions transcript

[News Clip: Gatesville]

B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: July 22, 1993, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Plant-Chopper. (open access)

Plant-Chopper.

Patent for a plant chopper that can chop down plants of the row variety while not disturbing others that are spaced apart. It can also be an attachment to a cultivator.
Date: July 29, 1919
Creator: Martin, Silas W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. J. Smith to Dr. Joseph Pound, July 8, 1898] (open access)

[Letter from J. J. Smith to Dr. Joseph Pound, July 8, 1898]

Letter from J. J. Smith to Dr. Joseph Pound concerning an enclosed request for the "Surgeon Gen. of the U. C. V. " to give help "as fully as you can." The second paragraph discusses military numbers and figures.
Date: July 8, 1898
Creator: Smith, J. J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Copperas Cove Leader-Press (Copperas Cove, Tex.), Vol. 117, No. 81, Ed. 1 Friday, July 13, 2012 (open access)

Copperas Cove Leader-Press (Copperas Cove, Tex.), Vol. 117, No. 81, Ed. 1 Friday, July 13, 2012

Semi-weekly newspaper from Copperas Cove, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 13, 2012
Creator: Sowell, Lynette
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Copperas Cove Leader-Press (Copperas Cove, Tex.), Vol. 117, No. 82, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 17, 2012 (open access)

Copperas Cove Leader-Press (Copperas Cove, Tex.), Vol. 117, No. 82, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Semi-weekly newspaper from Copperas Cove, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 17, 2012
Creator: Sowell, Lynette
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Copperas Cove Leader-Press (Copperas Cove, Tex.), Vol. 117, No. 83, Ed. 1 Friday, July 20, 2012 (open access)

Copperas Cove Leader-Press (Copperas Cove, Tex.), Vol. 117, No. 83, Ed. 1 Friday, July 20, 2012

Semi-weekly newspaper from Copperas Cove, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 20, 2012
Creator: Sowell, Lynette
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Boys school closing] (open access)

[News Script: Boys school closing]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the chairman of the Texas youth council who has revealed that some consideration is being given to closing two of the state' s reform schools including the largest facility for boys at Gatesville.
Date: July 13, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Gatesville] (open access)

[News Script: Gatesville]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a spokesman for a citizen' s group at Gatesville who says that governor Dolph Briscoe has promised to help them keep open the city' s state reform school for boys.
Date: July 27, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Parasail] (open access)

[News Script: Parasail]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: July 29, 1965
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Schools closing] (open access)

[News Script: Schools closing]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the largest boy' s reform school in the state at Gatesville which may be closed in the near future.
Date: July 13, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Youth council] (open access)

[News Script: Youth council]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about legislative budget board which questioned the high cost of institutionalizing delinquents through a 2 year budget request of 100 million dollars by the head of the Texas youth council.
Date: July 22, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
Copperas Cove Leader-Press (Copperas Cove, Tex.), Vol. 117, No. 84, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 24, 2012 (open access)

Copperas Cove Leader-Press (Copperas Cove, Tex.), Vol. 117, No. 84, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Semi-weekly newspaper from Copperas Cove, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 24, 2012
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Copperas Cove Leader-Press (Copperas Cove, Tex.), Vol. 117, No. 85, Ed. 1 Friday, July 27, 2012 (open access)

Copperas Cove Leader-Press (Copperas Cove, Tex.), Vol. 117, No. 85, Ed. 1 Friday, July 27, 2012

Semi-weekly newspaper from Copperas Cove, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 27, 2012
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Copperas Cove Leader-Press (Copperas Cove, Tex.), Vol. 117, No. 86, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 31, 2012 (open access)

Copperas Cove Leader-Press (Copperas Cove, Tex.), Vol. 117, No. 86, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Semi-weekly newspaper from Copperas Cove, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 31, 2012
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Copperas Cove Leader-Press (Copperas Cove, Tex.), Vol. 118, No. 78, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 2, 2013 (open access)

Copperas Cove Leader-Press (Copperas Cove, Tex.), Vol. 118, No. 78, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Semi-weekly newspaper from Copperas Cove, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 2, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Copperas Cove Leader-Press (Copperas Cove, Tex.), Vol. 118, No. 79, Ed. 1 Friday, July 5, 2013 (open access)

Copperas Cove Leader-Press (Copperas Cove, Tex.), Vol. 118, No. 79, Ed. 1 Friday, July 5, 2013

Semi-weekly newspaper from Copperas Cove, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 5, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Copperas Cove Leader-Press (Copperas Cove, Tex.), Vol. 118, No. 80, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 9, 2013 (open access)

Copperas Cove Leader-Press (Copperas Cove, Tex.), Vol. 118, No. 80, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Semi-weekly newspaper from Copperas Cove, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 9, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Copperas Cove Leader-Press (Copperas Cove, Tex.), Vol. 118, No. 81, Ed. 1 Friday, July 12, 2013 (open access)

Copperas Cove Leader-Press (Copperas Cove, Tex.), Vol. 118, No. 81, Ed. 1 Friday, July 12, 2013

Semi-weekly newspaper from Copperas Cove, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 12, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History