The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 26, 1915 (open access)

The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 26, 1915

Weekly newspaper from Rockdale, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 26, 1915
Creator: Cooke, John Esten
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Aerial Conveyor (open access)

Aerial Conveyor

Patent for an aerial conveyor, specifically one that relates to "an aerial suspension car for aiding linemen in traveling along a suspended cable" (lines 9-11). It's primary function is to allow a wheeled car to be mounted on a cable and used to transport a person.
Date: August 26, 1919
Creator: Moore, Richard S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History