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[Adobe Bricks]
Postcard image of three boys wearing hats and overalls, posing with their pet goat in front of an adobe brick house, with the text "Adobe Bricks" handwritten in the lower-left corner. There is a large pile of adobe bricks on the left side of the image and a desert hill visible in the background. The back of the postcard reads: "Better keep these cards G.M. May send you some interesting ones later on. Signed, Walter." The postcard is addressed to: Miss G.M. Horne, Portland Maine, Box 365 and post marked August 3, 1913.
Date:
August 1913
Creator:
Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Advertising Device.
Patent for an advertising machine that is motor-operated and will display a succession of slides that can be shown during the day or at night. It includes a light to help show slides to the public, a shutter that automatically and intermittently displays slides, a lens for projecting slides on a distant screen, and a master slide to be shown with each slide. The patent includes illustrations.
Date:
August 5, 1913
Creator:
Bernard, Oscar C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aerial View of El Paso]
Photograph of an aerial view of El Paso, taken from an airport showing 1300 Hardeway Drive. Mountains are visible in the background.
Date:
August 1938
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Allen House]
Photograph of the Allen House in El Paso, Texas.
Date:
August 1, 1995
Creator:
Texas Historical Commission
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Annual Lipid Cycles in the Lizard Cnemidophorus Tigris
Annual lipid cycles were determined for adult male and female Cnemidophorus tigris collected near El Paso, Texas during 1970-1971.
Date:
August 1972
Creator:
Gaffney, Fred G.
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Apparatus for Oiling Railway-Tracks.
Patent for improvements in mechanism for “applying oil to curves and switches of street railway tracks” (lines 6-7) by using an “oil-tank [that] is arranged in the upper position of the hood or shield over the car-wheel. The valve is in the bottom of the oil-space and may be controlled by a lever arranged to turn or lift in the valve, and under the valve is arranged the oiling-wheel, which runs lightly on the track or face of the car-wheel and applied the oil." (Page 2, lines 69-76) Includes illustration.
Date:
August 4, 1891
Creator:
Ennis, Thomas L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Separating or Concentrating Ores
Patent for improvements in apparatus for separating or concentrating ores through a flotation method.
Date:
August 31, 1920
Creator:
Cole, David
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
An Application of Digital Video Recording and Off-grid Technology to Burrowing Owl Conservation Research
Through this research, engineering students and conservation biologists constructed an off-grid video system for observing western burrowing owls in El Paso, Texas. The burrowing owl has a declining population and their range decreasing, driving scientists' interest to see inside the den for observing critical nesting behavior. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) biologists wanted videos from inside the dark, isolated hillside owl burrows. This research yielded a replicable multi-camera prototype, empowering others to explore applications of engineering and wildlife monitoring. The remote station used an off-the-shelf video recording system, solar panels, charge controller, and lead acid batteries. Four local K-12 science educators participated in system testing at Lake Ray Roberts State Park through the Research Experiences for Teachers (RET, NSF #1132585) program, as well as four undergraduate engineering students as senior design research.
Date:
August 2014
Creator:
Williams, Jennifer M.
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Bed.
Patent for a bed, specifically the joints of a bedframe. The side rails for a bedframe are joined by tapered connectors.
Date:
August 17, 1920
Creator:
Hellweg, Rudolph F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Belt Elevator and Conveyer.
Patent for bucket conveyers to maximize the frictional engagement between the transverse curvature of the inner surface of the belt and the periphery of the pulley.
Date:
August 8, 1916
Creator:
Marston, Frederick
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Billiard Cue
Patent for an improved billiard cue with a tip that can be quickly and easily removed and replaced by another and that will be adapted to hold a quantity of powdered chalk for use when needed.
Date:
August 30, 1898
Creator:
Farrand, James W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Truck.
Patent for a car truck for use on trains, which can withstand heavy loads and high speeds.
Date:
August 25, 1908
Creator:
Mayo, William C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clamp for Molds.
Patent for improved clamp, which releases quickly when facilitating mold removal.
Date:
August 14, 1917
Creator:
Watson, Henry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coating Apparatus and Mathod.
Patent for a new apparatus into which long objects such as pipes can be placed, dipped into coating material, and spun so that objects are coated evenly.
Date:
August 24, 1920
Creator:
Watrous, Edward L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Cigar-Clipper and Match-Box.
Patent for a combined cigar-clipper and match-box "in which the matches will be delivered with a regular feed, so that it will be highly inconvenient for persons to carry away more than one or two matches" (lines 10-13).
Date:
August 18, 1896
Creator:
Campo, Ysidro Del
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Continuous Vacuum Dehydrator.
Patent for improvements in speed, cheapness, and more efficiency in continuous-vacuum dehydration and filtering for the purpose of extracting valuable ores with water including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 20, 1918
Creator:
Biesel, Charles
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Crate for Shipping Bananas.
Patent for a crate for shipping bananas that does not hurt the fruit during shipping. The crate separates the bunches so the bananas do not get crushed, and the crate is ventilated to prevent decay.
Date:
August 11, 1896
Creator:
Andrews, Otis
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Depurator
Patent for a depurator. "This invention realtes to an improved vacuum apparatus for medicinal purposes" (line 11-12). Illustrations included.
Date:
August 4, 1903
Creator:
Richards, Lloyd H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Derrick.
Patent for improvements to derricks, specifically those used on the decks of ships and other vessels, to prevent the structure from becoming entangled with fall ropes or cables during operation.
Date:
August 19, 1919
Creator:
Scanlan, Thomas J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Design and application of accessible land-use modeling tools for Texas regions
"This report consists of two parts. The first summarizes key details of the Suitability Analysis (SA) model, while the second illustrates the implementation details of the Gravity Land-Use Model (G-LUM). Both modeling approaches have been applied to the Austin region of Texas, but for different case study examples."
Date:
August 2010
Creator:
Kockelman, Kara; Anjomani, Ardeshir; Paul, Binny M.; Nostikasai, Dian; Tayyebi, Ali & Kharel, Gehandra
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Development of Ground Water in the El Paso District, Texas, 1963-1970
Report on groundwater development and use in the El Paso District of Texas for 1963-1970.
Date:
August 1972
Creator:
Meyer, Walter R. & Gordon, John D.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dirigible Headlight
Patent for improving headlights for automobiles and other vehicles. Improvements include simpler, yet effective, connectivity between the head lamps and the steering mechanism.
Date:
August 30, 1921
Creator:
Davis, Robert E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Economy Air-Brake Apparatus
Patent for improvements to railway air-brake apparatuses, including specifications for such improvements.
Date:
August 3, 1915
Creator:
Canion, William G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Educational Uplift along the U.S.-Mexico Border: How Students, Families, and Educators Cultivate a College-Going Culture in Contested Terrain
Using critical race theory and LatCrit as conceptual frameworks, I conducted a qualitative instrumental case study of a cadre of self-identified Mexican-American and Hispanic college students who bring college knowledge, goodwill, and aid to their border town communities. The purpose of this study was to explore how college knowledge and other forms of academic capital are transmitted and co-constructed in the contested terrain of the borderlands. Primary data sources included semi-structured interviews, participant and non-participant observation, and personal artifacts (e.g. newspaper articles, college admissions essays, social media, etc.) collected from 17 full-time undergraduate student participants, 11 males and 6 females, ranging from 19 to 22 years old, who were active members of the Gates Millennium Scholars Program. Supplemental data sources included semi-structured interviews with 23 family members and 9 educators identified by student participants, as well as a review of public records regarding student participant's border town communities (e.g. newspaper articles, census data, educational statistics, etc.). Findings detail how this group of college students manages the 'scholar' distinction in their hometown and utilizes distinct methods to promote academic capital formation. Specifically, this study delineates the following four types of scholars: (1) pioneers, (2) guardians, (3) ambassadors, and (4) advocates. Ultimately, …
Date:
August 2017
Creator:
Sanchez, Nydia C
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library