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Oral History Interview with L. E. Casterline, October 1, 1971 (open access)

Oral History Interview with L. E. Casterline, October 1, 1971

Interview with L. E. Casterline, a fisherman from Fulton, Texas. Casterline discusses his origins in the seafood business, the evolution of large fishing boats and how his company uses them, shrimping practice, differences between towns in the Aransas area, the seafood market, the Parks and Wildlife Department marine lab in Rockport, moving his business, and controversy around mud dredging among clam beds.
Date: October 1, 1971
Creator: Stephens, A. Ray & Casterline, L. E.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Jan Wendell, October 2, 1971 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Jan Wendell, October 2, 1971

Interview with Jan Wendell, a teacher and president of the Rockport Art Association from Yoakum, Texas. Wendell discusses the origins and missions of the RAA in Rockport, Texas, their building fund, classes and seminars offered, art galleries, the kinds of buyers and students she encounters, and the Association's financing.
Date: October 2, 1971
Creator: Stephens, A. Ray & Wendell, Janice
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Improvement in Ironing Apparatus. (open access)

Improvement in Ironing Apparatus.

Patent for "a machine for ironing clothing by means of a revolving heated roller, under which is passed a reciprocating table, on which the clothing is placed." (Lines 7-11) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 24, 1876
Creator: Bailey, Charles F. & Perrenot, George F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Triple Valve for Fluid-Pressure Brakes. (open access)

Triple Valve for Fluid-Pressure Brakes.

Patent for a triple valve for fluid-pressure brakes in trains that prevents accidental triggering of the emergency brakes.
Date: October 10, 1911
Creator: Robinson, John W. & Douglas, Frank L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History