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Potamilus purpuratus, Specimen #628

One preserved mussel specimen including the right valve only. The specimen exhibits an oval shape; thick shell; pink internal coloring; olive external coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the Brazos basin. The specimen measures between 0 - 60 mm in length and was assessed to be relatively-recently dead when collected.
Date: October 1, 1972
Creator: Britton, Joseph
Object Type: Specimen
System: The UNT Digital Library

Lampsilis teres, Specimen #268

One preserved mussel specimen including the left valve only. The specimen exhibits an elliptical shape; moderately thick shell; white internal coloring; brown external coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the Brazos basin. The specimen measures between 100 - 120 mm in length and was assessed to be very-long dead when collected.
Date: October 1, 1972
Creator: Britton, Joseph
Object Type: Specimen
System: The UNT Digital Library

Pyganodon grandis, Specimen #796

One preserved mussel specimen including both the left and right valves. The specimen exhibits an elliptical shape; thin shell; double looped beak sculpturing; white internal coloring; brown external coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the Brazos basin. The specimen measures between 100 - 120 mm in length and was assessed to be long dead when collected.
Date: October 1, 1972
Creator: Britton, Joseph
Object Type: Specimen
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Hubbard City News. (Hubbard City, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, October 14, 1904 (open access)

The Hubbard City News. (Hubbard City, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, October 14, 1904

Weekly newspaper from Hubbard City, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 14, 1904
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Hubbard City News. (Hubbard City, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, October 28, 1904 (open access)

The Hubbard City News. (Hubbard City, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, October 28, 1904

Weekly newspaper from Hubbard City, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 28, 1904
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Hubbard City News. (Hubbard City, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, October 4, 1907 (open access)

The Hubbard City News. (Hubbard City, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, October 4, 1907

Weekly newspaper from Hubbard City, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 4, 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Hubbard City News. (Hubbard City, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, October 11, 1907 (open access)

The Hubbard City News. (Hubbard City, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, October 11, 1907

Weekly newspaper from Hubbard City, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 11, 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Hubbard City News. (Hubbard City, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, October 12, 1906 (open access)

The Hubbard City News. (Hubbard City, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, October 12, 1906

Weekly newspaper from Hubbard City, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 12, 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Car Coupling and Bumper. (open access)

Combined Car Coupling and Bumper.

Patent for a combined car coupling and bumper. It has a draw-head with a throat, mouth, recess, and coupling pin hole; the recess has a slot that opens into the front of the draw-head; a lock-block that fits in the slot; a pin-seat that receives the lock-block; a spiral spring that holds in the pin-seat; and a coupling pin in the pin seat and a link.
Date: October 2, 1894
Creator: Wallace, William
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Sheffield trial] (open access)

[News Script: Sheffield trial]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the trial of B. R. Sheffield that was convicted for forging and passing a forged instrument in connection with land deals in Hillsboro, Texas.
Date: October 10, 1960
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Old minister] (open access)

[News Script: Old minister]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about retired minister John William Webster Shuler coming out of retirement to preach one sermon the Sunday after his 100th birthday.
Date: October 23, 1960
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hobble. (open access)

Hobble.

Patent for a new, simple hobble for cultivators made up of fewer parts to reduce cost and for east of use and adjustment. Illustration included.
Date: October 30, 1917
Creator: Ferguson, John R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lake Whitney Views (Whitney, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 1, 1959 (open access)

Lake Whitney Views (Whitney, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 1, 1959

Monthly newspaper from Whitney, Texas that includes news and information about Lake Whitney along with advertising.
Date: October 1, 1959
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lake Whitney Views (Whitney, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 2, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 1, 1960 (open access)

Lake Whitney Views (Whitney, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 2, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 1, 1960

Monthly newspaper from Whitney, Texas that includes news and information about Lake Whitney along with advertising.
Date: October 1, 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lake Whitney Views (Whitney, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 2, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 1, 1961 (open access)

Lake Whitney Views (Whitney, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 2, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 1, 1961

Monthly newspaper from Whitney, Texas that includes news and information about Lake Whitney along with advertising.
Date: October 1, 1961
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lake Whitney Views (Whitney, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 2, Ed. 1 Monday, October 1, 1962 (open access)

Lake Whitney Views (Whitney, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 2, Ed. 1 Monday, October 1, 1962

Monthly newspaper from Whitney, Texas that includes news and information about Lake Whitney along with advertising.
Date: October 1, 1962
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Murder trial and governor candidate] (open access)

[News Script: Murder trial and governor candidate]

Photocopy of a script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: 1971-10-18T24:00:00
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Malone killing] (open access)

[News Script: Malone killing]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: October 18, 1971, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Blum band] captions transcript

[News Clip: Blum band]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story. This story aired at 6 P.M.
Date: October 8, 1987
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Invitation from Blair Stribling to Etta Mae Carroll - October 5, 1915] (open access)

[Invitation from Blair Stribling to Etta Mae Carroll - October 5, 1915]

Invitation extended to Miss Etta Mae Carroll of Abbott, Texas to serve as Duchess of Abbott in the Texas Cotton Palace of Waco, Texas. It is signed by Blair Stribling, the Queen's Chancellor. Included with the invitation is information for visiting duchesses and their attendants at the queen's court and a court calendar.
Date: October 5, 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hill County

Map of Hill County, Texas, including the Prairies and Lakes region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: October 1882
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Blum H.S. Band] captions transcript

[News Clip: Blum H.S. Band]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story by Jack Helsel about a country and western band from Blum High School who were to compete in the National Future Farmers of America talent show and convention in Kansas City in November. The story aired at 6:00 P.M.
Date: October 8, 1987
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from H. C. Gaertner to R. Osthoff, October 22, 1927] (open access)

[Letter from H. C. Gaertner to R. Osthoff, October 22, 1927]

Letter from H. C. Gaertner to R. Osthoff, handwritten in German.
Date: October 22, 1927
Creator: Gaertner, H. C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. C. Gaertner to R. Osthoff, October 5, 1927] (open access)

[Letter from H. C. Gaertner to R. Osthoff, October 5, 1927]

Letter from H. C. Gaertner to R. Osthoff regarding a series of decisions made by their supervisory committee.
Date: October 5, 1927
Creator: Gaertner, H. C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History