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Electric Signal System for Electric Cars
Patent for signal systems for electric railways where wires arranged in connection with the signal lamps at the ends of the blocks and on the cars will be lit to signal caution. There will also be a signal within the car if another moving car in the opposite direction enters the same block.
Date:
December 26, 1905
Creator:
Adams, Edwin J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Switch and Signal System
Patent for a switch and signal system to be used for railroad signaling and to prevent trains on different tracks from colliding. (lines 12-22)
Date:
December 12, 1905
Creator:
Adams, Edwin J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hame Attachment
Patent for a hame attachment. Illustration included.
Date:
November 28, 1905
Creator:
Miller, John A. & McKenzie, Joseph H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard Showing a View of the Exposition Building in Dallas, Texas]
Postcard showing a "Day View of Exposition Building State Fair of Texas, Dallas, Texas." The photograph is placed in a large quotation bubble and the title is positioned under the picture; there is a note on the front that is running down the side of the card.
Date:
November 8, 1905
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard Addressed to Mamie Collins, September 20, 1905]
Postcard addressed to Mamie Collins in Waco, Texas with an illustration on the front of a man driving a car with a barrel acting as a front wheel, an umbrella as a roof, and a bucket of objects hanging off the back; the title of this illustration is "I auto write."
Date:
September 20, 1905
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Unknown Children at Picnic]
Photograph of an unknown group of children at a picnic. The children are pictured all close to one another with the girls wearing light colored dresses and the boys wearing various styles of dark colored clothing. They are standing barefoot in a small stream of water with a large tree in the background. Photograph was purchased at the Eichelberger-Harrison estate sale, Waco.
Date:
August 16, 1905
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plate and Attaching Device Therefor
Patent for plate and attaching device to prevent it from being moved by a child. Illustration included
Date:
July 18, 1905
Creator:
Williams, William D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. T. Davis to William John Bryan, July 13, 1905]
Letter from J. T. Davis to William John Bryan thanking him for sending over a picture of Bryan's father.
Date:
July 13, 1905
Creator:
Davis, J. T.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electric Signal System
Patent for electric signal system. Illustration included.
Date:
May 16, 1905
Creator:
Adams, Edwin Johnson
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Envelop Fastener
Patent for an envelop fastener. Illustration included.
Date:
May 2, 1905
Creator:
Albea, Mary
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of a Group of Young Women]
Portrait of a group of young women wearing dresses. Several names and cities are written on the back of the photo, but are mostly illegible.
Date:
May 1905
Creator:
Thompson
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Nash, Robinson & Co. to A.M. Montieth - April 1, 1905]
Letter written to A.M. Montieth in Belton, Texas from Nash-Robinson & Co. in Waco, Texas, asking for remittance and giving a deadline and penalty if the deadline is not met.
Date:
April 1, 1905
Creator:
Nash, Robinson & Co.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Horse Collar Rolling Machine
Patent for horse collar rolling machines. Illustrations included.
Date:
March 21, 1905
Creator:
Goodman, Forest Eduard
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hame Attachment
Patent for a hame attachment. Illustration included.
Date:
February 21, 1905
Creator:
Herbelin, Alfred
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Governor for Explosion Engines
Patent for a governor for explosion engines. Illustration included.
Date:
February 14, 1905
Creator:
Haydon, Bennie W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. W. Kirk to William John Bryan, February 2, 1905]
Letter from W. W. Kirk to William John Bryan discussing Bryan acquire a train pass for a trip Kirk is taking.
Date:
February 2, 1905
Creator:
Kirk, W. W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pneumatic Cotton-Handling Apparatus.
Patent for a pneumatic cotton-handling apparatus in which it can “unloading cotton simultaneously from two wagons and for conveying the cotton from one wagon to a storage place and from the other wagon to feeding devices for supplying a battery of gins.” (Lines 14-18) Illustration is included.
Date:
January 3, 1905
Creator:
Lumpkin, Robert B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes of the Session of the First Presbyterian Church of Waco, Volume 4]
Volume 4 of the Minutes of the Session of the First Presbyterian Church of Waco. The volume also includes registers of elders, deacons, baptisms, marriages, and deaths.
Date:
1905/1913
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photo of the Westbrook & Evans Mercantile Store]
Photograph of an unidentified man standing in front of the Westbrook and Evans Mercantile Store in Lorena, Texas. A large house is visible in the distance on the right side of the frame.
Date:
1905
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Merchant William Colgin, Sr.]
Portrait of Dr. Merchant Wm. Colgin, Sr. as a young man. Text on the back says that he lived from 1883 to 1934.
Date:
1905~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Mrs. Alexander in a Polka-Dotted Dress]
Photograph of elderly Mrs. Alexander in a dark polka-dotted dress, seated and looking to her right. Text on the back reads: "1905...Waco Texas...Alexander Family...Photo taken by Zeta Farmer...Zeta Virginia Farmer (1890 - 1934) Waco."
Date:
1905
Creator:
Farmer, Zeta Virginia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Mrs. Alexander in Her Room, 1905]
Photograph of elderly Mrs. Alexander in her room in a white dress. Text on the back reads: " 1905 Mrs. Alexander Waco Texas...Taken by Zeta Farmer (1890 - 1934) Oakwood Cem. Waco ".
Date:
1905
Creator:
Farmer, Zeta Virginia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Mrs. Alexander Standing Behind a Settee, 1905]
Photograph of Mrs. Alexander standing behind a settee in a dark polka-dotted dress. Text on the back reads: " 1905 Mrs. Alexander Waco, Texas...Taken by Zeta Farmer (Zeta Virginia Farmer) Waco, 1890-1934 ".
Date:
1905
Creator:
Farmer, Zeta Virginia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Nellie Alexander and Five Others, 1905]
Photograph of a group a five sitting on a fence and an individual in a tree. Text on the back reads: " 1905 Waco Texas..L-R...The gang...1___ 2 Nellie Farmer Alexander 3___ 4___ 5___...Taken By Zeta Farmer (1890 - 1934) ".
Date:
1905
Creator:
Farmer, Zeta Virginia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History