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[John Sharpe Standing on a Porch]

Photograph of John Sharpe leaning against a wooden chair and standing on the back porch of Rose Whittenberg's house. He is wearing a hat, jacket, and a necktie tucked into a waistcoat.
Date: 1905~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. O. Appelquist to Heber Stone - December 2, 1905] (open access)

[Letter from J. O. Appelquist to Heber Stone - December 2, 1905]

Letter written by J. O. Appelquist to Heber Stone. Appelquist informs Stone that the ore sample sent to Dr. Hyer has been forwarded to Albert Stone.
Date: December 2, 1905
Creator: Appelquist, J. O.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. S. Hyer to Heber Stone - October 13, 1905] (open access)

[Letter from R. S. Hyer to Heber Stone - October 13, 1905]

Letter written by R. S. Hyer to Heber Stone. Hyer says that neither he nor the professor of chemistry has time to spare to examine the ore that Stone sent.
Date: October 13, 1905
Creator: Hyer, R. S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Parade Wagon

Photograph of women in horse drawn wagon all decorated for July 4th Parade, 1927.
Date: 1905
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Round Rock Post office Mail Carriers with buggy]

Photograph of two mail carriers and the Postmaster standing in front of the U.S. Post Office in 1905 in Round Rock. From left to right: Bob Carlson, father of Carlo and Leon Carlson, unidentified, and Postmaster Robert Hyland, 1897-1911. Each mail carrier stands in front of a horse-drawn hack, which they would drive all around the countryside to deliver mail, and which are identified by signs reading "US Mail Route No. --". Both carriers hold bags of mail, and Carlson also holds a metal cash box. The post office behind them is a limestone building with double front doors, arched glass windows, pillars, and a covered porch.
Date: 1905
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Round Rock Post Office with buggy]

Photograph of the old post office building. Two wheel rural route mail hacks delivered the mail and one is pictured on the left with the horse on the right. Postmaster Robert Hyland has on the derby hat.
Date: 1905
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Tightener. (open access)

Tire-Tightener.

Patent for a Tire Tightener that tightens the tire by expanding the felly of the wheel.
Date: October 31, 1905
Creator: Alten, George P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Window-Screen. (open access)

Window-Screen.

Patent for window screens with frames, side members and end members that can be fixed, detached and adjusted.
Date: April 18, 1905
Creator: McGlamery, William H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Stretcher. (open access)

Wire-Stretcher.

Patent for a wire-stretcher "to provide a device of the class embodying new and improved features of utility, convenience, indestructibility, and cheapness." (lines 8-12) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 3, 1905
Creator: Kimbro, John A. & Kimbro, Jeremirah H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History