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Car-Truck. (open access)

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
Annuciator (open access)

Annuciator

Patent for an annunciator. "This invention is designed for use in connection with a complete traction system" (lines 13-14). The design drives instruments via a train air system so that air pressure is constantly maintained. Illustrations included.
Date: February 18, 1908
Creator: Mayo, William C.; Houlehan, John & Briggs, George E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car-Wheel (open access)

Car-Wheel

Patent for a car wheel made to ease turning on rounding corners and to prevent slipping due to differences in wheel sizes.
Date: February 18, 1908
Creator: Mayo, William C. & Houlehan, John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air-Brake, Lighting, and Signaling System for Railway-Trains (open access)

Air-Brake, Lighting, and Signaling System for Railway-Trains

Patent for an electrical system which provides air brake, lighting, and signaling mechanisms for trains. Illustrations included.
Date: February 18, 1908
Creator: Mayo, William C. & Houlehan, John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Auto-Door Stop (open access)

Auto-Door Stop

Patent for a door stop that is cheap to produce and holds doors firmly.
Date: November 3, 1908
Creator: Hill, Ulysses H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Multiple Fuse Block (open access)

Automatic Multiple Fuse Block

Patent for an automatic multiple fuse block. This invention is "provided a normally inactive shunt circuit through which, when a fuse is blown, the current is diverted to an electro-mechanical means which, when the rush of current causing the fuse to blow" (16-21). Illustration included.
Date: February 18, 1908
Creator: Mayo, William C.; Houlehan, John & Briggs, George E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air-Lock for Mines and Tunnels (open access)

Air-Lock for Mines and Tunnels

Patent for an air lock to remove water, polluted air, and heat from mines and tunnels and force in fresh air. Illustrations included.
Date: September 8, 1908
Creator: Durack, Partick H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Directory for 1908 (open access)

El Paso Directory for 1908

General directory for El Paso, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, the directory contains "a General Directory of the Citizens and Business Firms Alphabetically Arranged, a Classified Business Directory, a Complete Street Guide and Miscellaneous Information of Value to Citizens and Strangers."
Date: 1908
Creator: John F. Worley Directory Company
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Morning Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 28, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 16, 1908 (open access)

El Paso Morning Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 28, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 16, 1908

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 16, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Morning Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 17, 1908 (open access)

El Paso Morning Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 17, 1908

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 17, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Morning Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 28, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 20, 1908 (open access)

El Paso Morning Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 28, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 20, 1908

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 20, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Morning Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, December 18, 1908 (open access)

El Paso Morning Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, December 18, 1908

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 18, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Morning Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 28, Ed. 1 Monday, December 14, 1908 (open access)

El Paso Morning Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 28, Ed. 1 Monday, December 14, 1908

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 14, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Morning Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 28, Ed. 1 Monday, December 21, 1908 (open access)

El Paso Morning Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 28, Ed. 1 Monday, December 21, 1908

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 21, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Morning Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 28, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 26, 1908 (open access)

El Paso Morning Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 28, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 26, 1908

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 26, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Morning Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 24, 1908 (open access)

El Paso Morning Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 24, 1908

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 24, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Morning Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 28, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 22, 1908 (open access)

El Paso Morning Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 28, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 22, 1908

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 22, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Morning Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, December 11, 1908 (open access)

El Paso Morning Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, December 11, 1908

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 11, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Morning Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 28, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 27, 1908 (open access)

El Paso Morning Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 28, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 27, 1908

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 27, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Morning Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 10, 1908 (open access)

El Paso Morning Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 10, 1908

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 10, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Morning Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 28, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 12, 1908 (open access)

El Paso Morning Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 28, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 12, 1908

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 12, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Vilas School Building in El Paso]

Photograph of the Vilas School Building in El Paso, Texas. The building has two arched windows in the front, stairs that lead up to the entrance, and side windows underneath the chimney on the roof. The ground around the building is dirt and rock.
Date: 1908~/1909~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notes on Perry Sayles' Property, North Part of Sec. 14, Bl. 96 #3] (open access)

[Notes on Perry Sayles' Property, North Part of Sec. 14, Bl. 96 #3]

Notes on Perry Sayles' Property, North Part of Sec. 14, Bl. 96.
Date: 1908~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notes on Perry Sayles' Property, North Part of Sec. 14, Bl. 96 #2] (open access)

[Notes on Perry Sayles' Property, North Part of Sec. 14, Bl. 96 #2]

Notes on Perry Sayles' Property, North Part of Sec. 14, Bl. 96.
Date: 1908~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History