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[Photograph of Lee Turney at the Seed Store]

Photograph of Lee Turney (center) standing at the cash register in a seed store with men standing on either side of him. The walls of the store are lined with bags and boxes of bird seed.
Date: 1911
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Milton Andrew Matlock to Lois Matlock]

Postcard from Milton Andrew Matlock to his sister, Lois Matlock, with an illustration of a tiny house in Cuba. The note on the reverse side of the card asks how she and the family are doing and says he is doing fine in Guantanamo, Cuba.
Date: 1911
Creator: Matlock, Milton Andrew
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Leveling Device for Traction Engines (open access)

Leveling Device for Traction Engines

Patent for a leveling device for traction engines. Illustrations included.
Date: January 10, 1911
Creator: Brown, Daniel T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Milton Andrew Matlock to his Father, January 16, 1911]

Postcard from Milton Andrew Matlock to his father, M. M. Matlock with an image of the the U. S. Armored Cruiser "New York." There is a note on the back of the card asking his father how things have been at home and if he has started work yet.
Date: January 16, 1911
Creator: Matlock, Milton Andrew
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Milton Andrew Matlock to Lois Matlock, January 16, 1911]

Postcard from Milton Andrew Matlock to his sister Lois Matlock asking about the family back home, as well as saying that he "went to Beaufort on a steam boat." The photograph on the front shows the school building in Beaufort, South Carolina.
Date: January 16, 1911
Creator: Matlock, Milton Andrew
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Washing Clothes, Renovating Feathers, Canning, &c. (open access)

Machine for Washing Clothes, Renovating Feathers, Canning, &c.

Patent for a clothes washing and feather renovating machine with a stove for heating water. Illustrations included.
Date: January 24, 1911
Creator: McNorton, John T. & Stanley, John S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Chemical Fire-Engine. (open access)

Chemical Fire-Engine.

Patent for a chemical fire engine that does not require refilling after the first charge is emptied.
Date: February 14, 1911
Creator: Minnis, Henry M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Quilting-Frame. (open access)

Quilting-Frame.

Patent for a quilting frame that can be lifted up and down to allow for easy storage.
Date: February 14, 1911
Creator: Trantham, Lizzie
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Milton A. Matlock to M. M. Matlock, February 21, 1911]

Postcard from Milton Andrew Matlock to his father, M. M. Matlock, with a photograph of the "Prize Winning Gun Crew, U. S. S. Georgia," with the crew of the ship are sitting on the guns. On the back of the card there is a note from Milton Andrew saying he received letters from the family and was "glad to here it has rained in Tex."
Date: February 21, 1911
Creator: Matlock, Milton A.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Milton Andrew Matlock to W. A. Scott, February 21, 1911]

Postcard from M. A. Milton to W. A. Scott with a photograph of a goat standing next to a child dressed in a navy uniform, the title of the photograph is: "The Visitor and a Ship's Mascot." The note on the back of the photograph concerns Milton's unanswered letters by Scott: "I guess you must be drownded. Why have you not answered my letter?"
Date: February 21, 1911
Creator: Matlock, Milton Andrew
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Storm-Cellar (open access)

Storm-Cellar

Patent for a storm cellar. Illustrations included.
Date: February 21, 1911
Creator: Leddy, Herbert L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Birdie to Mrs. M. M. Matlock, February 27, 1911]

Postcard from a woman named Birdie to Mrs. M. M. Matlock describing her current sickness she has dealt with since Matlock left there. The image on the front of the card is of an ivy plant and text around it that reads: "Close clings the Ivy to the Tree, So in my Heart I cling to Thee."
Date: February 27, 1911
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper. (open access)

Cotton-Chopper.

Patent for a cotton chopper with a solid hoe for thinning cotton and a toothed hoe for pulling weeds.
Date: March 7, 1911
Creator: Hart, Granville M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Account statement, March 14, 1911] (open access)

[Account statement, March 14, 1911]

Account statement for Claude D. White from the Charles B. Moore Collection. The statement details issues with stocks in Claude D. White's account at the Melissa State Bank.
Date: March 14, 1911
Creator: Melissa State Bank
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Account statement, March 20, 1911] (open access)

[Account statement, March 20, 1911]

Account statement for Claude D. White from the Charles B. Moore Collection. The statement details issues with stocks in Claude D. White's account at the Melissa State Bank.
Date: March 20, 1911
Creator: Melissa State Bank
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Postcard from M. A. Matlock to his Mother, March 27, 1911]

Postcard from Milton Andrew Matlock to his mother with a colored image of the marine barracks at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The note on the back of the photograph says that Milton is "in Guantanamo Cuba, this is a pretty place."
Date: March 27, 1911
Creator: Matlock, Milton Andrew
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Celina Record (Celina, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, April 14, 1911 (open access)

The Celina Record (Celina, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, April 14, 1911

Weekly newspaper from Celina, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 14, 1911
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. S. Wysong to Claude D. White, April 5, 1911] (open access)

[Letter from H. S. Wysong to Claude D. White, April 5, 1911]

This is a letter from the Charles B. Moore Collection. In this letter, Wysong informs Moore that he has enclosed a dividend check for $150.00. He notes that the minimal amount of capital stock has passed into the permanent surplus fund and details that the dividend check is an amount that is higher than previous years and is much more than they should expect to earn in the future. Wysong mentions that with White's continued cooperation, reasonable returns will be a realization and with those returns as a foundation, a conservative bank will be built. The envelope is included with the letter.
Date: April 23, 1911
Creator: Wysong, H. S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from J. W. Berry to Claude D. White,  April 25, 1911] (open access)

[Letter from J. W. Berry to Claude D. White, April 25, 1911]

Letter J. W. Berry to Claude D. White. He wanted to write, but has been sick. He heard from Mr. Drury that Mrs. Moore is going to have an operation and hopes she will be fine. He talks about the weather and farming. He is expecting to see Claude this summer. He talks about Pitt. He mentions he only writes when he has something to write for. He hopes they are doing well. She is sorry for not writing but John was sick and she has been busy. She talks about Mrs. Moore and answers the questions she had about the well. She mentions the rain and how it didn't fill the well but was good for the crops. She talks about her bad luck with chickens. She talks about gardening. Mr. Gibson died. Wylie Horn died the day before he was to get married. She mentions the other couples that were to be married.
Date: April 25, 1911
Creator: Berry, John W. & Berry, Alta
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Swimming Device (open access)

Swimming Device

Patent for a device to be attached to a person's feet and/or hands so that the person can swim faster and further as well as dive deeper.
Date: May 30, 1911
Creator: Wells, John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard Addressed to Lois Matlock, September 23, 1911]

Postcard addressed to Lois Matlock with a note from the sender saying they "got home alive alright waited at Dublin about a half hour..." There is a tinted photograph on the front showing a couple kissing on a bench with a small animal in the foreground and a caption reading: "Some Folks Make Me Tired."
Date: September 23, 1911
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Ethel to Lois Matlock, October 26, 1911]

Postcard from Ethel (possibly Ethel Harris) to Lois Matlock asking her if she is going to the fair the next day and if she is excited for school to start. The image on the front depicts a child sitting down on the ground with a title that reads: "Never Trouble Trouble Till Trouble Troubles you."
Date: October 26, 1911
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator (open access)

Cultivator

Patent for a cultivator. Illustrations included.
Date: November 21, 1911
Creator: Ellett, Luther S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Poll Tax Receipt for J. M. Back, December 4, 1911] (open access)

[Poll Tax Receipt for J. M. Back, December 4, 1911]

Poll tax receipt prepared for J. M. Back which states that he paid $1.25 for the tax and that he is 52 years old residing in "voting precinct No. 25."
Date: December 4, 1911
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History