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[Family group posing indoors]

Photograph of a family group posing indoors. An elderly woman is seated in a chair with one girl and two boys behind her. The individuals are identified by handwriting on the back of the photograph as Lenore Sherwood, Mrs. Ermie Sherwood, Hugh Sherwood, and Mrs. Mary E. Hannah.
Date: 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man proposing to a woman]

Photograph of a young man proposing to a woman. He is wearing a dark suit and kneeling on one knee. The woman is wearing a long black skirt and a hat, and holding the man's hand. They are pictured on a rocky hill.
Date: 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group standing outdoors]

Photograph of two men and three women standing outdoors. The men are wearing nice suits and hats, and the women are wearing light-colored dresses and large-brimmed hats. They are standing on a slope in front of a large bush.
Date: 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Small boy on chair]

Postcard of Pete Boverie, later Dr. Robert Floyd Boverie, in a light-colored outfit with a wide belt and black shoes. He is standing on a chair with one hand on its back, and looking towards the camera.
Date: 1913~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wellington Basketball team]

Photograph of a Wellington Basketball team. There are six young women pictured standing in a line, and one man standing in the middle of them. Handwriting on the back of the photograph identifies their names.
Date: 1913/1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[City Drug Store]

Photograph of the City Drug Store and the South side of the square in Wellington, Texas. There are three men and one small boy standing in front of the drug store. The building on the left side of the photograph is a lunchroom.
Date: 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve for Toilet-Basins (open access)

Valve for Toilet-Basins

Patent for a valve for toilet basins which is specifically placed outside the bowl to prevent the operator's hands from becoming wet when discharging the contents of the bowl.
Date: January 14, 1913
Creator: Kelley, Robert W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grapple (open access)

Grapple

Patent for providing a cheaper version of removing pipes or tubing from wells.
Date: March 18, 1913
Creator: Drake, Charles W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Brake. (open access)

Railway-Brake.

Patent for "railway brakes, which are constructed to grip the wheels, and which, in the event of an emergency, may be set to lift the wheels off the track in order to obtain a quick stoppage of the train" (lines 9-14) including illustrations and explanations of the brakes' components.
Date: June 26, 1913
Creator: Drake, Charles W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ribbon-Cabinet. (open access)

Ribbon-Cabinet.

Patent for a ribbon cabinet that is designed to display the different types of ribbon available.
Date: December 30, 1913
Creator: Daniel, Robert O.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History