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Nymphaea lutea, "Water Chinkapin"

Still life photograph of Nymphaea lutea, or water chinquapin, arranged in jars, sitting on a table. A pocket knife is on the table. Water chinquapin is an aquatic perennial with large pale yellow flowers and circular leaves. In addition, the fruiting receptacle cradles fruits which resemble seeds. The plant is found in the Coastal Bend Region of Texas.
Date: July 15, 1913
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

A dead giant

Photograph of a dead tree, still standing.
Date: February 21, 1913
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination-Saw. (open access)

Combination-Saw.

Patent for improvement in combination-saws is to provide a machine in which a planer, a shaper or molder, a rip saw and a cut-off saw are operated by a single motor or engine (lines 12-14). Illustration is included.
Date: July 8, 1913
Creator: Hughes, William J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Evalyn Stone School and Family Scrapbook] (open access)

[Evalyn Stone School and Family Scrapbook]

Scrapbook belonging to Evalyn Stone filled with photos of family outings and time spent with college friends.
Date: 1913/1921
Creator: Stone, Evalyn
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History