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[Portrait of Frances K. Prather Darden as a Toddler]
Photograph of Frances K. Prather Darden (1912–1986), pictured here as a toddler, aged 19 months. She has short, curly hair, and wears a white dress. She looks to the right.
Date:
June 1914
Creator:
Thompson
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Unknown Gathering of People in Waco]
Photograph of an unknown gathering of women in Waco, Texas, arranged in four rows. Many wear dresses, hats, necklaces, and ribbons, most holding a bouquet of flowers. Four men are scattered among the group. The group poses in a large room with a high ceiling, with arched white trellises on the left wall. Ivy grows on the pillars under that wall. An ornate illustration is on the back.
Date:
1914
Creator:
Gildersleeve
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[J. Armstrong and Earl Ray Davis Standing Together]
Photograph of J? Armstrong and Earl Ray Davis (1894–1972) standing together next to wooden wagons with large wheels. Both are in uniform, wearing large hats with work boots.
Date:
1914
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Mildred Newberry Henson]
Postcard of Mildred Newberry Henson (1900–1990), taken from the top up against a black blackground. She wears a white dress and has bows in her ears. Biographical notes are written in the back.
Date:
1914~/1916~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Christmas Postcard to John Todd Willis, Sr.]
Postcard at Christmas addressed to John Todd Willis, Sr. from his brother, Robert Parker Willis. John Todd Willis, Sr. worked for the Central Texas Exchange National Bank of Waco.
Date:
1914
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of William Lawson Brazelton in Uniform]
Portrait of William Lawson Brazelton. He is pictured in front of a dark color background and wearing his U.S Army uniform.
Date:
1914/1918
Creator:
Thompson
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Austin Ave During WW I]
Photograph of Austin Avenue in Waco, Texas. Handwritten text on back identifies this photograph as taken during WW I. The Goldstein-Migel Co. building is on the left, the Amicable Life Insurance Company (A.L.I.C.O.) building in the center, and streetcars are visible lining the street.
Date:
1914~/1918~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Soldiers on Lovers Leap]
Photograph of soldiers on Lovers Leap in Cameron Park. Six soldiers are seen sitting or standing near the edge of Lovers Leap that looks over the Brazos River. The river and landscape of Cameron Park are noticeable to the left of the photo. Handwritten text on the front locates where Lovers Leap is as well as the Brazos River.
Date:
1914~/1918~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Soldiers Along Machine Gun Trench]
Photograph of soldiers along machine gun trench in Camp MacArthur. Four soldiers are seen standing to the left of a mound of soil with handwritten text identify it as the machine gun trench.
Date:
1914~/1918~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Soldiers Along Brazos River]
Photograph of four soldiers sitting along the Brazos River in Waco, Texas. The soldiers are positioned on the shoreline of the river with trees and shrubs in the background of them.
Date:
1914~/1918~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Soldiers in Cameron Park]
Photograph of a group of soldiers in Cameron Park in Waco, Texas. Two of the soldiers can be seen sitting on outdoor parallel bars. The soldiers are positioned in front of a wooded area of the park. Handwritten text on the back identifies the WWI soldiers as Dan Ohern, George Fellers, George Jorgenson and Mirt Andrews .
Date:
1914~/1918~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Notice of Meeting of Creditors
Notice to creditors of S. L. Courtney & Co. of a meeting to discuss and take stock of company goods, store fixtures, and accounts upon filing for bankruptcy.
Date:
December 1, 1914
Creator:
Bryan, T. F.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Notice of First Meeting of Creditors
Notice to creditors of S. L. Courtney & Co. of the first creditor meeting to discuss and take stock of company goods, store fixtures, and accounts upon filing for bankruptcy.
Date:
November 27, 1914
Creator:
Bryan, T. F.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Notice of Sale in Bankruptcy.
Notice of an auction to sell the stock and goods from the bankrupt S. L. Courtney & Co.
Date:
December 11, 1914
Creator:
Eason, W. L.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cotton Yard in Waco]
Postcard of a colorized photograph of several rows of cotton bales and men with horses and carriages in a cotton yard in Waco; there are factories and other buildings featuring advertisements and some trees in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Waco, Texas. Cotton Yard." There is a handwritten letter on the back of the postcard.
Date:
October 7, 1914
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Calendar for 1914, with Photograph]
Calendar for the year 1914 with a photograph of a woman and small child reading posted on each page. The calendars at the bottom of the page fold back to reveal the rest of the months of the year.
Date:
1914
Creator:
R. Chapman Co.
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper.
Patent for the revolving hoe type of cotton chopper which allows steering to laterally adjust the hoe shaft, including instructions and illustrations. Addition features include breakable shanks to prevent the hoe from being damaged when hitting an obstruction, and for these parts to be durable and inexpensive to construct.
Date:
May 5, 1914
Creator:
Noblett, Adoniram J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn-Actuating Mechanism
Patent for a churn actuated mechanism that is operated by means of a rocking chair.
Date:
October 9, 1914
Creator:
Jones, Erastus T. & Stanton, Charles H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Evaporative Cooler.
Patent for an evaporative cooler/refrigerator that is cooled by the evaporation of water with ventilating tubes to maintain the air condition in shelves. Water is adapted to move through a "cloth, flowing downwardly therethrough and being evaporated therefrom to thereby effectually cool the articles disposed within the refrigerator" (lines 28-31). This patent includes illustrations
Date:
March 10, 1914
Creator:
Henderson, Thomas A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nutcracker.
Patent for a nutcracker that can crack all kinds of nuts, with relatively little force, on appropriate surfaces like tables. The Patent includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 17, 1914
Creator:
Fort, Foster W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Switch.
Patent for an improvement to railway switches, by creating an automatic switch that changes the direction of a track from object while object is moving on track.
Date:
January 13, 1914
Creator:
James, Samuel
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Incubator.
Patent for an incubator that automatically maintains at least a minimum temperature, with the option to set and maintain a higher temperature, with adjustment of temperature from outside the incubator. The incubator uses electric heat.
Date:
June 30, 1914
Creator:
Hays, Ernest C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fence-Post.
Patent for improvements to Fence-Posts, preferably made from metal, providing for simple construction and a means for holding wire, which is also of simple construction.
Date:
April 7, 1914
Creator:
Copeland, Walter G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ice Breaking Machine.
Patent for an improved Ice Breaking Machine. This new design has movable plates that allow for the ice to be broken up into various sizes as desired by the user. It is also of a simpler construction than earlier machines.
Date:
June 22, 1914
Creator:
Krocker, Adolf C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History