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Boll Cotton Gin. (open access)

Boll Cotton Gin.

Patent for an improved boll-cotton gin which gathers the cotton bolls without crushing them or intermingling the product with impurities by separating the seed cotton from the bolls and hulls.
Date: June 9, 1914
Creator: Hopper, James F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Vehicle-Seats. (open access)

Attachment for Vehicle-Seats.

Patent for "a vehicle seat and more particularly to a device securable to the under portion of a seat and engaging the side walls of the wagon body so that the seat will be prevented from shifting transversely of the vehicle" (lines 9-14).
Date: July 14, 1914
Creator: Jackson, George
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Will B. Munson to George C. Husmann, January 5, 1914] (open access)

[Letter from Will B. Munson to George C. Husmann, January 5, 1914]

Photocopy of a letter from Will B. Munson to George C. Husmann asking for a copy of "Farmer's Bulletin No. 471 on Grape Propagation, Pruning and Training" which references The Munson Nurseries.
Date: January 5, 1914
Creator: Munson, William B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to W. B. Munson, January 10, 1914] (open access)

[Letter to W. B. Munson, January 10, 1914]

Photocopy of a letter to Will B. Munson discussing the origin of the Ellen Scott grape and asking whether which species it derives from. There is an handwritten note in the upper right corner of the letter.
Date: January 10, 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from E. R. Lake to T. V. Munson & Co., January 13, 1914] (open access)

[Letter from E. R. Lake to T. V. Munson & Co., January 13, 1914]

Photocopy of a letter from E. R. Lake to T. V. Munson & Co. discussing several varieties of grapes T. V. Munson reported as being suited to the Southwest of the United States and asking for more information on the listed varieties.
Date: January 13, 1914
Creator: Lake, E. R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to W. B. Munson, January 26, 1914] (open access)

[Letter to W. B. Munson, January 26, 1914]

Photocopy of a letter to W. B. Munson thanking him for providing information on the New Century Cherry grape and several other varieties.
Date: January 26, 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Will B. Munson, August 22, 1914] (open access)

[Letter to Will B. Munson, August 22, 1914]

Photocopy of a letter to Will B. Munson discussing changes to the fruit district boundary lines in Texas on the American Pomological Society chart of the United States and Canada and requesting Munson make a list of varieties suitable in the newly proposed district No. 11.
Date: August 22, 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Neva Munson]

Photograph of Neva Munson looking at the photographer, wearing a patterned blouse and glasses.
Date: June 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Tom Bean Times (Tom Bean, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, September 11, 1914 (open access)

The Tom Bean Times (Tom Bean, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, September 11, 1914

Weekly newspaper from Tom Bean, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 11, 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Tioga Herald (Tioga, Tex.), Vol. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, July 31, 1914 (open access)

The Tioga Herald (Tioga, Tex.), Vol. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, July 31, 1914

Weekly newspaper from Tioga, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 31, 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Collinsville Times. (Collinsville, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, August 7, 1914 (open access)

The Collinsville Times. (Collinsville, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, August 7, 1914

Weekly newspaper from Collinsville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 7, 1914
Creator: Carroll, E. L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Card Holder (open access)

Card Holder

Patent for improvements made to card holders, mostly for handbags and other cases much like luggage tags today. The patent describes and illustrates improved design and construction so they can be manufactured at an economic price.
Date: May 19, 1914
Creator: Grabendike, Clyde C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Van Alstyne 1914 Sheet 3

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Van Alstyne in Grayson County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1914
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Denison 1914 Sheet 10

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Denison in Grayson County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1914
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Denison 1914 Sheet 4

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Denison in Grayson County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1914
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Denison 1914 Sheet 25

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Denison in Grayson County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1914
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Denison 1914 Sheet 16

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Denison in Grayson County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1914
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Denison 1914 Sheet 33

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Denison in Grayson County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1914
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Van Alstyne 1914 Sheet 1

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Van Alstyne in Grayson County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1914
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Denison 1914 Sheet 37

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Denison in Grayson County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1914
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Denison 1914 Sheet 32

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Denison in Grayson County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1914
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Van Alstyne 1914 Sheet 9

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Van Alstyne in Grayson County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1914
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Denison 1914 Sheet 5

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Denison in Grayson County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1914
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Van Alstyne 1914 Sheet 4

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Van Alstyne in Grayson County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1914
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History