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Van Adams at the Gas Pump, 1914
Photograph of Van Adams at the gas pump in 1914, Marfa, Texas. Description on the back reads, "This is type of service stations. Normally gas was pumped into a 5 gal can & then strained thru chamois skin to keep out dirt. Probably no one remembers Van Adams. His father was a River officer." This photo was included in a research paper by David Newton for an American History class at Marfa High School in 1971.
Date:
1914
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
San Carlos Sheet
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date:
1914
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ruidosa Sheet
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date:
1914
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Engine-Starter
Patent for an engine starter "operated by compressed air and which may be brought into operative connection with the fly wheel of the engine to be started, whereby said fly wheel is rotated."
Date:
June 2, 1914
Creator:
Fruehbeck, Edgar F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The New Era. (Marfa, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 11, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 8, 1914
Weekly newspaper from Marfa, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 8, 1914
Creator:
Easterling, A. C.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History