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[John M. Moore Home in 1914]

Photographic postcard of John M. Moore Home, 1914. Image shows two white rocking chairs at center of front porch. Windows are shuttered. Written in blue ink on back, "Wish you were here with us." Addressed to "Mr. Jno. M. Moore, Jr., 203 West 19th St., Austin, Texas." Green one cent stamp with George Washington, cancelled Richmond, May 24, 7:30 pm, 1914.
Date: 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

Governor’s Mansion

Front elevation, walkway with urns, Gothic screen door is in place, carriage house visible, as well as gazebo and wood fence, grounds shown.
Date: 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Donate Old Tires]

Photograph of a tire donation point in front of the Texas State Capitol's south façade during World War I. The donation point is designed to look like a totem pole like those found in the Pacific Northwest. The cement base of the pole is painted with the words "Donate Old Tires."
Date: [1914,1918]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Austin High School Senior Class Picnic at Eliza Springs]

Photograph of the 1914 Austin High School senior picnic, showing a group of young men and women standing on stone steps leading down to Eliza Springs (Zilker Park Amphitheater). There is a curved stone wall behind the steps, with a large stone relief star, similar to the Texas seal. The women are dressed in long skirts, and some are wearing hats. The men are wearing light shirts, ties and dark trousers, and some are also wearing hats.
Date: 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pease Elementary Students Forming Rows]

Photograph of Pease Elementary school students standing in uniform rows, placing their hands on each others' shoulders. The schoolteacher stands and watches. The street and nearby houses are visible in the background.
Date: 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

"Before and After"

Photograph of Sixth Street viewed from the west. A streetcar is in the foreground and the Driskill Hotel is visible in the background.
Date: 1914~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[South Congress Avenue, looking south]

View of South Congress Avenue looking south, just south of Academy Drive.
Date: September 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

South Congress Avenue looking north

View of South Congress Avenue looking north, just south of Academy Dr.
Date: September 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Travis Co.

Blue line print of survey map of Travis County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities, towns, and railroads. A handwritten notes have been made on the published map in pencil: "Traced Burnet Co. Photo. 1854." Scale [ca. 1:213,333] (4000 varas to 5/8 of an inch).
Date: 1914
Creator: Pressler, Herman & Bramlette, H. M.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Poll-tax receipts and certificate of exemption from poll tax for Richard Niles Graham] (open access)

[Poll-tax receipts and certificate of exemption from poll tax for Richard Niles Graham]

Three poll-tax receipts and a certificate of exemption from a poll tax for Richard Niles Graham.
Date: {1914-12-17,1917-01-12,1939-01-24,1954-10-21}
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Morris Hirschfield and Ralph A. Bickler at Austin National Bank]

Photograph of Morris Hirschfield (cashier) and Ralph A. Bickler (secretary) at Austin National Bank. They are sitting in an office; one of them is wearing a suit, and one of them is wearing a button-up shirt with a bow-tie.
Date: January 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Headlight (open access)

Automobile-Headlight

Patent for a headlight design that turns with the front wheels, allowing the driver to illuminate the road ahead whether driving straight or turning.
Date: June 30, 1914
Creator: Fay, Peter J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Box-Corner Protector. (open access)

Box-Corner Protector.

Patent for a metal corner protector for boxes. The protector covers both the inner and outer corners of boxes to enhance grip and prevent protruding edges from damaging goods.
Date: February 10, 1914
Creator: Black, Katherine Mary
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Jack. (open access)

Vehicle-Jack.

Patent for a vehicle-jack that can raise and lower all of the supporting legs using a single lever, as well as lengthen and shorten the jack at will to adapt it to vehicles of different sizes.
Date: June 16, 1914
Creator: Douglass, John A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fuel-Supply System and Starter for Explosive-Engines. (open access)

Fuel-Supply System and Starter for Explosive-Engines.

Patent for "improvements in the fuel supply system for explosive engines." (Lines 9-10). Improvements include, utilization of the heat of exhaust gases to vaporize liquid fuel, so that the carburetor and other devices are not necessary.
Date: December 15, 1914
Creator: Lowry, Benjamin F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sink (open access)

Sink

Patent for a sink with adequate drainage and connection with a water supply. Can be used with soda fountains etc. Illustrations included.
Date: March 17, 1914
Creator: Gardner, Jesse
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burner. (open access)

Oil-Burner.

Patent for a new and improved oil-burner which is capable of using any hydrocarbon in combination with pressurized air and steam and properly adjusting the ratios of each to provide optimal results.
Date: May 5, 1914
Creator: Matthews, Robert H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow (open access)

Plow

Patent for a plow with three wheels designed for cotton and corn fields.
Date: September 22, 1914
Creator: Pearce, James Edwin
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 264 (open access)

Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 264

Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from January 1914 to March 1914, including warranty deeds, gift deeds, partition deeds, guardian deeds, quitclaim deeds, royalty deeds, various types of affidavits, appointments and resignations of trustees, trust indentures, transfers of liens, conveyances of liens, assignments of liens, subordination of liens, various types of partial releases, leases, easements, contracts of sale, bills of sale, homestead designations, various types of agreements, powers of attorney, revocations of powers of attorney, restrictions, removals of disabilities (minor, coveture), certified copies of probate proceedings, certified copies of divorce decrees (when real property is divided), extensions, options, rental divisions, and amended restrictions. Specific information includes instrument number, kind of instrument, date and place of execution, names of parties involved, amounts of principal and interest (when applicable), description of property, signatures of parties, and notarization. Also includes recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Date: 1914-01/1914-03
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 268 (open access)

Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 268

Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from October 1914 to January 1915, including warranty deeds, gift deeds, partition deeds, guardian deeds, quitclaim deeds, royalty deeds, various types of affidavits, appointments and resignations of trustees, trust indentures, transfers of liens, conveyances of liens, assignments of liens, subordination of liens, various types of partial releases, leases, easements, contracts of sale, bills of sale, homestead designations, various types of agreements, powers of attorney, revocations of powers of attorney, restrictions, removals of disabilities (minor, coveture), certified copies of probate proceedings, certified copies of divorce decrees (when real property is divided), extensions, options, rental divisions, and amended restrictions. Specific information includes instrument number, kind of instrument, date and place of execution, names of parties involved, amounts of principal and interest (when applicable), description of property, signatures of parties, and notarization. Also includes recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Date: 1914-10/1915-01
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 266 (open access)

Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 266

Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from March 1914 to May 1914, including warranty deeds, gift deeds, partition deeds, guardian deeds, quitclaim deeds, royalty deeds, various types of affidavits, appointments and resignations of trustees, trust indentures, transfers of liens, conveyances of liens, assignments of liens, subordination of liens, various types of partial releases, leases, easements, contracts of sale, bills of sale, homestead designations, various types of agreements, powers of attorney, revocations of powers of attorney, restrictions, removals of disabilities (minor, coveture), certified copies of probate proceedings, certified copies of divorce decrees (when real property is divided), extensions, options, rental divisions, and amended restrictions. Specific information includes instrument number, kind of instrument, date and place of execution, names of parties involved, amounts of principal and interest (when applicable), description of property, signatures of parties, and notarization. Also includes recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Date: 1914-03/1914-05
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 267 (open access)

Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 267

Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from May 1914 to August 1914, including warranty deeds, gift deeds, partition deeds, guardian deeds, quitclaim deeds, royalty deeds, various types of affidavits, appointments and resignations of trustees, trust indentures, transfers of liens, conveyances of liens, assignments of liens, subordination of liens, various types of partial releases, leases, easements, contracts of sale, bills of sale, homestead designations, various types of agreements, powers of attorney, revocations of powers of attorney, restrictions, removals of disabilities (minor, coveture), certified copies of probate proceedings, certified copies of divorce decrees (when real property is divided), extensions, options, rental divisions, and amended restrictions. Specific information includes instrument number, kind of instrument, date and place of execution, names of parties involved, amounts of principal and interest (when applicable), description of property, signatures of parties, and notarization. Also includes recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Date: 1914-05/1914-08
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 270 - Mechanics Liens (open access)

Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 270 - Mechanics Liens

Recorded copies of liens filed by individuals or firms (lumber dealers, corporations, artisans, laborers, mechanics, or subcontractors) who provide labor or furnish materials to construct or repair houses, buildings, or levees, or for construction and repair of railroads, to insure payment for goods or services rendered, from November 1914 to December 1915. Shows county; names of contracting parties; type of construction or repairs to be completed; tract of land where improvement or construction to be made; contractual terms; date witnessed or executed; signatures of parties; notarization; and recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Some contracts also include assignment of liens to financial institutions. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Date: 1914-11/1915-12
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 265 (open access)

Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 265

Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from January 1914 to September 1914 including warranty deeds, gift deeds, partition deeds, guardian deeds, quitclaim deeds, royalty deeds, various types of affidavits, appointments and resignations of trustees, trust indentures, transfers of liens, conveyances of liens, assignments of liens, subordination of liens, various types of partial releases, leases, easements, contracts of sale, bills of sale, homestead designations, various types of agreements, powers of attorney, revocations of powers of attorney, restrictions, removals of disabilities (minor, coveture), certified copies of probate proceedings, certified copies of divorce decrees (when real property is divided), extensions, options, rental divisions, and amended restrictions. Specific information includes instrument number, kind of instrument, date and place of execution, names of parties involved, amounts of principal and interest (when applicable), description of property, signatures of parties, and notarization. Also includes recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Date: 1914-01/1914-09
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History