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Automatic Engine-Starter. (open access)

Automatic Engine-Starter.

Patent for "new and useful Automatic Engine-Starter, of which the following is a specification. The present invention appertains to engine starters, and aims to provide a novel and improved automatic spring-actuated starter for internal combustion engines" (lines 5-11).
Date: November 30, 1915
Creator: Beck, John Wesley & Gaines, Nolan T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Carbureter (open access)

Carbureter

Patent for a "carbureter adapted for use in connection with internal combustion engines, and being of novel construction whereby the air is drawn through the gasolene or liquid fuel to vaporize the fuel and thereby provide a thorough and proper mixture of the air and fuel" (lines 10-16), including illustrations.
Date: October 19, 1915
Creator: Nichols, Theodore J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Weighing Device. (open access)

Weighing Device.

Patent for a weighing device. This device should be an improvement over other methods. The device weighs various articles and automatically sums the total weight of the various articles.
Date: July 20, 1915
Creator: Neeley, Samuel T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Luggage-Carrier. (open access)

Luggage-Carrier.

Patent for improving automobile luggage carriers by attaching a device to the vehicle's running board, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 25, 1915
Creator: Reed, Allen T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shoe-Fitting Stool. (open access)

Shoe-Fitting Stool.

Patent for new and useful improvements in a shoe fitting stool which "comprises a simple and efficient means of this nature so arranged that the measurements of the foot of a person may be quickly and readily determined." (lines 15-20) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 11, 1915
Creator: Reed, Allen Trousdale
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Diffey's Hotel

Mr. Diffey, wearing a vest, is seated behind the desk in the lobby at Diffey's Hotel. Behind him are cigars for sale, a clock, calendar, and thermometer.
Date: May 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Automobile Ferry After the Flood

Richard Wyatt going across the levee North of Henrietta on a ferry pulled by horses to his farm where Mrs. Wyatt was. This was taken a foot of hill just out of town. The fringe of trees in the distance marks the slough. This was taken after the water had receded considerably, as you can see by the drift on the fence at left.
Date: 1915~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Blake Family]

Photo of Oliver Blake Family. Photo taken in 1915: Bluegrove, Texas.
Date: 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Blake Family]

Photo of Blake, Mittie, Emma, and Viola. Photo taken in 1915: Shilo, Texas.
Date: 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charlie Common School]

Students of Charlie Public School. Photo circa 1915: Charlie, Texas.
Date: 1915~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Flooded Denver Railroad

Looking west across the flooded Denver River in Henrietta, TX. On June 12, 1915, Mr. and Mrs. Carl M. Worsham walked this railroad track about 9 PM without lights. The water had gone down some but it was a dangerous journey for a man, let alone a woman. They had to feel their way along the track. This was the night that Mr. W.A. Warsham passed away.
Date: 1915~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Friendship School

Students of the Friendship School, south of Bellevue. Dalton Harris, the teacher is in the back row center and Lille is in the back row on the right.
Date: 1915~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Grocery Store]

Grocery Store: Preacher Denney (owner). Photo circa 1915: Petrolia, Texas.
Date: 1915~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Group Picnic

A group picnic in Henrietta, TX around 1915.
Date: 1915~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Henrietta HS Class of 1915]

Henrietta HS Class of 1915. Photo taken in 1915: Henrietta, Texas.
Date: 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Henrietta Ice Co Delivery and Snearly Feed Store]

Henrietta Ice Co Delivery and Snearly Feed Store. Owner of Ice Co: Mr. Heck; owner of the Feed Store: A. Snearly. Photo circa 1915: Henrietta, Texas.
Date: 1915~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Henrietta Public School 5th Grade]

Henrietta Public School 5th Grade, Kirt Edwards class. Photo circa 1915: Henrietta, Texas.
Date: 1915~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Henrietta Trades Day

People gathered on the square in Henrietta, TX for Henrietta Trades Day in 1915. Included int he picture are: Harry White, Henry Allen, and Tom Neldin. The Clay County Courthouse is in the background.
Date: 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Horse and Buggy]

Horse and Buggy: George Borgman and John Young. Photo taken in 1915: Bluegrove, Texas.
Date: 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Howard Residence]

Howard residence. Photo c. 1915: Henrietta, Texas.
Date: 1915~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Imperial Hotel

Ida Snearly seated beside some plants with the Imperial Hotel in the background.
Date: 1915~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jim Goodner Residence]

Jim Goodner Residence. Photo circa 1915: Clay County, Texas.
Date: 1915~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Looking West on the Denver Railroad after the Flood]

Portion of a photo looking west across the flooded Denver Railroad in Henrietta, TX. A road ran to the right of the river, the fence posts along the road can be seen above the water.
Date: 1915~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map Showing Geologic Structure Near Henrietta, Clay County, Texas

Map of a portion of Clay County noting land parcels and owners, major roads and railroad tracks, and bodies of water. Symbols are added designating where drilling has happened and what has been found, with contour marks added in red. Scale 1:48,000.
Date: 1915
Creator: Robinson, H. M. & Shaw, E. W. (Eugene Wesley), 1881-1935
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History