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Sealing Device for Cocks. (open access)

Sealing Device for Cocks.

Patent for a device that seals or locks valves or cocks when in operation and not in operation to prevent connection interference.
Date: November 2, 1915
Creator: Caldwell, Charles A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton Pickers. (open access)

Improvement in Cotton Pickers.

Patent for improvements in cotton pickers which require less labor than manual efforts.
Date: January 5, 1915
Creator: Scheble, Eugene S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Handle Bar (open access)

Handle Bar

Patent for a bicycle handlebar
Date: May 18, 1915
Creator: Cortines, Ernest J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pen and Pencil Holder. (open access)

Pen and Pencil Holder.

Patent for "new and useful improvements in pen and pencil holders" (line 7-8).
Date: January 19, 1915
Creator: Seabaugh, Emma
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump or Motor. (open access)

Pump or Motor.

Patent for pump which converts to motor. Pump, compressor doubles as a motor when rotation operation is reversed.
Date: April 27, 1915
Creator: Reaugh, Frank
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burner. (open access)

Oil-Burner.

Patent for an improved oil burner design "for use where high efficiency and greatest economy are desired in burning low grade oil" (lines 14-16), such as coal and crude oil. Includes illustrations.
Date: November 2, 1915
Creator: Wright, John F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plane for Aeroplanes. (open access)

Plane for Aeroplanes.

Patent for plane for airplanes that imitates bird flight (without added power) once an airplane has reached the desired altitude.
Date: September 7, 1915
Creator: McCarroll, Frank
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Differential Driving Mechanism. (open access)

Differential Driving Mechanism.

Patent for a differential driving mechanism which allows axles to rotate at different speeds, includes illustrations.
Date: July 6, 1915
Creator: Lindsley, Berrien M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Gin. (open access)

Cotton-Gin.

Patent for a cotton gin with novel saws that are constructed in sections and placed in a way to reach more cotton entering the device, including illustrations.
Date: January 19, 1915
Creator: Stephens, Louis K.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Picking Machine (open access)

Cotton-Picking Machine

Patent for improvements to a cotton picking machine complete with illustrations
Date: April 13, 1915
Creator: Meier, John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boll Breaker and Cleaner (open access)

Boll Breaker and Cleaner

Patent for new and improved Boll Breakers and Cleaners "for handling and cleaning seed cotton prior to it delivery to the ginning mechanism..." (lines 9-10).
Date: April 26, 1915
Creator: Kinne, Tempel L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas City Directory, 1915 (open access)

Dallas City Directory, 1915

General directory for Dallas, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses.
Date: 1915
Creator: John F. Worley Directory Company
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Men at the 1915 Convention of Texas Launderer's Association]

Photograph of the men and women in attendance of the 1915 Convention of Texas Launderer's Association in Dallas, Texas. There are three indistinct rows of people, those in the front are kneeling down and those behind are standing between one another to have their faces visible. The man with the X above his head, is Michael Collins, father of Mayme Bahl. He owned the Artesian Laundry in Waco, TX.
Date: [1915-01-27..1915-01-28]
Creator: Rogers, Frank
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Mules and a Wagon]

Photograph of an open wagon with a pair of mules in harness and a man in overalls standing in the wagon. A lumber storage shed is visible in the background.
Date: [1915..1920]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Julia Florence Galloway Jackson and Annie Galloway Riggs]

Photograph of Julia Florence Galloway Jackson as a baby seated on a porch with her sister, Annie Galloway Riggs.
Date: 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, March 19, 1915 (open access)

The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, March 19, 1915

Weekly newspaper from Lancaster, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 19, 1915
Creator: Tufts, Minnie Wetmore
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, November 12, 1915 (open access)

The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, November 12, 1915

Weekly newspaper from Lancaster, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 12, 1915
Creator: Tufts, Minnie Wetmore
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, May 14, 1915 (open access)

The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, May 14, 1915

Weekly newspaper from Lancaster, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 14, 1915
Creator: Tufts, Minnie Wetmore
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, January 22, 1915 (open access)

The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, January 22, 1915

Weekly newspaper from Lancaster, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 22, 1915
Creator: Tufts, Minnie Wetmore
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, August 6, 1915 (open access)

The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, August 6, 1915

Weekly newspaper from Lancaster, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 6, 1915
Creator: Tufts, Minnie Wetmore
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, July 30, 1915 (open access)

The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, July 30, 1915

Weekly newspaper from Lancaster, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: July 30, 1915
Creator: Tufts, Minnie Wetmore
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, July 2, 1915 (open access)

The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, July 2, 1915

Weekly newspaper from Lancaster, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: July 2, 1915
Creator: Tufts, Minnie Wetmore
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, August 13, 1915 (open access)

The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, August 13, 1915

Weekly newspaper from Lancaster, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 13, 1915
Creator: Tufts, Minnie Wetmore
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, June 25, 1915 (open access)

The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, June 25, 1915

Weekly newspaper from Lancaster, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 25, 1915
Creator: Tufts, Minnie Wetmore
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History