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Air-Lift for Elevating Liquids.
Patent for a pneumatic lift that maintains the air pressure needed to effectively move liquid through a pipe.
Date:
June 29, 1915
Creator:
Andrews, Benjamin
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Hose-Reel and Valve.
Patent for a hose reel and valve in which the act of unwinding the reel automatically opens the valve; includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
March 23, 1915
Creator:
Landry, Rosamond L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Bath-Tubs.
Patent for a removable and adjustable wash cloth attachment "in such a position within the tub that a person bathing may readily move the back and shoulders over the wash cloth or other cleaning element to effect a thorough cleansing thereof" (lines 14-18) including illustrations.
Date:
December 28, 1915
Creator:
Seib, Lee R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Fire-Alarm System.
Patent for an automatic fire alarm system with a simple arrangement of alarm devices (positioned throughout different rooms) with sound or visual indicators for fire awareness and closer thermal circuits (assisted with spring contact and circuit closer). The automatic fire alarm system will have a more immediate reaction by making an alert noise or visual and propping open the spring contact.
Date:
March 16, 1915
Creator:
Ammons, John Burck; Ammons, Evander & McGaffey, Otis
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel Buffer
Patent for an improved construction for a vehicle-wheel buffer which eliminates deterioration of its components found in ordinary type buffer. This invention implements an anti-friction mounting which allows the buffer to rotate freely.
Date:
February 25, 1915
Creator:
Kettler, Martin F.; M. F. Kettler
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Collapsible Box
Patent for an improved pasteboard collapsible box for use by tailors, laundries, etc.
Date:
December 28, 1915
Creator:
Houghland, Frank H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coop.
Patent for a coop to ship poultry and similar animals. Slidable slats and bars allow for food and water access.
Date:
April 13, 1915
Creator:
Ferguson, Charles W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bucket Excavator.
Patent for "new and useful Improvement in Bucket Excavators, of which the following is a specification. My invention relates to excavators of that kind in which a bucked is arranged to travel back and forth upon a runway which is lowered into the ground and which is adapted to determine the cross sectional outline of the ditch or excavation" (lines 5-13).
Date:
November 30, 1915
Creator:
Bettis, William I.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cheese-Hoop.
Patent for improvements in cheese hoops by creating a suitable frame work to support a wire gauze or net on the sides and the top of the hoop. This protects the cheese when cutting out a portion of the cheese.
Date:
March 30, 1915
Creator:
Cain, William R. & Cain, John R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Resilient Wheel.
Patent for "certain new and useful Improvements in Resilient Wheels" (lines 5-6) including specifications and illustrations.
Date:
May 25, 1915
Creator:
Martin F. Kettler
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Film-Mover
Patent for an automatic film mover which allows film in a projector to be automatically moved forwards and in reverse.
Date:
January 12, 1915
Creator:
Edmond, Berger & Barnes, Ned E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Surgical Society Committee on Charter Members Meeting Summary]
Summary of a meeting of the Texas Surgical Society in which membership and election of officers was discussed. Included is the text of a speech by James E. Thompson.
Date:
March 6, 1915
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Houston Ship Channel]
Postcard issued by Bank of the Southwest using images from F.J. Schlueter Collection. Image is of the Houston Ship Channel: Two large and one small boat are in view. Large boat at left carried a load of lumber. Large carts on dock at right suggest more oversize cargo will be unloaded. Text on the back of the postcard reads, "In 1914, Houston got its feet wet. Even though it was 50 miles inland, the city became a seaport. An eventually an international port-of-call. Gateway to Latin America and Europe. Photograph from the Bank of the Southwest--F.J. Schlueter Collection." Image is from ca. 1915, but postcard is from ca. 1970.
Date:
1915
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Train with three men]
Postcard issued by Bank of the Southwest using images from F.J. Schlueter Collection. Image is of a train with three men sitting on front of engine, one in at the controls, and two standing at left. Text on the back of the postcard reads, "Houston had become an important railhead by 1920. Gandy dancers laid the track that carried the trains that helped turn Houston into a major transportation center. Photograph from the Bank of the Southwest--F.J. Schlueter Collection." Image is from ca. 1915, but postcard is from ca. 1970.
Date:
1915
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church children's play]
Photograph of the cast and crew of a children's play put on by Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church for the 16th of September celebration. The boys are dressed in military costumes.
Date:
September 16, 1915
Creator:
Herzik's Art Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 274, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 2, 1915
Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
January 2, 1915
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 363, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 1, 1915
Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
April 1, 1915
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 273, Ed. 1 Friday, January 1, 1915
Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
January 1, 1915
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 181, Ed. 1 Friday, October 1, 1915
Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
October 1, 1915
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hillendahl Quadrangle
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 1:24000
Date:
1915
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Alief Quadrangle
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 1:24000
Date:
1915
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cypress Quadrangle
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 1:24000
Date:
1915
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Almeda Quadrangle
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 1:24000
Date:
1915
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Park Place Quadrangle
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 1:24000
Date:
1915
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History