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Capping-Machine
Patent for a capping machine. The object is to provide a machine of the character specified, designed for placing friction caps or covers of cans containing canned materials and for sealing the covers or caps in place on the cans, and arranged to be capable of use with cans of varying size.
Date:
August 31, 1915
Creator:
Peppers, Jerry Coatts
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
File-Cabinet.
Patent for combination safe or revolving file cabinet to provide a safe operable means for compartments of batches of papers. Illustration is provided.
Date:
August 10, 1915
Creator:
Whitlow, Alamander
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ignition-Tube Heater
Patent for "fire prevention, or explosions, by gas or oil surrounding the heater of the ignition-tube of a gas engine." (lines 11-14) including illustrations.
Date:
August 10, 1915
Creator:
Kincade, Elmer C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of "Lookout" in Grand Canyon]
Postcard of a stone tower overlooking the Grand Canyon, described as " "The Lookout" near top of bright angel trail, Grand Canyon, Ariz." The message and description on the back is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin 1906 McFaddin Beaumont, Texas."
Date:
August 5, 1915
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a Flooded Street in Port Arthur, Texas, August 1915]
Postcard depicting a group of men standing in a flooded street in Port Arthur, Texas. The waters rise over the knees of the men gathered at the intersection of Austin and 5th Street. Two telephone lines and two buildings loom above either side of the street; the building to the right is the Port Arthur post office. Trees and several other buildings can be seen in the background.
Date:
August 17, 1915
Creator:
D & H Photo
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[People Standing in Flood Waters]
Photograph of a group of people standing in knee-high water in front of a building after a flood in Port Arthur, Texas. An overturned tree is visible to the left in front of the building, and there are several other buildings in the background.
Date:
August 1915
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Buildings During Flood]
Photograph of high waters at the corner of 7th Street and Shreveport Avenue after a flood in Port Arthur, Texas. Buildings are visible in the background.
Date:
August 18, 1915
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Four Men Standing in Flood Water]
Photograph of four men standing in chest high water after a flood, in front of a bakery at the corner of 7th Street and Shreveport Avenue in Port Arthur, Texas.
Date:
August 18, 1915
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Boat in Hotel Lobby]
Photograph of several boys sitting in a boat in the side lobby of the Lake View Hotel in Port Arthur, Texas after a flood.
Date:
August 18, 1915
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[House in Flood Waters]
Photograph of several houses in high waters at 7th Street and Shreveport Avenue after a flood in Port Arthur, Texas.
Date:
August 18, 1915
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[People in Street After Flood]
Photograph of people standing in high waters in the street after a flood in Port Arthur, Texas. There are several horse-drawn wagons in the street, and people stand on the balconies of some of the buildings in the background.
Date:
August 18, 1915
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flooding Outside Post Office]
Photograph of people pushing boats and standing in high flood waters in front of the post office in Port Arthur, Texas. Several people sit in a horse-drawn wagon to the right, and a large group of people stand on the post office's steps.
Date:
August 18, 1915
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Men in Chest High Water]
Photograph of four men wading through chest high water in front of a bakery on Procter Street in Port Arthur, Texas, after a flood.
Date:
August 18, 1915
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Group in Front of Jefferson Hotel]
Photograph of a group of men, women, and children standing in high waters after a flood, in front of the Jefferson Hotel in Port Arthur, Texas. Trees and other buildings are visible to the right.
Date:
[1915-08-16..1915-08-17]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Refugees Leaving T. T. Co. Plant]
Photograph of several people wading through high waters after a flood to leave the T. T. Co. plant in Port Arthur, Texas. A man drives a wagon pulled by two horses through the water, and a boat follows behind him. There is a train to the right, and buildings in the background.
Date:
August 20, 1915
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Men Standing in Flooded Street]
Photograph of several men standing in knee-deep water during a flood in Port Arthur, Texas. There are several buildings on both sides of the street, including a post office to the right.
Date:
[1915-08-16..1915-08-17]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Horse-Drawn Wagon in Flood]
Photograph of two men sitting on a wagon drawn by a horse through high water during a flood in Port Arthur, Texas. The roofs of buildings are visible in the background.
Date:
August 18, 1915
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[People Outside in Flood Water]
Photograph of a group of men and woman standing outside a store in high waters during a flood in Port Arthur, Texas. There is a wooden boat in the middle of the crowd.
Date:
[1915-08-16..1915-08-17]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Crowd Standing in Flood Waters]
Photograph of a large crowd of people standing in high waters during a flood in Port Arthur, Texas. A man stands on a lamp post in the middle of the street.
Date:
[1915-08-16..1915-08-17]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flooded Area in Port Arthur]
Photograph of a flooded area between Lake Sabine and the Neches River in Port Arthur, Texas. Several buildings, including the Plaza Hotel, are visible in the background.
Date:
August 18, 1915
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Water and Ice Plant During Flood]
Photograph of several people in leg-deep water in front of the water and ice plant after a flood in Port Arthur, Texas.
Date:
[1915-08-16..1915-08-17]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Men Standing in High Water]
Photograph of a group of African American men standing in high water on San Antonio Avenue after a flood in Port Arthur, Texas. Stores are visible in the background.
Date:
[1915-08-16..1915-08-17]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[People in Front of Lakeview Hotel]
Photograph of several people standing in high flood waters in front of the Lakeview Hotel in Port Arthur, Texas.
Date:
August 1915
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Horse-Drawn Carriage Through Flood Waters]
Photograph of a horse-drawn carriage bearing several people walking through high flood waters in Port Arthur, Texas. Several buildings are visible in the background.
Date:
August 18, 1915
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History