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Oil Burner (open access)

Oil Burner

Patent for an oil burner that can be inserted into a stove or range and function with kerosine oil as fuel. The size of the flame can be adjusted with this oil burner, and it can be installed in stoves and ranges without structural changes being made to the equipment.
Date: June 29, 1915
Creator: Jordan, David
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Emergency-Spindle for Automobiles (open access)

Emergency-Spindle for Automobiles

Patent for an emergency wheel spindle used to towing a vehicle upon damage to the front or rear axle. The spindle may attach irrespective to any brake drum or rods that may be present on the vehicle.
Date: March 30, 1915
Creator: Clement, Frank
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Foreshortening and Exaggerating Action Comics with Criticism]

Cartoon drawings of people in action - some drawn by Roy Crane, Jr., and some drawn by Charles N. Landon - with notes and criticisms handwritten around the drawings.
Date: [1915,1916]
Creator: Crane, Roy, Jr.
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles Landon to Roy Crane] (open access)

[Letter from Charles Landon to Roy Crane]

Letter from cartoonist Mr. Charles N. Landon to Roy Crane, Jr., returning caricatures Crane sent to him, along with his criticisms.
Date: [1915,1916]
Creator: Landon, Charles N. & Crane, Roy, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles Landon to Roy Crane, Jr.] (open access)

[Letter from Charles Landon to Roy Crane, Jr.]

Letter from cartoonist Mr. Charles N. Landon to Roy Crane, Jr., returning comics Crane sent to him, with Landon's criticisms handwritten around and on the drawings.
Date: [1915,1916]
Creator: Landon, Charles N. & Crane, Roy, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles N. Landon to Roy Crane] (open access)

[Letter from Charles N. Landon to Roy Crane]

Letter from cartoonist Mr. Charles N. Landon to Roy Crane, Jr., returning anatomy and action drawings Crane sent to him, along with his criticisms.
Date: [1915,1916]
Creator: Landon, Charles N. & Crane, Roy, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles N. Landon to Roy Crane, Jr.] (open access)

[Letter from Charles N. Landon to Roy Crane, Jr.]

Letter from cartoonist Mr. Charles N. Landon to Roy Crane, Jr., returning close-up drawings of facial expressions and profiles Crane sent to him, with his criticisms handwritten on and around the drawings.
Date: [1915,1916]
Creator: Landon, Charles N. & Crane, Roy, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles N. Landon to Roy Crane, Jr.] (open access)

[Letter from Charles N. Landon to Roy Crane, Jr.]

Letter from cartoonist Mr. Charles N. Landon to Roy Crane, Jr., returning caricatures of several people Crane sent to him, with Landon's criticisms handwritten on and around the drawings.
Date: [1915,1916]
Creator: Landon, Charles N. & Crane, Roy, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles N. Landon to Roy Crane Jr.] (open access)

[Letter from Charles N. Landon to Roy Crane Jr.]

Letter from cartoonist Mr. Charles N. Landon to Roy Crane, Jr., returning caricatures of people in active poses, including a German military man and a dancing skeleton, that Crane sent to him, with Landon's criticisms handwritten around the drawings.
Date: [1915,1916]
Creator: Landon, Charles N. & Crane, Roy, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles N. Landon to Roy Crane, Jr.] (open access)

[Letter from Charles N. Landon to Roy Crane, Jr.]

Letter from cartoonist Mr. Charles N. Landon to Roy Crane, Jr., returning drawings of ankles, feet, and footwear Crane sent to him, with his criticisms handwritten on and around the drawings.
Date: [1915,1916]
Creator: Landon, Charles N. & Crane, Roy, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles N. Landon to Roy Crane, Jr.] (open access)

[Letter from Charles N. Landon to Roy Crane, Jr.]

Letter from cartoonist Charles N. Landon to Roy Crane, Jr., returning caricature drawings of animals Crane sent to him, along with his criticisms, handwritten around the drawings.
Date: [1915,1916]
Creator: Landon, Charles N. & Crane, Roy, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles N. Landon to Roy Crane, Jr.] (open access)

[Letter from Charles N. Landon to Roy Crane, Jr.]

Letter from cartoonist Mr. Charles N. Landon to Roy Crane, Jr., returning comics with perspective drawings Crane sent to him, with Landon's criticisms handwritten in and around the drawings.
Date: [1915,1916]
Creator: Crane, Roy, Jr. & Landon, Charles N.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[T&P Station in Sweetwater, Texas]

Photograph of the T&P train station in Sweetwater, Texas. There are a few people and wooden carts outside the station and buildings visible in the background. Written below the image are "T&P Sweetwater, Texas Station - elevation 2,1673 (1915-16 era)" and "Don Watson Collection."
Date: 1915~/1916~
Creator: Watson, Don
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Reaction Comics with Criticisms]

Cartoon drawings of people with various expressive reactions drawn by Roy Crane, Jr., with notes and criticisms handwritten around the drawings.
Date: [1915,1916]
Creator: Roy, Crane, Jr.
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History

Roby Sheet

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 1:125000
Date: 1915
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Symbolic Character Cartoons with Criticisms]

Caricature drawings of various humanoid figures drawn by Roy Crane, Jr., including a giant grim reaper skeleton following behind an automobile driving down a mountainside, with notes handwritten on and around the drawings.
Date: [1915,1916]
Creator: Crane, Roy, Jr.
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History