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Knee Pad (open access)

Knee Pad

Patent for a knee protector design "which when worn will not inconvenience the wearer when standing or walking" (lines 10-12). Illustrations are included.
Date: June 6, 1916
Creator: Ashton, Epps
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of First Baptist Church in Waco, Texas]

Postcard of First Baptist Church in Waco, Texas, with people walking on the sidewalks around it. A handwritten note on the back of the postcard is addressed to Hjalmar Haddorf in North Platte, Nebraska and says, "This is not colored, but I am sending it because you sent a view of the 1st Bapt. Ch. of Omaha, which is very pretty. Edena May Carroll. San Marcos, Texas."
Date: March 1916
Creator: Carroll, Edena May
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gasoline separator (open access)

Gasoline separator

Patent for Gasoline separator
Date: October 17, 1916
Creator: Cobb, John Olen
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Train-Pipe Coupling (open access)

Automatic Train-Pipe Coupling

Patent for a coupler adapted to be employed for operatively uniting the fluid pressure pipes of a pair of railway vehicles, when the vehicles are coupled up. The invention aims to improve the construction of the main pipe through the instrumentality of which the coupling operation is immediately effected, and to provide a means whereby the pipe is mounted in such a way as to have the necessary movemtns.
Date: January 11, 1916
Creator: Cobb, John Ollen
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cooking Utensil. (open access)

Cooking Utensil.

Patent for a new and improved double boiler "used for continuous cooking for a long period, without replenishing the water supply" (lines 18-20) and to "improve the general efficiency of double boilers of the indicated character" (lines 22-23) including illustrations.
Date: April 4, 1916
Creator: Curran, William Ferris
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Telpherage Apparatus (open access)

Telpherage Apparatus

Patent for Telpherage Apparatus
Date: December 5, 1916
Creator: Drinkard, Ithamar B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nutcracker (open access)

Nutcracker

Patent for Nutcracker
Date: October 17, 1916
Creator: Fort, Foster W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men from R. B. Spencer & Co.]

Photograph of 31 men from the R. B. Spencer & Co. posing, sitting and standing, in three rows in front of the porch of the Sam Sanger-R.B. Spencer home on Columbus Avenue; the men are wearing suits and ties and ribbons on their jackets.
Date: 1916~
Creator: Gildersleeve
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Military Band]

Photograph of a group of men at Camp MacArthur most of whom are holding instruments. The text on the back reads: "World War I - Charley Huggins - Killed. Cliff's brother"
Date: 1916~
Creator: Gildersleeve
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Grave of Friedrich Schuler]

Photograph of the grave of Friedrich Schuler (1826-1916) covered in flowers with the grave of his wife, Maria Schuler, visible as well. The graves are located in Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, Texas.
Date: 1916
Creator: Gildersleeve
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Hill Printing & Stationery Co. to Monteith Abstract Co. - September 21, 1916] (open access)

[Letter from Hill Printing & Stationery Co. to Monteith Abstract Co. - September 21, 1916]

Letter written to Monteith Abstract Company in Belton, Texas from Hill Printing & Stationery Company in Waco, Texas, acknowledging the receipt of their order for 2 reams of paper and promising to complete the order quickly.
Date: September 21, 1916
Creator: Gordon, L. B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Truck (open access)

Truck

Patent for truck, or dolly, used in movement of packages.
Date: October 17, 1916
Creator: Hall, James T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trunk-Strap. (open access)

Trunk-Strap.

Patent for an "efficient and inexpensive" (lines 13-14) trunk strap, including instructions and illustration. The strap is comprised of adjustable sections, the free ends of which hook into angular plates on the bottom of the trunk.
Date: March 28, 1916
Creator: Hall, James T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow Attachment (open access)

Plow Attachment

Patent for plow attachment to a clevis and can be used in connection with the draft devices.
Date: November 14, 1916
Creator: Hamilton, Lemon W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric-Line-Apparatus Protector (open access)

Electric-Line-Apparatus Protector

Patent for electric-line-apparatus protector used to protect telephone and other electrical circuits from damaged caused by electricity. This is a simple and efficient device.
Date: July 25, 1916
Creator: Higgins, Peter K. & Parker, Frederick R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sash-Lock. (open access)

Sash-Lock.

Patent for a sash lock that comprises two members that are secured together in a manner to hold the meeting rails in close contact.
Date: May 2, 1916
Creator: Huber, Frederick K.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hose Coupling (open access)

Hose Coupling

Patent is for improved efficiency pipe couplers on railway cars.
Date: August 2, 1916
Creator: Krueger, F. W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Joe Retchek and Julie Retchek]

Photograph of Joe Retchek (1887–1968) and Julie Retchek (1889–1966). Joe sits at left in a wooden chair in a suit and tie, and Julie sits at right in a bridal gown and veil.
Date: 1916?
Creator: Maresh, J. J.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Alarm for Incubators (open access)

Alarm for Incubators

Patent for an alarm that sounds upon the temperature in an incubator either increasing or decreasing.
Date: November 21, 1916
Creator: Poore, John F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Waco 1916 Sheet 53

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Waco in McLennan County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1916
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Waco 1916 Sheet 54

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Waco in McLennan County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1916
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Waco 1916 Sheet 56

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Waco in McLennan County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1916
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Waco 1916 Sheet 58

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Waco in McLennan County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1916
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Waco 1916 Sheet 59

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Waco in McLennan County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1916
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History