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[Fire at the Humble Oil Tank Farm]

Photograph of a fire at the Humble Oil tank farm in Webster, Texas. A large cloud of smoke is billowing out from the property.
Date: 1922
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Core-Taking Device (open access)

Core-Taking Device

Patent for improvements to a core-taking device which will "form a core, in the process of drilling, and embodies means for severing the core, when formed, and retaining the same in the core barrel until, it is withdrawn for inspection" (lines 13-17), including illustrations.
Date: June 20, 1922
Creator: Christian, Walton G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Headlight. (open access)

Automobile Headlight.

Patent for an improved automobile headlight equipped with a movable lens and reflector to cast light down towards the roadway.
Date: November 14, 1922
Creator: Head, James M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Houston docks, 1922]

Photograph of the Houston docks from 1922. Men work on the deck of a ship.
Date: July 28, 1922
Creator: Schlueter, Frank L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Rice Hotel, chefs and cooks in kitchen]

Photograph of five men, chefs and cooks at the Rice Hotel in Houston, Texas.
Date: January 19, 1922
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Informer (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 23, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 28, 1922 (open access)

The Houston Informer (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 23, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 28, 1922

Weekly African-American newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 28, 1922
Creator: Richardson, Clifton F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Informer (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 25, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 11, 1922 (open access)

The Houston Informer (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 25, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 11, 1922

Weekly African-American newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 11, 1922
Creator: Richardson, Clifton F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Informer (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 31, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 23, 1922 (open access)

The Houston Informer (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 31, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 23, 1922

Weekly African-American newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 23, 1922
Creator: Richardson, Clifton F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 331, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 1, 1922 (open access)

The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 331, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 1, 1922

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 1, 1922
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 27, Ed. 1 Monday, May 1, 1922 (open access)

The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 27, Ed. 1 Monday, May 1, 1922

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 1, 1922
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

Settegast 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 1:31680
Date: 1922
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 1:31680
Date: 1922
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drill Bit (open access)

Drill Bit

Patent for improvements in drill bits, particularly in the application used in drilling in soft formations, such as clay, gumbo, or similar material. The purpose of the invention is to provide a way to prevent the sticking of material to the drill and drill collar while the drilling operation is being performed.
Date: February 14, 1922
Creator: Childs, William L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Payment Schedule from W. H. and Allie Bonnell to the Federal Land Bank of Houston] (open access)

[Payment Schedule from W. H. and Allie Bonnell to the Federal Land Bank of Houston]

Document outlining the payment schedule from W. H. and Allie Bonnell to the Federal Land Bank of Houston in the total amount of $2,500. According to the document the couple will pay in "sixty-eight equal semi-annual payments of" $81.25 to be paid on the first of April and October; the final payment will be for $81.02 on April 1, 1957. On the back is the table printed with dates and payments from 1923 to 1928 filled in in red ink.
Date: October 3, 1922
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Humble Bee (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 02, No. 02, Ed. 1 Friday, March 17, 1922 (open access)

Humble Bee (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 02, No. 02, Ed. 1 Friday, March 17, 1922

Newspaper from Baytown, Texas published by the Humble Oil and Refining Company that includes news and information of interest to their Baytown plant employees.
Date: March 17, 1922
Creator: Newkirk, A. T. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Humble Bee (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 02, No. 04, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 15, 1922 (open access)

Humble Bee (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 02, No. 04, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 15, 1922

Newspaper from Baytown, Texas published by the Humble Oil and Refining Company that includes news and information of interest to their Baytown plant employees.
Date: April 15, 1922
Creator: Newkirk, A. T. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Humble Bee (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 02, No. 06, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 10, 1922 (open access)

Humble Bee (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 02, No. 06, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 10, 1922

Newspaper from Baytown, Texas published by the Humble Oil and Refining Company that includes news and information of interest to their Baytown plant employees.
Date: May 10, 1922
Creator: Newkirk, A. T. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Humble Bee (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 02, No. 08, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 17, 1922 (open access)

Humble Bee (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 02, No. 08, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 17, 1922

Newspaper from Baytown, Texas published by the Humble Oil and Refining Company that includes news and information of interest to their Baytown plant employees.
Date: June 17, 1922
Creator: Newkirk, A. T. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Humble Bee (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 02, No. 10, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 15, 1922 (open access)

Humble Bee (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 02, No. 10, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 15, 1922

Newspaper from Baytown, Texas published by the Humble Oil and Refining Company that includes news and information of interest to their Baytown plant employees.
Date: July 15, 1922
Creator: Newkirk, A. T. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Humble Bee (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 02, No. 12, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 19, 1922 (open access)

Humble Bee (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 02, No. 12, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 19, 1922

Newspaper from Baytown, Texas published by the Humble Oil and Refining Company that includes news and information of interest to their Baytown plant employees.
Date: August 19, 1922
Creator: Newkirk, A. T. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Humble Bee (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 02, No. 14, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 23, 1922 (open access)

Humble Bee (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 02, No. 14, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 23, 1922

Newspaper from Baytown, Texas published by the Humble Oil and Refining Company that includes news and information of interest to their Baytown plant employees.
Date: September 23, 1922
Creator: Newkirk, A. T. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Humble Bee (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 02, No. 16, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 21, 1922 (open access)

Humble Bee (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 02, No. 16, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 21, 1922

Newspaper from Baytown, Texas published by the Humble Oil and Refining Company that includes news and information of interest to their Baytown plant employees.
Date: October 21, 1922
Creator: Newkirk, A. T. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Humble Bee (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 02, No. 18, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 18, 1922 (open access)

Humble Bee (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 02, No. 18, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 18, 1922

Newspaper from Baytown, Texas published by the Humble Oil and Refining Company that includes news and information of interest to their Baytown plant employees.
Date: November 18, 1922
Creator: Newkirk, A. T. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

Houston Heights 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 1:31680
Date: 1922
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History