A formal portrait of Helen Edmunds at the age of 15. She is wearing her long hair up on top of her head and is wearing a white or pastel formal dress. This appears to be a debutante portrait. On the reverse of the photograph is written: "Sepha Edmunds 1896 Kansas City Mo."

Patent for an improvement in a device to hold brooms and items with handles by simplifying the design and making it more resistant to strain.

Patent for improvements to cotton gins so that seed cotton can be fed to two gins at the same time, while using the same power as would normally be necessary for one gin.

Patent for an improved combined automatic vending and money changing machine. It has "a locking mechanism constructed to lock said article and change-delivery mechanisms when a coin inserted by a purchaser is of less value than the article desired by him, and [a] mechanism for unlocking both of said delivery mechanisms while the purchaser's said coin remains in the machine and adjusting bot of said delivery-mechanisms to thereafter deliver an article corresponding to the value of said coin" (line 1-10).

Patent for an automatic weighing-scale meant to be connected to a pneumatic conveyer to weigh cotton, grain, or other products. The invention weighs "any amount to which its scale may be set, and then cutting off the supply and emptying itself, when it may be reset, preferably by hand, to repeat the weighing operation" (lines 18-22).

Map shows railroad connections throughout Texas, north to St. Louis, Missouri, and west to Pueblo, Colorado. Oklahoma is shown divided into Oklahoma and Indian Ter[ritory]. Texas and Pacific route shown in orange color. Map is from Annual Report of the Directors of the Texas and Pacific Railway Co. to the Stockholders, for the fiscal year ending December 31st, 1898. Scale not given.

Map shows the extent of the Chicago Great Western Railway, additional railroads, counties, waterways, cities and towns for Iowa, southern Minnesota, northern Missouri, south and central Wisconsin, north and central Illinois, and portions of South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas. Scale not given.

Map shows overland routes from St. Joseph and Independence, Missouri to the West, one crossing through California gold country and ending in Sacramento, California, and the other continuing on into Oregon; areas of Indian habitation, major cities and towns, and landmarks. Inset: "United States West of Mississippi River showing political divisions in 1849." Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.

Map shows overland routes from St. Joseph and Independence, Missouri to the West, one crossing through California gold country and ending in Sacramento, California, and the other continuing on into Oregon; areas of Native American habitation, major cities and towns, and landmarks. Inset: "United States West of Mississippi River showing political divisions in 1849." Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.

Map shows overland routes from St. Joseph and Independence, Missouri to the West, one crossing through California gold country and ending in Sacramento, California, and the other continuing on into Oregon; areas of Native American habitation, major cities and towns, and landmarks. Inset: "United States West of Mississippi River showing political divisions in 1849." Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.

Map shows overland routes from St. Joseph and Independence, Missouri to the West, one crossing through California gold country and ending in Sacramento, California, and the other continuing on into Oregon; areas of Native American habitation, major cities and towns, and landmarks. Inset: "United States West of Mississippi River showing political divisions in 1849." Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.

Map shows overland routes from St. Joseph and Independence, Missouri to the West, one crossing through California gold country and ending in Sacramento, California, and the other continuing on into Oregon; areas of Native American habitation, major cities and towns, and landmarks. Inset: "United States West of Mississippi River showing political divisions in 1849." Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.

Map shows overland routes from St. Joseph and Independence, Missouri to the West, one crossing through California gold country and ending in Sacramento, California, and the other continuing on into Oregon; areas of Native American habitation, major cities and towns, and landmarks. Inset: "United States West of Mississippi River showing political divisions in 1849." Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.

Map shows overland routes from St. Joseph and Independence, Missouri to the West, one crossing through California gold country and ending in Sacramento, California, and the other continuing on into Oregon; areas of Native American habitation, major cities and towns, and landmarks. Inset: "United States West of Mississippi River showing political divisions in 1849." Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.

Map shows overland routes from St. Joseph and Independence, Missouri to the West, one crossing through California gold country and ending in Sacramento, California, and the other continuing on into Oregon; areas of Native American habitation, major cities and towns, and landmarks. Inset: "United States West of Mississippi River showing political divisions in 1849." Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.

Map shows overland routes from St. Joseph and Independence, Missouri to the West, one crossing through California gold country and ending in Sacramento, California, and the other continuing on into Oregon; areas of Native American habitation, major cities and towns, and landmarks. Inset: "United States West of Mississippi River showing political divisions in 1849." Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.

Map shows trail route from Independence, Missouri (and also St. Joseph) to Sacramento, California across the "political divisions of the Great West": Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado, Idaho, Utah, Oregon, California, and Nevada, landmarks and areas of Indian habitation. Includes note describing area and history of the route. Inset: United States west of Mississippi River showing political divisions in 1849. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.

Map shows late nineteenth century St. Joseph, Missouri street names, parks, public institutions, cemeteries, stockyards, railroads, bridges, select buildings, and International Exposition building; street names, parks, cemeteries, public institutions, railroads, and bridges in Sioux City, Iowa. Scale not given.

Map shows fortifications, troop locations, structures, vegetation, geographic features, roads, landowners, and railroads. [1.] "Map illustrating the Battle of Averasborough, N.C. : fought March 16th, 1865, between the Divisions of Gens. Ward and Jackson of the 20th Army Corps, and Carlin and Morgan of the 14th Army Corps, under the command of Maj. Gen. W.T. Sherman being present and the Rebel Forces under the command of Gen. Hardee resulting in the defeat of the Rebels / compiled under the direction of O.M. Poe Bvt. Col. ; by Maj. E.F. Hoffmann." [2.] "Map illustrating the Battle of Bentonville, N.C. : fought March 19th, 1865 between the United States Forces commanded by Maj. Gen. H.W. Slocum an the Rebel Forces commanded by Gen. Jos. E. Johnston and the operation of March 20th and 21st under the direction of Maj. Gen. W.T. Sherman resulting in the retreat of the Rebels / compiled under direction of O.M. Poe, Bvt. Col. ; by Maj. E.F. Hoffmann." [3.] "Savannah, Ga. : submitted with my report to Genl Totten of March 30th, 1862 / Q.A. Gillmore, Actg Brig Genl." [4.] "Map of Bird's Point, Mo. : from surveys in the summer of 1861." Inset [map of Bird's …

Map shows roads, railroads, cities, towns, post offices, military bases, and Native American reservations in eastern Kansas and western Missouri. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:633,600].

Map shows roads, railroads, cities, towns, post offices, marshland, mining activity and mineral resources in eastern Missouri and western Illinois. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:633,600].

Map shows roads, military posts, railroads, post offices, cities, and towns in northeastern portion of Indian Territory, southeastern Kansas, southwestern Missouri, and northwestern Arkansas. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:633,600].

Map shows Union and Confederate fortifications in the areas of Buzzard Roost, Georgia; roads and railroads; battlefields and positions of Indian forces and U.S. troops and cavalry in Minnesota and Dakota Territory, near Camp Sibley and Camp Pfaender. Includes explanations and notes. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.

Map shows late nineteenth century Saint Louis, Missouri street names, existing and proposed public transportation routes, parks, cemeteries, public institutions, and ward boundaries. Includes explanation and advertising for Lindenwood suburbs; index in accompanying pages; illustration on cover. Insets: [Carondelet] and [overview map of St. Louis and vicinity]. Scale not given.