Postcard of many people and pigeons wandering the stone-paved courtyard in front of a colorful building with green domed roofs. The letter is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Miss M. L. McFaddin 1141 Third Ave Huntington, W. Va. U.S.A."

Patent for a core drill for making bore holes in rocks to get out solid samples of the inside of rocks, which has an improved grabbing method for retrieving the piece of rock inside the hole.

Patent for Automatic film distillation apparatus.

Patent for casing spears. This invention is designed for pulling well tubes or casings that have broken off out of the well. Illustration included.

Patent for specifications of Well Bailing Apparatus.

Patent for a valve. Illustration included.

Patent for an injector burner which "consumes a mixture of oil and steam" (lines 10-11). Illustrations included.

Patent for an improved hydraulic drill to penetrate and bore holes into earth, clay and similar materials, including illustrations.

Patent for a hydrocarbon burner for stoves, which stores and feeds the hydrocarbon to the stove.

Patent for pumping apparatus. This invention provides a means to elevate liquids by use of compressed air. It is specifically intended for deep oil-wells.

Patent for a hydraulic drill. This invention is a class of drill for deep drilling that delivers water to the bottom of the opening.

Patent for a reamer for deep wells. "This invention provides a reamer for enlarging the bore of wells by progressive action" (line 8-10). Illustration included.

Patent for a signal that allows trainmasters to move trains in sections. Illustration included.

Patent for a steam feed for sawmill carriages, which reduces wear on the piston cylinder powering the sawmill carriage.

Patent for a rotary drilling mechanism for drilling wells, which has better vertical movement than other models.

Patent for improvements to non-refillable bottles to prevent tampering and/or re-filling of container with alternate substance. Item is designed to be used on any ordinary bottle.

Daily newspaper from Beaumont, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.

Daily newspaper from Beaumont, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.

Daily newspaper from Beaumont, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.

Photograph of two children, identified as Edith and Amelia Carr, with their mother. Both children are wearing white outfits, and the woman is wearing a white dress with a thick black collar. They are all seated in front of a backdrop.

Photograph of the a group of men titled the Ninety-sixth expedition. The expedition members and some guests are posing for a photograph on the docks of ship number 3. Sitting on the anchor post to the left is E. A. Laughlin, with N. N. Beels on the next post. Standing from the left: Billy Farrell; L. Schuh; A. N. Scott; Peter Stock; A. J. M. Vuylsteke; F. J. Trost; Frank Cummins; M. R. Bos; Col. Jim Furlong; and Peter Lamp. Sitting from the left: John Walter Carr, hans Falsenburg, A. Spence, and D. L. Stump. Several boats can be seen to the left, with a larger vessel behind the group. The reverse side of the photo has a handwritten description, and also denotes Carr as "great grandpa."

Photograph of a group called the Ninety-sixth expedition and their guests posing for a photograph on the docks of ship number 3. Sitting on the anchor post to the left is E. A. Laughlin, with N. N. Beels on the next post. Standing from the left: Billy Farrell; L. Schuh; A. N. Scott; Peter Stock; A. J. M. Vuylsteke; F. J. Trost; Frank Cummins; M. R. Bos; Col. Jim Furlong; and Peter Lamp. Sitting from the left: John Walter Carr, hans Falsenburg, A. Spence, and D. L. Stump. Several boats can be seen to the left, with a larger vessel behind the group.