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[Postcard of Lindsay Hollow in Waco, Texas]

Postcard of Lindsay Hollow in Waco, Texas, with a handwritten note that says "Heaven's eternal years is thine." Another handwritten note on the back of the postcard is addressed to Miss Rodesia Stephens and says, "Hello Rodesia, how are you this evening? Hope you are well by this time. I wrote you a letter over a week ago, haven't heard from M.E.J. yet. I have a lot to tell when we meet again. Pro. Rinkney is as low as he can be. I am well, all send love. Mary E. Moore."
Date: July 9, 1908
Creator: Moore, Mary E.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
BalingPress (open access)

BalingPress

Patent for the usefulness of baling press.
Date: October 9, 1906
Creator: Woodward, William H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Projectile (open access)

Projectile

Patent for "an improved projectile for guns and ordnance of various classes and bores" (lines 7-9).
Date: April 9, 1901
Creator: Cole, William Franklin
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Elevator. (open access)

Cotton-Elevator.

Patent for improvement in cotton-elevators by providing means for the air-conduit and the cotton-conduit to communicate with the body of the elevator; and means for the air-conduit to communicate directly to the cotton conduit in order to effectively and uniformly distribute the cotton when fed to the gins. Thus preventing the cotton from being fed unevenly, which would clog and otherwise retard the action of the gins. (Lines 11-15) Illustration is included.
Date: January 9, 1900
Creator: Williams, George W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Gin Feeder and Cleaner (open access)

Cotton-Gin Feeder and Cleaner

Patent for cotton gin feeder and cleaner in which cotton passes over the screening surface by means of a picker-roller.
Date: December 9, 1902
Creator: Seifert, John W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History