Oil-Burner (open access)

Oil-Burner

Patent for an oil burner for refined oil which vaporizes all the oil put into the burner.
Date: May 4, 1909
Creator: Breckenridge, William D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burner. (open access)

Oil-Burner.

Patent for an oil-burner, which can be turned on and off with a single switch.
Date: May 4, 1909
Creator: Breckenridge, William D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from S. Webb to William John Bryan, May 2, 1909] (open access)

[Letter from S. Webb to William John Bryan, May 2, 1909]

Letter from S. Webb to William John Bryan requesting Bryan join him in a visit to Houston and further stating that he would like Bryan to help a man named Butler in his candidacy for president.
Date: May 2, 1909
Creator: Webb, S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Leda Bahl to Mayme Collins, March 8, 1909]

Postcard from Leda Bahl to Mayme Collins in Waco, Texas with a tinted photograph of Buffalo Bayou in Houston, Texas; the photograph shows four boats tied next to one another across the bayou. There is a note on the back of the card that reads: "Dear Mayme, arrived all [] and having a fine time just got home been seeing the drill it was just fine..."
Date: March 8, 1909
Creator: Bahl, Leda
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard with an Illustrated Photograph of a Houston Church]

Postcard with an illustrated photograph of the Annunciation Church in Houston, Texas; this church has a tall tower on the corner. The note on the back of the photograph reads: "Hello Miss Mamye I am having a fine time, take good care of [] Harry with love from Katharine Wheatly."
Date: March 8, 1909
Creator: Wheatly, Katharine
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard Showing the Wading Pond and City Park, Houston, Texas]

Postcard with a tinted photograph Wading Pond at City Park in Houston, Texas. The photograph shows kids standing in the water in front of a fountain, there are other people standing near a pedestrian bridge; the text on the back says: "I can handle Will Harry & Jack [] will send them a postal in the near future."
Date: June 24, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard with a View of Main Street, Houston, Texas]

Postcard showing a view overlooking Main Street in Houston, Texas; the photograph is illustrated in color and shows trolley cars moving down the street as well as people walking up and down the sidewalks. There is a note on the reverse side of the card that is addressed to Mamie Collins in Waco, Texas; there is a printed note in the upper right corner that describes the street and the buildings that appear on it.
Date: August 11, 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Houston Texas Postcard addressed to Samuel Appell]

Postcard of Houston, Texas, High School, to Samuel Appell, Waco, Texas.
Date: 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. W. Kirk to William John Bryan, February 2, 1905] (open access)

[Letter from W. W. Kirk to William John Bryan, February 2, 1905]

Letter from W. W. Kirk to William John Bryan discussing Bryan acquire a train pass for a trip Kirk is taking.
Date: February 2, 1905
Creator: Kirk, W. W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History