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Corn Picker and Husker. (open access)

Corn Picker and Husker.

Patent for a corn picker and husker, "wherein the ears of corn are delivered directly from the picker-arms to husking-rolls." (lines 11-13)
Date: March 20, 1906
Creator: Hancock, Charles E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Soil map, Indiana, Madison County sheet.

Map shows soil composition, township grid, towns, roads, railroads, and watershed for Madison County. Includes soil profile and legend. Scale [ca. 1:63,360].
Date: 1903
Creator: Burke, R. T. Avon (Richard Thomas Avon), b. 1878
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of parts of Jeffersonville, Clarksville, New Albany, Howard Park in Indiana and part of Louisville, Kentucky showing railroads and acre land.

Map shows early twentieth century turnpikes, railroads, some businesses, ferries and bridges across the Ohio River, and real property boundaries in Indiana. Cadastral map. Scale not given.
Date: 1901
Creator: Lyon, Victor W.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

The Town of Daneton.

Map shows railroads, streets, lot numbers and measurements for land development in Daneton, Indiana during 1901. Includes text: "Proposed site for Cam[pus] of Instruction provided for by an Act of Congress for the reorganization of the Army. 1901." Cadastral map showing some landowners. Scale not given.
Date: 1901
Creator: Daneton Land Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Rand, McNally & Co.'s Map of the main portion of Cleveland.

Map shows early twentieth century Cleveland, Ohio street names, railroads, street car lines, docks, select buildings, cemeteries, parks, and public institutions. Includes index to points of interest and streets. Inset: "Outline map of Cleveland." Scale [ca. 1:16,700] and [1:1,520,640].
Date: 1901
Creator: Rand McNally and Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Widening Channel of Michigan City Harbor, Indiana, Report (open access)

Widening Channel of Michigan City Harbor, Indiana, Report

Report of the Committee on Commerce detailing the opinions and recommendations of the Committee on the proposed Senate resolution 79 to authorize the widening of the channel of Michigan City Harbor, Indiana. It includes a report of the War Department on the proposed legislation.
Date: 1908~
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Postcard from Dewitt Hunt to Birdie Walters]

Postcard from Dewitt Hunt to Birdie Walters with an illustration on the back of two fairies unraveling a scroll with "Board-Bill" written at the bottom; the quote on the left side reads: "Love is the insane desire on the part of a chump to pay a woman's board-bill for life, so beware."
Date: March 2, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1028.0281]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.
Date: May 28, 1901
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Postcard to George Pendexter Showing Kendallville, Indiana Fire Department and City Hall]

Postcard to George Pendexter with a photograph of the city hall and fire station in Kendallville, Indiana. There are some men standing outside of the building and one man is sitting on a carriage being pulled by two horses.
Date: June 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a Fire Department, Indianapolis, Indiana]

Postcard of a fire department at a station, lined up with (from left to right) a hose wagon, a fire engine, and a hook and ladder. On the back of the postcard, the sender has left a handwritten message that says, "This is the only card I have so far been able to [...] the Fire Dept. Should I find more, will send them to you."
Date: June 28, 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard Addressed to George Pendexter, June 24, 1909]

Postcard with a photograph of the Goshen Fire Department in Goshen, Indiana posing for a picture outside the residence of W. J. Latta. There are three separate horse-drawn fire wagons in this picture, on the far right is the solo passenger wagon, the wagon with the large water hose is in the center, and the wagon carrying the ladders is on the far left; all together there are five firemen in the picture.
Date: June 24, 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard Showing the Number 1 Fire Department in Fort Wayne, Indiana]

Postcard showing the Number 1 Fire Department of Fort Wayne, Indiana. There are three different horse-drawn carriages, some have water hoses attached to them.
Date: 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Richmond Fire Department]

Postcard of the Richmond Fire Department in front of a fire station on a street corner. The fire fighters are formally dressed, and standing with a horse-drawn carriage. The back of the postcard has a handwritten message that says, "Knowing you collect fire dept. cards, I'm sending you one from Richmond, where I am today."
Date: February 29, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from J. D. Smith to George Pendexter, June 1909]

Postcard from J. D. Smith to George Pendexter regarding Smith's sending of more fire departments. The photograph on the back of the card shows the fire department in Gary, Indiana; the main focal point of the picture is the automobile in the center which has a large bell attached to its front. There are eight men standing or sitting in this car, and a few more men standing in the distance on either side of the truck.
Date: June 1909
Creator: Smith, J. D.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard with a Photograph of the Fort Wayne Fire Department Performing Engine Tests]

Postcard with a photograph of members of the Fort Wayne Fire Department spraying water on a large building in the city. According to the photo, this was a part of some engine tests that they were performing at the time; one set of firemen is standing in the street on the right and another set is standing on the corner in the foreground.
Date: [1909..1912]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard Showing the Fire Station No. 1 in Fort Wayne, Indiana]

Postcard to George Pendexter with a picture showing fire station number 1 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. In front of the station there is a large machine used to fight fires being pulled by two horses; four men are sitting on top of the machine.
Date: July 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard with a Photo of the Goshen, Indiana Fire Department]

Postcard with an image of the fire department in Goshen, Indiana. The note on the back from the sender says he does not know if he already sent Pendexter this photo or not. The photograph shows the three horse-drawn vehicles used by the Goshen Fire Department, the one in the center is the primary one, while the one on the left is a small passenger wagon.
Date: August 15, 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of the Indiana Harbor Fire Station]

Postcard with a photograph of fire station number 1 in Indiana Harbor, Indiana; judging by the sign on the front of the building, it was built in 1908. There are six firefighters standing outside of the station, two of them are sitting on a carriage with ladders in it.
Date: [1909..1912]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard with a Photo of the East Chicago City Hall and Fire Station]

Postcard with a picture of the East Chicago city hall and fire station buildings; both buildings are designed in the same style. The city hall is situated in the foreground of the photo, while the fire station can be seen in the background.
Date: [1909..1912]
Creator: Schlieker's Pharmacy
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Dewitt Hunt to Birdie Walters in Dripping Springs, Texas]

Postcard from Dewitt Hunt to Birdie Walters with a poem printed on the front that says "the girl with dreamy eyes" is the one; next to this is an illustration of a woman in a large hand and scarf around her neck.
Date: January 18, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Dewitt Hunt to Birdie Walters, December 21, 1906]

Postcard from Dewitt Hunt to Birdie Walters with an image of a large purple flower on a green background with "Valparaiso" printed in glittery letters.
Date: December 21, 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Dewitt Hunt to Birdie Walters, June 26, 1907]

Postcard from Dewitt Hunt to Birdie Walters with a red heart glued to the front and "Heart of Valparaiso Ind." written in its center; on the inside of the heart is a small picture of a building a a note reading: "why not write to me?" The card also features three photographs of different locations around Valparaiso, Indiana; also included is a long photo strip with various buildings, streets, geographical features, etc. in and around the town.
Date: June 26, 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soy Beans (open access)

Soy Beans

"The recent enormous exportations of soy beans and soy-bean meal from Manchuria to Europe would seem to indicate that there is practically an unlimited market for this product. It is now believed that by the selection of proper varieties, of which the number is very large, the soy bean can be profitably grown in practically all parts of the cotton belt as a grain crop." -- p. 2. In addition to discussion of soy bean varieties, the cultivation of soy beans is discussed in relation to their use as hay, pasturage, grain, and animal feeds.
Date: 1909
Creator: Piper, Charles V. (Charles Vancouver), 1867-1926 & Nielsen, H. T. (Harold T.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Sutherlin Family Genealogy Charts] (open access)

[Sutherlin Family Genealogy Charts]

Genealogy charts for members of the Sutherlin family, including Edgar Brown Sutherlin, Ruby Maurine Sutherlin McElroy, Clyda Waneta Sutherlin Bowman, James Edgar Sutherlin, James Franklin Sutherlin, Clyda N. Sutherlin, and John Harvey Sutherlin. The charts include information concerning births, military service, marriages, and deaths.
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History