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15
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3
Charles B. Moore Family papers, 1832-1917
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[Postcard of the Majestic Hotel at Lake Charles]
Postcard of a four story hotel behind a line of trees. The hotel is identified by the type below the picture, "Majestic Hotel, Lake Charles, LA." The letter to the side reads, "Dear Mamie am on lake Charls today. Won't drive in this evening. Having a dandy time. Nov. 18th 1905 Lucile." The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin Calder Drive Beaumont, Texas."
Date:
November 20, 1905
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of The Levee at Chalmette in New Orleans]
Postcard of a steamboat near the elevated coast. The letter on the back of the postcard is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Miss M. McFaddin Beaumont, Tex, 1906 McFaddin Ave."
Date:
March 20, 1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Camp Nichols in New Orleans]
Postcard of a large white house behind two people standing near the white bridge crossing a body of water. Camp Nichols was a home for Confederate soldiers. The letter on the back is illegible, and the postcard is addressed to "Miss M. McFaddin 1906 McFaddin Ave Beaumont, Tex."
Date:
April 2, 1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Old French Court Yard in New Orleans]
Postcard of a black and white photograph of a courtyard near a three story building with a water fountain at the left. The letter to the right reads, "I wonder how McFaddins are today. Be good + write to Mama for the month miss you all so bad. Love for all." The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin Beaumont, Tex. 1906 McFaddin Ave."
Date:
March 19, 1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of French Market in New Orleans]
Postcard of blue roofed market stalls with a line of carts drawn by horses on a cobblestone street. The letter reads, "Don't you wish you were here with us? How is "Mary Cobb" be loving herself. Keep your eye on her I have a ..." the rest of the letter is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin 1141 Third Ave Huntington, West Va."
Date:
May 28, 1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of the Archbishopric in New Orleans]
Postcard of a two story house with a balcony over the entrance, green window trim, with blue roofing and two red chimneys. The letter on the back of the postcard reads, "This home is over two hundred years old. I got your dear letter today and you know always enjoyed it, as [illegible] Marie." The postcard is addressed to "Miss M. McFaddin Beaumont, Tex. 1906 McFaddin Ave."
Date:
March 17, 1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Harvested Sugar Cane Field in New Orleans]
Postcard of a partially harvested sugar cane field with a yellow building in the background. The letter reads, "Mama must send you a postal every day if you'd rather have," the rest is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Miss M. McFaddin, Beaumont, Tex 1906 McFaddin Ave."
Date:
March 13, 1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Southern Republican. (New Orleans, La.), Vol. 3, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 8, 1900
Weekly African-American newspaper from New Orleans, Louisiana that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
February 8, 1900
Creator:
LeBlanc, Joseph
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Pencil Holder and Sharpener.
Patent for a combined pencil holder and sharpener, which uses the sharpener as a pencil cap.
Date:
November 30, 1909
Creator:
Haase, Conrad H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Refining Asphaltic Mineral Oils.
Patent for process for refining asphaltic mineral oils such as might be found in wells in Texas and Louisiana. Designed to remove asphaltum.
Date:
November 11, 1902
Creator:
Mims, John Carwile
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Refining Crude Mineral Oils and their Distillates.
Patent for a process for the purification of crude oils using a variety of chemical processes.
Date:
September 24, 1901
Creator:
Thiele, Felix C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Tube
Patent for a well tube.
Date:
April 8, 1903
Creator:
Fox, Edward P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Ticket, &c.
Patent "to furnish for railway-companies a form of excursion-ticket whose return portion or stop-over portion, as the case may be, is not capable of successful use by scalpers" (lines 11-15).
Date:
July 9, 1901
Creator:
Smith, Lowndes G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Making Artificial Fuel
Patent for process of creating artificial fuel and the resulting product.
Date:
March 11, 1902
Creator:
Steiner, Robert
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Domestic Boiler.
Patent for a boiler for boiling milk and other liquids prone to boiling over, which prevents the overflow of liquid from the boiler.
Date:
October 8, 1907
Creator:
Rahm, Phillip
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Illuminated Sign and Operating Means Therefor
Patent for an illuminated sign and how to operating means. Illustration included.
Date:
October 30, 1906
Creator:
Dunkle, George Harvey
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Cleaner, Feeder, and Separator Elevator
Patent for a machine designed to take and clean cotton from a cotton supply, and then feed it directly into a cotton gin. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 19, 1908
Creator:
Carmouche, Emile A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Louisiana.
Map shows early twentieth century Louisiana railroads, cities, towns, and rivers. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:3,640,000].
Date:
[1905..1925]
Creator:
C.S. Hammond & Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rand McNally & Co.'s map of the main portion of New Orleans.
Map shows railroads, street car lines, street names, pumping stations, public institutions, train depots, and ferries; shows swamps, cities, towns, and railroads on verso. Includes explanation and index to streets and points of interest. Inset: "Outline map of New Orleans." Scale [ca. 1:30,000] and [ca. 1:2,090,880].
Date:
1901
Creator:
Rand McNally and Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Mississippi River from Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
Map illustrating the Mississippi River and the region that lies between Vicksburg, Mississippi, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Borders, hills, cities, and railroads are shown. 1 inch = 20 miles.
Date:
1905
Creator:
United States. War Department.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mississippi River from the passes to Grand Prairie Louisiana.
Map shows coastal survey results conducted during the early twentieth century along the Mississippi River. Includes light and tide tables. Depths shown by soundings. Scale [1:80,000].
Date:
May 1906
Creator:
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Cotton Bollworm: An Account of the insect, With Results of Experiments in 1903
Report describing the cotton bollworm, an enemy of the cotton plant, especially in Texas, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Discussion includes the bollworm's consequences for both cotton and corn as well as effective and ineffective methods of controlling it.
Date:
1904
Creator:
Quaintance, A. L. (Altus Lacy), 1870-1958
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Cotton Bollworm: Some Observations and Results of Field Experiments in 1904
Report discussing the cotton bollworm, which is very destructive to the cotton plant, especially in the Southwestern states in the Cotton Belt of the United States. Contains reports on fieldwork conducted at two stations in Texas and a discussion of effective and ineffective methods of control.
Date:
1905
Creator:
Quaintance, A. L. (Altus Lacy), 1870-1958 & Bishopp, F. C. (Fred Corry), 1884-1970
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Citrus Fruit Growing in the Gulf States
Report discussing best practices for cultivating a citrus orchard. Discussion includes possible grove sites, varieties of citrus trees, fertilizers, methods of cold protection, and nursery cultivation.
Date:
1906
Creator:
Rolfs, P. H. (Peter Henry), 1865-1944
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library