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[Delegate card for T. N. Carswell, Simmons College] (open access)

[Delegate card for T. N. Carswell, Simmons College]

A Delegate's Credential Card (No. 2116) issued to Mr. Thomas Norwood Carswell of Simmons College (Abilene, Texas) for the Seventh International Convention, Student Volunteer Movement at Kansas City, Missouri dated December 31, 1913 to January 4, 1914. This card was originally part of a scrapbook assembled by Thomas Norwood Carswell, largely containing items related to his time at Simmons College.
Date: [1909,1915]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from J. P. Eagan to George Pendexter]

Postcard from J. P. Eagan to George Pendexter discussing the recent slow business around St. Louis; Eagan notes that the photograph shows "one of our brave police stationed at a salon after a fire at Paulian building." The windows of the building are blown out and all of the bottles are covered in ice; the policeman is wearing a large overcoat to keep warm.
Date: [1909..1912]
Creator: Eagan, J. P.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard with a Photograph of the Grand-Laclede Heights Annex Building]

Postcard with a photograph of firemen in St. Louis, Missouri working on a fire at the Grand-Laclede Heights Annex. Two firemen are running into the building from their fire wagon. The note on the back says "14 below zero at Laclede."
Date: [1909..1912]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard with a Photograph of the Webb Factory in St. Louis]

Postcard with a photograph of the Webb Factory located in St. Louis, Missouri. There are firemen around a fire engine in the street with a ladder pointed straight up in the air; one man is leaning his head out of the window over the "O" in "Co."
Date: [1909..1912]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard with a Photo of the Webb Factory in St. Louis]

Postcard with a photograph of the Webb Factory in St. Louis, Missouri; the writing on the building says: "The Webb Motor Fire Apparatus Co." There are a few men standing in the street out in front of the building, and there are a few fire trucks parked outside as well.
Date: [1909..1912]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a Fire Station, Joplin, Missouri]

Postcard of the Joplin Fire Department in four automobile fire engines outside of their station's garage. The vehicles are equipped (separately) with ladders, hoses, and water tanks. A note at the side of the postcard says, "Built and installed by the Webb Motor Fire Apparatus Company. Vincennes, Indiana. U. S. A"
Date: January 15, 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Pagoda in Forest Park, St. Louis]

Postcard of a white pagoda built on an island surrounded by water with a blue domed roof. The letter is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Miss M. McFaddin 1906 McFaddin Ave Beaumont, Tex."
Date: January 10, 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Tie-Plate and Rail-Anticreeper. (open access)

Combined Tie-Plate and Rail-Anticreeper.

Patent for a combined railroad tie and rail anti-creeping device, which prevents the rails from spreading.
Date: December 7, 1909
Creator: Clarke, Marcus S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Glazier's Table (open access)

Glazier's Table

Patent for a table that holds window glass in place for assembly. Illustrations included.
Date: June 29, 1909
Creator: Cosby, William B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Engine (open access)

Rotary Engine

Patent for a rotary engine. Illustration included.
Date: February 23, 1909
Creator: Webster, George Lamont
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History