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Soil map, Pennsylvania, Clinton County

Map shows Clinton County, Pennsylvania railroads, towns, and roads during the early twentieth century. Includes soil profile and legend. Scale [1:63,360].
Date: 1903
Creator: United States. Bureau of Soils.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, November 27, 1902] (open access)

[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, November 27, 1902]

Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz relates his excitement about the annual Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia. Nimitz bemoans the fact that he is on duty on Thanksgiving Day. This letter is written on US Naval Academy stationery.
Date: November 27, 1902
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, November 27, 1902] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, November 27, 1902]

Transcription of letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz relates his excitement about the annual Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia. Nimitz bemoans the fact that he is on duty on Thanksgiving Day.
Date: November 27, 1902
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Little Journeys, Volume 11, Number 3, November 1902 (open access)

Little Journeys, Volume 11, Number 3, November 1902

Monthly booklet containing a biography of Edwin A. Abbey a famous artist and illustrator.
Date: November 1902
Creator: Hubbard, Elbert
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gettysburg National Military Commission Annual Reports to the Secretary of War: 1893-1901 (open access)

Gettysburg National Military Commission Annual Reports to the Secretary of War: 1893-1901

Annual report containing photographs and information regarding the Gettysburg National Military Park, including maintenance, erection of monuments, and site preservation.
Date: 1902
Creator: Gettysburg National Military Park Commission
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Paper Bag Machine. (open access)

Paper Bag Machine.

Patent for an improved paper bag machine, which rapidly converts continuously moving paper into bags.
Date: December 24, 1901
Creator: Tyson, F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of P & L. E. Station]

Postcard of a train station with four men in suits standing outside, behind the train track. A powerline stands by the station, on the deck. The right edge identifies the scene as "P. & L. E. Station, Monogahela, Pa." The back of the postcard addresses it to "Mamie McFaddin 1906 McFaddin Ave Beaumont Texas."
Date: March 13, 1901
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Extension agreement, January 1, 1901] (open access)

[Extension agreement, January 1, 1901]

Extension agreement for Mrs. Loriette C.Redway which secured the payment of a $250.00 bond and extended the time in which the loan amount was to be paid. The agreement states that the principal sum plus interest, 7% per year payable semi-annually, will be due three years from January 1, 1901. Six payment coupons were handwritten at the bottom of the agreement and were to be clipped then taken with payment to the Union Trust Co., where payments would be paid and noted on record. Only two of the coupons remain attached to the extension agreement.
Date: January 1, 1901
Creator: Union Trust Co.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The UNT Digital Library

Santa Fe (ATSF) 605

A 5 x 7 photograph print showing Santa Fe (ATSF) 605, 2-6-0 (BLW) builder's photo, 1901, rebuilt as a 0-8-0 in the Topeka shops in April 1928 [see 2008.008.1624 & 6724].
Date: 1901
Creator: Wood, Sylvan R.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wedding shoes

Pair of ladies' white heavy satin wedding shoes. Designed with pointed toes, the shoes have a fastening strap across instep with a single domed opalescent/milky white glass button. Across vamp is applied white satin bow with decorative gilt metal rectangular buckle with lobed ends. One buckle missing. Lined in white fabric. Sole of natural brown leather, heel covered in white satin. Medium-height heel with rounded sides and back, curving inwards and then flaring out to base, similar to a Louis heel. Stamped inside shoe in gilt: "C.A. Verner / Pittsburgh" Measurements: Length: 26 cm Width: 7.5cm Height: 9cm Heel: 3.5cm (1.5") high on axis w/cap
Date: 1901
Creator: C. A. Verner Co.
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Defender. (Philadelphia and Bryn Mawr, Penn.), Vol. 2, No. 27, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 27, 1900 (open access)

The Defender. (Philadelphia and Bryn Mawr, Penn.), Vol. 2, No. 27, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 27, 1900

Weekly African-American newspaper from Philadelphia and Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 27, 1900
Creator: Astwood, H. C. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Christian Banner. (Philadelphia, Pa.), Vol. 2, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, January 12, 1900 (open access)

The Christian Banner. (Philadelphia, Pa.), Vol. 2, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, January 12, 1900

Weekly African-American newspaper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 12, 1900
Creator: Taliaferro, G. L. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Odd Fellows' Journal. (Philadelphia, Pa.), Vol. 3, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 11, 1900 (open access)

Odd Fellows' Journal. (Philadelphia, Pa.), Vol. 3, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 11, 1900

Weekly African-American newspaper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania published by the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows in America that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 11, 1900
Creator: Asbury, J. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Farmers' Reading Courses (open access)

Farmers' Reading Courses

Report discussing the main features of the farmers' reading courses that have become popular in several states through agricultural colleges and experiment stations. The reading courses are designed to provide farmers with a systematic approach to their work through the study of a scientifically sound and accessible textbook curriculum.
Date: 1900
Creator: Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library