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Combined Lister Plow and Planter. (open access)

Combined Lister Plow and Planter.

Patent for a combined Lister plow and planter that both breaks the ground and plants seed. Appears to be a type of early tractor.
Date: May 7, 1907
Creator: Dudley, Thomas J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from L. A. to Mr. Will L. Henkle, April 8, 1908]

Postcard from L. A. to Mr. Will L. Henkle, thanking him for sending something, and discussing Texas's pretty landscape. The front of the postcard features a photograph of Holy Angels Academy in Boerne, Texas, a two-story building with wrap-around porches on both stories. There is a small tower extending from the center of the roof of the building, with a cross-shaped spire at the top. There are a few short steps leading up to the first-story porch and the front door to the academy. There are several trees surrounding the building, obscuring much of the second-story.
Date: 1908-04-08~
Creator: A., L.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard Addressed to C. L. Woodward in Austin, Texas]

Postcard addressed to C. L. Woodward "Chief Fire Dept., Austin [sic], Texas" with a photograph of the motor vehicles used by the Akron Fire Department in Akron, Ohio. The caption on the photo reads: "The Webb Motor Fire Apparatus used in the Akron Fire Department." All of the vehicles have ladders loaded in the back, along with alarm bells mounted on the front part of the cars; these are parked outside of the fire station in the city with the firemen of the department posing around the vehicles.
Date: May 21, 1909
Creator: Taylor, O.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of the Burnett Woods in Cincinnati]

The image in front of the postcard shows a house in the background. On the right side of the postcard from the middle ground to the foreground there is a body of water. To the left side of the postcard in the foreground is a tree and a trail that recedes to the background. On the bottom of the postcard is printed the following: "A Quiet Corner, Burnett Woods, Cincinnati, Ohio." On the back of the postcard is handwritten text. On the top left corner is the Excelsior logo.
Date: 1907
Creator: The Cincinnati News Company
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of the Workhouse Park]

The image in front of the postcard shows a park. In the background there are threes. On the middle ground to the left side there is a visible group of figures standing. In the middle of the postcard is an oval pond. In the foreground to the lower right corner there is a bench. On the bottom of the postcard is printed the following: "In Workhouse Park. Cincinnati, O." On the back of the postcard there is illegible handwritten text.
Date: 1907
Creator: The Cincinnati News Company
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of the Entrance to Eden Park]

The image in front of the postcard shows a bridge. The top of the bridge is for streetcars while the arch underneath is the entrance to Eden Park. A horse carriage with two figures is coming out of the park. Behind the carriage are three visible figures. To the sides of the road are trees and grass. Underneath the image is printed the following: "Entrance to Eden Park, Cincinnati, O." At the bottom of the postcard is illegible handwritten text. The postcard is addressed to Miss Mamie in Beaumont, Texas.
Date: 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Crown Card Company Card Set and Order Form] (open access)

[Crown Card Company Card Set and Order Form]

A set of illustrated cards and a blank order form from the Crown Card Company.
Date: [1900..1925]
Creator: Crown Card Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Victor Safe and Lock Company, C. C. Cox Business Card] (open access)

[Victor Safe and Lock Company, C. C. Cox Business Card]

A business card from the Victor Safe and Lock Company for C. C. Cox, licensed seller of Victor safes in Splendora, Texas.
Date: [1900..1925]
Creator: Victor Safe and Lock Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hot Well and Health Resort]

Postcard of Hot Well and Health Resort in Marlin, Texas, showing the front of the buildings and the street where a horse and buggy are parked. The text "Hot Well and Health Resort of Marlin, Texas" is printed under the image depicting three structures, a square three-story building, a Victorian-style house, and a pavilion. Correspondence on the back is addressed to "Dr. R. Gittelsohn" mentioning that the author has written, but not received a response while staying in Marlin.
Date: June 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History