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[Postcard of Sand Desert near Cape Henry, Virginia]

Postcard of a sand desert near Cape Henry, Virginia. Handwritten note on the front and back of the postcard details the author's time in Baltimore. The postcard is addressed to Lou Rayburn.
Date: October 4, 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
City Smoke Ordinances and Smoke Abatement (open access)

City Smoke Ordinances and Smoke Abatement

From Introduction: "In connection with the fuel investigations conducted by the Bureau of Mines much information has been accumulated as to the smoke abatement activities in various cities. The essential features of the information are presented in this report, which, it is believed, will be of public interest and benefit, especially to those communities that are just beginning organized effort to abate unnecessary smoke."
Date: 1912
Creator: Flagg, Samuel B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Feldspars of the New England and North Appalachian States (open access)

The Feldspars of the New England and North Appalachian States

From Introduction: "The investigations presented in this bulletin have been undertaken by the bureau with a view to a better understanding of the conditions which confront the producer of commercial feldspar and also with the object of determining wherein the various deposits of feldspar differ."
Date: 1916
Creator: Watts, A. S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Robinson to Boteler: Deed of Gift of Negroe Betsy (open access)

Robinson to Boteler: Deed of Gift of Negroe Betsy

Text in which Alexander Robinson transfers ownership of a slave named Betsy to his son-in-law, Henry Boteler. Robinson is noted as residing in Baltimore, Maryland, while Boteler is from Shepherds Town, Virginia. Betsy is approximately sixteen years old.
Date: July 15, 1917
Creator: Robinson, Alexander
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wanted Poster: William S. Knoblock, Baltimore, Maryland, March 28, 1916]

Wanted Poster for William S. Knoblock, issued in Baltimore, Maryland, March 28, 1916.
Date: March 28, 1916
Creator: Carter, Robert D.
Object Type: Image
System: The UNT Digital Library
Heater and Muffler (open access)

Heater and Muffler

Patent for improvements upon the heater and muffler from the previous patent, No. 1173403. Improvments include a systemof choking the expelled gases as they are directed towards the exhaust, and maximizing the heat value.
Date: October 10, 1916
Creator: Anderson, Joseph L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History