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[Acknowledgement of Payment to Atkinson and Atkinson, June 23, 1922]
Receipt acknowledging payment made to Atkinson and Atkinson by I. H. Kempner, out of which the firm would be settling with Cooper and Merril and Elliott Cage for legal fees related to W. V. Laurain vs. A. C. Allen, et. al.
Date:
June 23, 1922
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Advertisement of a baseball game, Alamos versus Magnolia Park]
Baseball game to be played between "Alamos" (formerly Leones of Houston) vs. "Magnolia Park" on Sunday, March 29, 1931 at 3 p.m. at Magnolia Park, Houston, Texas. No entrance fee.
Date:
March 21, 1921
Creator:
El Tecolote
Object Type:
Poster
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aerial View of Houston Municipal Airport]
Photograph of an aerial view of hangars and administration buildings at the Houston Municipal Airport.
Date:
1927
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Almeda Quadrangle
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:31680
Date:
1920
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Building Concrete Structures.
Patent for an apparatus for building concrete structures that includes the method or process of erection.
Date:
November 14, 1922
Creator:
Sands, Edward E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Extracting Minerals from Ores.
Patent for an apparatus that extracts minerals, especially sulfur, from ores. The apparatus features new and useful improvements, creating an automatic extraction that separates the minerals in a pure state.
Date:
January 13, 1920
Creator:
Shires, George M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus For Forcing Fluid From Wells.
Patent for a narrow device to use fluid dynamics to remove certain fluids without loss of others. The apparatus is let down the well until one end is submerged before pressurized with air to seperate fluids and bring oil up to the surface of the well.
Date:
February 22, 1921
Creator:
Bodungen, Charles G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Treatment of Oil Emulsions.
Patent for improvements in apparatus for treatment of oil emulsions by providing a means that will greatly assist in the separation of water from oil emulsions and which will aid the re-absorption or retention of gas.
Date:
January 13, 1920
Creator:
McKibben, Charles W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
ATTACHMENT FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION MOTORS
Patent for an Attachment for Internal Combustion Motors. This new attachment provides many improvements in the regulation of auxiliary air, whether it enters or leaves the internal combustion motor (Shine). It also regulates hot or cold air, or can shut off the air supply entirely (Shine).
Date:
April 26, 1921
Creator:
Shine, John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment For Internal-Combustion Motors
Patent for improvements in attachments for internal- combustion motors. The invention is about new and useful improvements to a specific attachment. The two stated objectives are to provide a device adapted for application to the intake pipe on an internal combustion motor and to provide a device which may be locked in a closed position, thereby preventing theft.
Date:
March 29, 1921
Creator:
Thomas, James Clarence
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Signal-Actuating Mechanism for Railways
Patent for an improved signal actuating mechanisms for railways. When the train cars reach an operating mechanism, a flag will be raised where pedestrians or cars cross, and cause a signal to be repeated until the train passes.
Date:
July 20, 1920
Creator:
Bashara, Samuel Farris
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Headlight.
Patent for an improved automobile headlight equipped with a movable lens and reflector to cast light down towards the roadway.
Date:
November 14, 1922
Creator:
Head, James M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Signal.
Patent for a visual indicator signal for motor vehicles.
Date:
August 9, 1921
Creator:
Cobb, Albert C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Azteca Theater]
Photograph of people at the Azteca Theater.
Date:
July 15, 1927
Creator:
Schlueter, Frank J.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bandage
Patent for a bandage made of elastic material which includes a flap that can be fastened, or unfastened, and which acts as a holder for an absorbent material that can be replaced.
Date:
August 9, 1921
Creator:
Kirwan, Leah M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bed
Patent for a hospital bed. Provide a bed with separate adjustment support for the sick or people with a disability.
Date:
December 28, 1920
Creator:
Wallace, John. M
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bellaire Quadrangle
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:31680
Date:
1921
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bishop C.E. Bryne visits Our Lady of Guadalupe School]
Photograph of Bishop C.E. Brine of Galveston, Texas visiting Our Lady of Guadalupe School in Houston, Texas.
Date:
December 10, 1920
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boat.
Patent for boat with improvements towards easy movements by using a propeller and rudder. The boat is designed with the user to use their feet to manually move the boat. The boat is designed for hunting or fishing while keeping the hands free.
Date:
March 8, 1921
Creator:
Greer, John C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boring-Tool for Oil-Wells and the Like.
Patent for new and improved boring tools. The combined wheel bit and reamer is intended to simultaneously bore and ream.
Date:
February 15, 1921
Creator:
Belcher, Mark
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bridge Construction.
Patent for '' bridge improvements, especially for placement over gutters, ditches, and alike ''
Date:
May 14, 1920
Creator:
McKenzie, Philip A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cable-Clamp.
Patent for improved cable-clamps for oil drilling and water wells, such that the gripping member will accommodate a variety of cable sizes.
Date:
March 29, 1921
Creator:
Lacy, Benjamin B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Calipers.
Patent for calipers that make it easier to read measurements, by having a strip of measuring tape at the ends that allows users to determine the distance between the arms easier. The measuring tape component is also retractable.
Date:
April 4, 1922
Creator:
Miller, William James
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Can-Opener.
Patent for new and useful improvements for can openers. The principal purpose is to provide means for opening round cans of different sizes and also square cans.
Date:
November 16, 1920
Creator:
Adels, Rebecca Valencia.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History