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[Photograph 2012.201.B0233.0393]
Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "This exclusive and unusual photo shows Floyd Collins (upper left hand corner) in Crystal Cave, Ky., which he owns with his father."
Date:
February 10, 1925
Creator:
Pacific and Atlantic Photos, Incorporated
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0233.0391]
Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Running an electric light system into the cave where Floyd Collins, explorer, has been trapped by boulder for five days and nights in spite of all efforts to free him."
Date:
February 4, 1925
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Dodder
Report discussing the weed commonly known as dodder or love vine and methods for controlling it. If procedures are properly followed, eradication of the weed in the United States is possible. Topics include varieties of dodder and plants that susceptible to attack by it, its life cycle, and ways it is unintentionally introduced to farms.
Date:
1921
Creator:
Hansen, A. A.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Mexican Bean Beetle in the East
Report discussing the Mexican bean beetle, which is the most serious insect enemy of beans in parts of the United States. Although it has long been present in the southwestern United States, it has recently spread to the Southeast and destroyed much of the bean crop there. This bulletin describes the beetle's life cycle and different control measures, including spraying and dusting with insecticides.
Date:
1924
Creator:
Howard, Neale F.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Charles Howard Blackshear II]
(back of photo) My beloved cousin Chas. Howard Blackshear II, son of Uncle Joe and Aunt Mollie Colbert Blackshear. This is his freshman year at University of Ky. and he has on the "Pledge Pin" of my own college fraternity. 1926 - I had sent C.H.B. (Chas. Howard Blackshear II) to "Bob" Massies School for Boys (Massie was son of the Dean of the Lexington Ky Cathedral. (Signed) William S. Blackshear. P.S. Chas. H.B. was the first of my several 1st cousins I sent to school and/or aided financially with their schooling. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date:
1926
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cattle-Fever Ticks and Methods of Eradication
This bulletin discusses the cattle-fever tick and methods for controlling it. Possible methods include dipping, pasture rotation, and arsenical dips. The life history of the tick is also discussed.
Date:
1920
Creator:
Ellenberger, W. P. & Chapin, Robert M.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Cattle-Fever Ticks and Methods of Eradication
This bulletin discusses the cattle-fever tick and methods for controlling it. Possible methods include dipping, pasture rotation, and arsenical dips. The life history of the tick is also discussed.
Date:
1926
Creator:
Ellenberger, W. P. & Chapin, Robert M.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Beekeeping in the Tulip-Tree Region
"Many thousand colonies of bees occur in the region where the tulip-tree is abundant but the honey crop from tulip-tree flowers inconsiderable. Too few beekeepers in this region have modern equipment, it is true, but the greatest loss comes from the fact that they do not care for their bees so as to have them ready to gather the abundant nectar from this early-blooming tree. In this bulletin a methods is given for the management of the apiary so that the full honey crop from this source may be obtained." -- p. 2
Date:
1922
Creator:
Phillips, Everett Franklin, 1878-1951 & Demuth, Geo. S. (George S.)
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Wheat Scab and Its Control
This bulletin discusses wheat scab, a fungal disease of wheat, rye, barley, and oats that is caused by a parasite. It describes the appearance of afflicted crops as well as the parasite's life cycle and proposes a variety of control measures.
Date:
1921
Creator:
Johnson, Aaron G. & Dickson, James G. (James Geere), b. 1891
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Coal-Washing Investigations: Methods and Tests
From Introduction: "The investigations described in this bulletin are confined to a study of the washing characteristics of bituminous coals. The washing characteristics of coals from many of the most important coal-producing fields of the Eastern and Central States were examined."
Date:
1929
Creator:
Yancey, H. F. & Fraser, Thomas
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Review of State Mine Inspector's Reports as They Relate to Accidents from Falls of Roof
Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines over state mine inspection reports from 19 U.S. states. The information in the reports includes details of accidents, locations that specific accidents occurred, and proposed remedies for prevention of future accidents. This report includes tables.
Date:
April 1929
Creator:
Paul, James Washington
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Client Card: Mrs. W. H. Avery]
Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for Mrs. W. H. Avery, including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry. This order includes a "Pan by MacMonnies."
Date:
November 1929
Creator:
Roman Bronze Works Foundry
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C. W. Matthews to Will B. Munson, November 3, 1926]
Letter from C. W. Matthews to Will B. Munson discussing the Munson Nursery and past visits with Munson's father and grandfather.
Date:
November 3, 1926
Creator:
Matthews, C. W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History