Patent for "new and useful Improvements in the Utilization of Aluminum Chlorid Residues" (lines 6-7) including instructions and illustrations.

Patent for a new and useful improvement in the method of purifying oils, particularly applicable to cracked gasoline.

Patent for "a method of securing even heating of oil retorts and the like throughout their length" and "a new apparatus, particularly intended for the heating and cracking of oils to convert the same into pyrolytic products". The invention may be used for any oil converting retort, but the patent description relates to the production of gasoline.

Patent for a "a game of skill, rather than a game of chance" (lines 11-12), albeit with elements of a game of chance, in the style of a carnival game. The game consists of a motorized, revolving model airplane and a circular arrangement of nets (one for each player); the airplane drops candy into the winning player's net.

Patent for a book-holding device that will keep books open by holding back turned pages, with illustrations.

Yearbook for the 1929 Beaumont Fire Department and the program book for the U.S. Marine Band Concert on October 31, 1929. The booklet includes portraits of fire department officials with short bios, a group photo of all department personnel, the program and program notes of the Marine Band Concert, ads for local businesses, information about the fire department, and fire safety tips. The U.S. Marine Band Program is interspersed with the other text and advertisements, with one piece and note listed on a page.

Patent for a new and useful improvement in hydraulic swivels by simplifying the structure and making the device more efficient and reliable.

Patent for a hydraulic swivel valve, to allow water to flow to the drill stem for purposes of cooling and lubrication.

Patent for well drilling rigs also known as rotaries that provides a new way for controlling the slips that eliminates all danger of injury to workers.

Patent for rotary well drilling platform improvements. The improvements are to control how the turntable moves without having to change the structure of the platform or having a second person watching while drilling.

Patent for a traveling block construction. The invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction that provide a novel form of nut to be positioned on the ends of the supporting shaft of the block, the nuts being hollowed out to provide oil chambers for supplying the shaft with a lubricant.

Patent for a well-boring apparatus, an invention of a drilling apparatus using a form of power to transmit rotary movement to the string of a pipe. This invention is designed to lock the rotary elements against movement when the drill or pipe is moved or adjusted within its support.

Patent, including illustrations, for "an improved well drilling rig or apparatus" which provides "a simple, efficient, and practical machine of this kind including revoluble means having a device operatively connected to a walking beam (from which a drilling tool is suspended), so that upon every complete revolution of the revoluble means, the drilling tool or bit will be given two direct drops, each alternating with the lifting movement of the drill bit" (page 1, lines 11-21).

Patent for a target device for pistols and rifles which allows for the motion of the target being hit to move another target into view.

Patent for coal colliers that breaks the coal into small pieces and lifts the coal to pour the coal into the ship's bunkers.

Patent for an electronic heating comb providing an electric heating element.

Patent for chucks that secure pipes, preventing movement when being cut or threaded, including illustrations.

Patent for oil burner adapted for using heavy oil (with wide flat flame) for distribution (wide flat flame with adjustable burner tip).

Patent for new and useful Improvements in Marine Vessels. Relates to marine vessels used for towing timber.

Postcard of rice threshing near Beaumont, Texas with at least seven African American men, a mule-drawn carriage, bags, rice, and machinery. On the right side of the postcard can be seen the threshing machine separating the grain from the stalks. Men are standing near the thresher as well as on and near a mule drawn cart between a pile of grain and bags. Another cart can be seen on the right side of the postcard. On the top right of the postcard is printed "Rice Threshing near Beaumont, Texas." Rice production is a key agricultural commodity for the area situated around Beaumont, Texas.

Patent for a grain car, with improved methods or loading and unloading the grain, as well as an easy method for converting the car to haul regular cargo.

This book was created to provide "authentic information concerning the natural and co-operative resources and opportunities offered by East Texas and her people" for the general public. It contains information about the "General Development in 1921-22, The Evolution of transportation and Fixing of Lower Rate Levels, The Marketing Problem Nearing Solution, Organization, Concentration and Standardization of Quality; Pack and Grade, Co-Operative Work of A. & M. College Department of Extension Service; State Agricultural Department; Markets and Warehouses Department; [and the] Chamber of Commerce in East Texas" (p. 1).

Patent for trailers for attachment to trucks that is strong and compact and will not be distorted by the turning of the trailer relative to the truck.

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 1:24000