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A Lecture on Sectarian Influence in Schools, and on the Sabbath and Sunday Mail Question. (open access)

A Lecture on Sectarian Influence in Schools, and on the Sabbath and Sunday Mail Question.

Text of a speech given by J. A. Stewart regarding sectarian influence in schools, mail delivery on Sunday. Contents: The Author's Habit of Thought and his Religion; Reason and Sophistry--A Contrast; Sectarian Influence in Schools; Sabbath Desecration, or Sunday Mails and Monday Elections; The Records of Heaven, or the Vision of Boards, a Poetic Dream.
Date: 1859
Creator: Stewart, J. A.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Maud Fentress, October 10,1863] (open access)

[Letter from Maud Fentress, October 10,1863]

Letter Maud Fentress wrote to her family regarding the problems she experienced when trying to send letters. She discusses the cotton crop and what her expenses are. The difficulties in acquiring a horse are given. She discusses the risk of capture, pillaging, and warns not to wear uniforms if going on furlough. She gives updates on family and friends. She expresses her anxiety over the freed slaves. She also gives her opinion on books she has read.
Date: October 10, 1863
Creator: Fentress, Maud C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Charles Moore to Josephus Moore, July 12, 1864] (open access)

[Letter from Charles Moore to Josephus Moore, July 12, 1864]

Letter from Charles Moore to Josephus Moore about local news and discussing politics. Charles discusses the war, the fall of Atlanta, and the death of Union General James McPherson. Portions of the letter have been omitted due to damage.
Date: July 24, 1864
Creator: Moore, Charles B., 1822-1901
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of letter from Charles Moore to Josephus Moore, July 12, 1864] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Charles Moore to Josephus Moore, July 12, 1864]

Transcript of a letter from Charles Moore to Josephus Moore about local news and discussing politics. Charles discusses the war, the fall of Atlanta, and the death of Union General James McPherson. Portions of the letter have been omitted due to damage.
Date: July 24, 1864
Creator: Moore, Charles B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from W. H. Henderson - August 29, 1864] (open access)

[Letter from W. H. Henderson - August 29, 1864]

Letter from W. H. Henderson to his father and mother, sent from "line of battle near Atlanta, Georgia" on August 29, 1864, detailing news about the war and about some family members that have been killed and injured.
Date: August 29, 1864
Creator: Henderson, W. H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles Moore to Liza Moore, September 19, 1864] (open access)

[Letter from Charles Moore to Liza Moore, September 19, 1864]

Letter from Charles Moore to Liza Moore, wherein Charles talks about troubles coming from the war and hoping for peace to come soon. He copies a letter from his Uncle W. C. "Bill" Moore regarding the sacking of Atlanta.
Date: September 19, 1864
Creator: Moore, Charles B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of letter from Charles Moore to Liza Moore, September 19, 1864] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Charles Moore to Liza Moore, September 19, 1864]

Transcript of letter from Charles Moore to Liza Moore, wherein Charles talks about troubles coming from the war and hoping for peace to come soon. He copies a letter from his Uncle H. C. "Bill" Moore regarding the sacking of Atlanta.
Date: September 19, 1864
Creator: Moore, Charles B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Late Colonel James A. Stewart newspaper clipping. December 9, 1879] (open access)

[Late Colonel James A. Stewart newspaper clipping. December 9, 1879]

Newspaper clipping reporting the death of Colonel James A. Stewart and all his many virtues.
Date: December 9, 1879
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cotton Press. (open access)

Cotton Press.

Patent for a new and improved cotton-press. This design "is to so construct a press that the force shall be applied solely by the pulling action of the screw, and so that the cotton can be put in at the top of the box and compressed without the usual tramping of the same therein by an operative preparatory to applying the force of the press, thereby doing away with a door or opening near the top of the box for inserting the cotton, and dispensing with the tramping operation" (lines 32-42).
Date: September 16, 1884
Creator: Haiman, Elias & Winship, John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Maps of New Orleans, Louisiana and Atlanta, Georgia]

Map shows late nineteenth century New Orleans street names, parks, docks, ferries, cemeteries, public institutions, select buildings, and steam and horse railroads. Includes explanation and key to buildings. Scale [ca. 1:50,700].
Date: [1890..1910]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Diagrams illustrating the different positions occupied by the 4th division, 17th army corps, during the battle of Atlanta, Ga., July 22, 1864.

Map shows Union and Confederate fortifications in the vicinity of Atlanta, Georgia; towns, roads, railroads, and landowners; diagrams show 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th positions. Includes notes. Scale not given.
Date: [1891..1895]
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Markham (open access)

The Markham

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead contains stylized text of business name, decorative images, and a illustrations of two hotels in lithographic print by Louisville Lith. Co., Louisville, KY. In addition to the Markham Hotel, The Kimball Hotel is featured on letterhead. Letterhead includes the names Chas. Beermann & Co., Proprietors; Geo. W. Scoville, Manager.
Date: 1891
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Engine. (open access)

Rotary Engine.

Patent for improvements in rotary engines to allow for the expansion of steam after admission and minimum leakage in order to provide an engine that is capable of long-continued use with a minimum of wear and working friction (lines 15-22), including illustrations.
Date: September 8, 1891
Creator: Stocker, James M. & Stocker, Ziba O.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Atlanta Age. (Atlanta, Ga.), Vol. 2, No. 41, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 13, 1900 (open access)

Atlanta Age. (Atlanta, Ga.), Vol. 2, No. 41, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 13, 1900

Weekly African-American newspaper from Atlanta, Georgia that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 13, 1900
Creator: Pledger, W. A. & Hill, A. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Voice of Missions (Atlanta, Ga.), Vol. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 1, 1900 (open access)

Voice of Missions (Atlanta, Ga.), Vol. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 1, 1900

Monthly African-American newspaper from Atlanta, Georgia published by the Missionary Department of the African Methodist Episcopal Church that includes news of interest to church members along with advertising.
Date: February 1, 1900
Creator: Turner, H. M. & Parks, H. B.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
=Heater or Cooker for Cotton and Other Oil Seed or Material (open access)

=Heater or Cooker for Cotton and Other Oil Seed or Material

Patent for Heater or Cooker for Cotton and Other Oil Seed or Material
Date: August 29, 1916
Creator: Sheppard, Orlando, Jr.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wanted Poster: Robert Fay, Atlanta, Georgia, August 29, 1916]

Wanted Poster for Robert Fay, issued in Atlanta, Georgia, August 29, 1916.
Date: August 29, 1916
Creator: Zerbst, Fred G.
Object Type: Image
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Wanted Poster: William Knoblock, Atlanta, Georgia, August 29, 1916]

Wanted Poster for William Knoblock, issued from Atlanta, Georgia, August 29, 1916.
Date: August 29, 1916
Creator: Zerbst, Fred G.
Object Type: Image
System: The UNT Digital Library
[U.S. War Department Bulletin 17] (open access)

[U.S. War Department Bulletin 17]

Bulletin outlining orders for the issuance of type writers, pack carriers for motorized units, taxes on and exemptions for various services rendered for the war effort, and the establishment of two Army units at Georgia Tech.
Date: March 30, 1918
Creator: March, Payton Conway
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Seed Linter (open access)

Cotton Seed Linter

Patent for the improvement of cotton lint linter parts and construction. Improvements to the parts remove cotton seed lint before entering the lint conveying flue.
Date: August 20, 1918
Creator: Henry, Nelson B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Expressing Cage and Press. (open access)

Oil-Expressing Cage and Press.

Patent for improvements to Oil Expressing Cages and Presses "for the extraction of oil from cotton seed cake or the like" (lines 11-12) that allows for multiple oil cakes and press plates which can be "readily inserted in or removed from the press as occasion requires" (lines 22-23).
Date: October 26, 1920
Creator: Henry, Nelson B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cake-Forming and Cage-Loading Mechanism for Oil-Presses. (open access)

Cake-Forming and Cage-Loading Mechanism for Oil-Presses.

Patent for a cake-forming and cage-loading mechanism for oil presses, specifically designed for extracting vegetable oil from cooked meats. The mechanism includes a revolving mold member and presser, allowing cooked meats to be compacted and ejected into a cake receiving cage.
Date: April 26, 1921
Creator: Henry, Nelson B. (Nelson Bollinger), Jr., 1883-1969
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump for Hydraulic Presses (open access)

Pump for Hydraulic Presses

Patent for a hydraulic pump that drives at a uniform speed as the pressure of the press increases, and connects the pistons with two pairs of cylinders moving in opposite cycles.
Date: May 10, 1921
Creator: Henry, Nelson B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Louisville & Nashville (LN) 134

A photograph print showing the Louisville & Nashville (LN) 134, 4-4-0, on a passenger train, Atlanta, GA. (Note: used on "Hook & Eye" train)
Date: November 1934
Creator: Lowe, Shelby F.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History