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- [News Clip: Parker co courthouse]
- Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
- [News Clip: Parker Co shooting]
- Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
- [News Clip: Aging]
- Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
- [News Clip: Bank Rob]
- B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
- [News Script: Four Escape Injury in Airplane Mishap]
- Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a family from Grand Prairie who crashed in a private plane near Weatherford on their way to visit relatives.
- [News Script: Police Await New Bomb Threat Clues]
- Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about an investigation into a bomb threat linked to a complex, "treasure hunt" extortion plot against an unnamed chain store in Texas.
- 2001: A Texas Folklore Odyssey
- This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society "contains a sample of the research that members of the Society were doing at the turn of the millennium as represented at the 1998, 1999, and 2000 meetings." The volume covers "a wide variety of contemporary and historical topics," including baby lore, stories about notable women, stories about food and cooking, information about the Model T Ford, and more (inside front cover). The index begins on page 339.
- [News Script: Boys launch canoe trip down Brazos]
- Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about twelve Fort Worth boys going on a canoe trip down the Brazos River. The boys are Camp Carter campers and travel with their leader, Buddy Tackett.
- [News Script: Country Store]
- Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Jones's Country Store in Weatherford. The store has been returned to how it would look in the 1890's, complete with authentic antique merchandise.
- [News Script: Ground Breaking]
- Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about ground-breaking ceremonies for a new power plant on the site of Lake Weatherford.
- [News Script: Money]
- Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Oscar Womack, who found thirty-thousand dollars in counterfeit bills in Wise County. The counterfeit bills have been linked to Robert Keller, who may have had a role in the closing of the River Oaks State Bank.
- [News Script: Sports intro]
- Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a bonfire for a football pep rally.
- [News Script: TRC]
- Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the rehabilitation of handicapped individuals.
- [News Script: Suspects arrested]
- Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
- [News Clip: Drug Testing]
- Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Transportation Department's announcement of random and mandatory drug testing of transportation workers for cocaine, heroin, amphetamines, PCP, and marijuana. The story includes interviews with unidentified men at a Weatherford truck stop and American Airlines passengers and footage of the deadly Conrail and Amtrak collision which prompted the interest in drug testing. This story aired at 10:00 P.M.
- [News Script: Jail break]
- Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about two men escaping form the Parker County Jail in Weatherford only to be recaptured an hour later.
- Buckle-Making Machine
- Patent for a buckle making machine for forming wires into tie buckles for bales of cotton, hay, etc. Illustrations included.
- Bale-Tie Buckle
- Patent for a bale tie buckle made up of hooks that will not come apart under pressure.
- Combined Seed-Planter and Fertilizer-Distributer
- Allows for planting and fertilizing fields at same time whether it is "for strewing or for check-row planting with or without wire" (lines12-13).
- Canopy-Frame.
- Patent for "a simple, compact and efficient extensible frame adapted to be supported for use either in connection with a bedstead or door and window openings, &c" (lines 9-13). It is constructed to be arranged in multiple positions and "to support the fabric of the canopy in the desired position without risk of tearing or otherwise injuring the same" (lines 15-18).
- Coffee-Mill.
- Patent for a coffee mill that utilizes an electric motor for power (grinding).
- Composition for Tanning
- Patent for new and useful improvements in compounds for tanning, using water, four gallons, fluid extract of phytolacca or common poke root, quarter of an ounce, gum gambier, four pounds, and alum, one pound.
- Car Pooling
- Patent for rail-car coupling. Illustration included.
- Bridge Construction
- Patent for a truss bridge which also uses suspension cables and is lighter than previous truss bridges.
- Bicycle Attachment.
- Patent for a bicycle attachment that supports the frame and can be used as a "carrier or support for a child, package, a satchel, &c." (Lines 12-13) Illustrations included.
- Combined Seed-Planter and Fertilizer-Distributer.
- Patent for combined seed planter and fertilizer distributer that "can be readily adapted for strewing or for check-row planting with or without a checkwire" (lines 14-16).
- Coffee-Pot.
- Patent for coffee pot attachment to prevent coffee grounds from getting into the coffee pot's spout.
- Circuit-Closer.
- Patent for a circuit closer for ignition systems "in which both of the terminals are not only isolated from each other, but are also insulated from the engine frame" (lines 10-12).
- Baling Press
- Patent for a baling press to be used for hay, straw, wool, and other fibrous materials.
- Churn-Motor.
- Patent for improving crank-lever churn motors for a more simple construction that results in a more lightweight but strong machine.
- Bale-Tie Buckle
- Patent for a bale-tie buckle.
- Body Supported Brackett
- Patent for body supported bracket for mirrors. Illustration included.
- Baling-Press
- Patent for a baling press with an improved plunger which returns to upright position automatically after pressing the bale.
- Combined Hydrant and Stop and Waste Cock.
- Patent for a hydrant water cock, which stops water from flowing into the hydrant when it is turned and drains the hydrant.
- Automatic Air-Brake Appliance
- Patent for an automatic air brake appliance for railroad cars that activates if the car derails.
- Bridge Construction.
- Patent for a new and useful bridge construction, including instructions and illustrations.
- Baling Press
- Patent for a baling press. This invention is a screw operated double acting plunger that compresses the bales. Illustration included.
- Combined Shears And Knife
- Patent for a knife attached to shears.
- Buckle for Bale-Ties
- Patent for a buckle for bale ties for use on hay bales.
- Parker County Courthouse, Weatherford
- Parker County Courthouse, Weatherford, built 1885, architects Dodson & Dudley
- Parker Co.
- Blue line print of survey map of Parker County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities and towns. Handwritten notes have been made on the published map in red pencil. Scale [ca. 1:177,778] (4000 varas to 3/4 of an inch).
- [Portrait of Chester Taylor and Friend]
- Portrait of Chester Taylor, visible from the waist up, and his friend, visible from the lower chest up. Chester Taylor, on the right, stands with his hand on the shoulder of his friend, who is seated. A hand written note just below the photograph and on the mat reads, "Chester Taylor & pal," and an additional note on the back reads, "Chester Taylor - on right, standing up."
- [Photograph of John and Lillian Langdon]
- Full-length portrait of John and Lillian Langdon. Lillian Langdon, sitting, wears a light-colored checkered dress with a matching jacket and a pearl necklace. John Landon, standing to the right of his sister, wears a dark jacket and knee-length shorts with dark tights and button-up boots. A hand written note on the back reads, "John Langdon & sister Lillian (Lillie). He was born 1887, about 4 yrs. old here, I suppose."
- [Portrait of Chester Taylor]
- Portrait of Chester Taylor, visible from the chest up, wearing a light-colored suit with a patterned tie and a pin on his lapel that appears to be a flower and leaf. A hand written note below the photograph, on the mat, identifies him as "Chester Taylor."
- Parker County Courthouse, Weatherford
- Parker County Courthouse, built 1885, architects Dodson & Dudley
- Street scene in Weatherford
- Street scene in Weatherford.
- [Portrait of a Woman in a Hat]
- Portrait of a seated woman dressed in light-colored clothing with her left arm on the chair and right hand on her hip. She is wearing a large hat and holding a fan.
- [Portrait of Mr. N. Broughton Jones]
- Portrait of Mr. N. Broughton Jones looking to his left. Text on the back reads: "Mrs. N. B Jones...N. Broughton J...Houston...N. Broughton Jones Weatherford, Texas."
- [News Clip: Parker Co fire]
- Video footage from the NBC 5 television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story. This story aired at 4pm.
- [News Clip: Parker Co fire]
- Video footage from the NBC 5 television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story. This story aired at 4pm.