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Composition For Roofing And Paving.

Patent for a process "to produce a compound which is strong, tenacious, and pliable, which will not be affected by climatic changes, and which will resist the corrosive action of acids and alkalies; and to this end my invention consists in a compound composed of asphaltum, pine-tar, and oxide of iron, as will more fully hereinafter appear.” (Lines 8-15) Includes instructions.

Date: May 9, 1882

Creator: Lee, Archibald K.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Breakwater, &c.

Patent for an improved way of constructing piers, jetties, breakwaters, and similar structures. "It can be constructed from boats, barges, or from a trestle, or can be built continuously from a starting-point on shore to the objective point in the lake, bay, gulf, or other body of water" (lines 17-21). This invention is especially useful for places that don't have banks or ledges.

Date: August 9, 1892

Creator: Shannon, Alexander M.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Composition To Be Used As A Non-Conductor Of Heat And For Other Purposes.

Patent for a non-conducting material designed to prevent heat loss from radiation, prevent damage from frost, for fire-proofing, and for "the deafening of floors and partitions" (lines 21-22). Ingredients and proportions are listed.

Date: August 30, 1887

Creator: Clayton, Nicholas Joseph.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Compound for the manufacture of artificial stone.

Patent for "Compounds for the Manufacture of Artificial Stone...and it consists in composition formed by mixing certain materials in solution and treating them in further solutions" (lines 5-15).

Date: January 2, 1883

Creator: Greer, Joseph A.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Library Parking Lot Under Construction]

Photograph of the parking lot outside Helen Hall Library during the final part of its period of construction. The building's exterior is characterized by numerous pillars and segmented arches. Three vehicles are parked on the lot just outside the library.

Date: 198X

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Helen Hall Library Groundbreaking Ceremony]

Photograph of the groundbreaking ceremony in regards to the subsequent reconstruction of the Helen Hall Library, which is partially visible in the background. Six people, including three councilmen and one councilwoman, are participating with ceremonial golden shovels.

Date: 1986

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Helen Hall Library Under Construction]

Photograph of the Helen Hall Library building under construction, as seen from the interior.

Date: July 1987

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 29.504383 -95.093054

Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Helen Hall Library Under Construction]

Photograph of the Helen Hall Library building under construction, as seen from the interior second floor. The floor, made of wooden planks, is not yet finished. The staircase leading down is visible just behind the unfinished floor. The upper portion of the building's segmented arches is visible.

Date: July 1987

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 29.504383 -95.093054

Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Helen Hall Library Under Construction]

Photograph of the Helen Hall Library building under construction, as seen from the interior on the second floor. The landscape outside the building is visible through the upper portion of the segmented arches, which are featured all along the building's perimeter.

Date: July 1987

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 29.504383 -95.093054

Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Librarians at Helen Hall Library Construction Site]

Photograph of two librarians standing inside the unfinished Helen Hall Library building and surveying the progress.

Date: July 1987

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Construction Site of Helen Hall Library]

Photograph of the site where the Helen Hall Library is being reconstructed. The foundation and the unique sections of the floor plan have been established.

Date: April 1987

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Construction Site of Helen Hall Library]

Photograph of the site where the Helen Hall Library is being reconstructed. The foundation of the building has been cemented; a few plumbing fixtures have also been set in place.

Date: April 1987

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Helen Hall Library Construction Site]

Photograph of the site where the Helen Hall Library is being reconstructed. The foundation of the new building section has been cemented. There is an area sectioned off by wood on top of the foundation.

Date: April 1987

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 29.504383 -95.093054

Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Construction Site of Helen Hall Library]

Photograph of the construction site of the Helen Hall Library building addition. The foundation has been established and cemented. Part of the existing building's exterior has been stripped.

Date: April 1987

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Construction Site of Helen Hall Library]

Photograph of the construction site of the Helen Hall Library building addition. The foundation has been established and cemented; areas of the floor plan have begun to be distinguished. Part of the existing building's exterior has been stripped.

Date: April 1987

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Helen Hall Library Exterior]

Photograph of the exterior of the Helen Hall Library building addition. The exterior's facade features segmented arches.

Date: July 1987

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 29.504383 -95.093054

Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Helen Hall Library Exterior]

Photograph of a group of orange-colored scaffolds set up by the exterior of the Helen Hall Library. The building's exterior features tall segmental arches, one of which is unfinished.

Date: July 1987

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 29.504383 -95.093054

Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Helen Hall Library Construction Site]

Photograph of orange-colored scaffolds set up near pillars that have been erected as part of the Helen Hall Library building addition. The landscape is visible beyond the pillars.

Date: July 1987

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 29.504383 -95.093054

Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Helen Hall Library Construction Site]

Photograph of the staircase under construction inside the new addition to the Helen Hall Library. It features a mezzanine area between the two floors.

Date: July 1987

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Helen Hall Library Under Construction]

Photograph of the interior second floor of Helen Hall Library during its period of reconstruction. The floor is covered in piles of building materials. Beyond the unfinished walls is a window in the shape of a segmental arch that lets in light.

Date: July 1987

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 29.504383 -95.093054

Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Helen Hall Library Under Construction]

Photograph of the interior of Helen Hall Library during the period in which it was under construction. A pair of rectangular galvanized ducts is on the floor. The building's unfinished staircase is visible in the background.

Date: July 1987

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 29.504383 -95.093054

Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Helen Hall Library Construction Site]

Photograph of an unidentified man standing on the mezzanine of the unfinished staircase in Helen Hall Library during its period of reconstruction. Only the building's frame has been established; the walls have not yet been built.

Date: June 1987

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 29.504383 -95.093054

Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Helen Hall Library Construction Site]

Photograph of the exterior of Helen Hall Library during its period of reconstruction. The exterior features segmental arches and pillars.

Date: June 1987

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Helen Hall Library Under Construction]

Photograph of the outer walls of Helen Hall Library during its period of reconstruction. The walls feature segmental arches and pillars.

Date: June 1987

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

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Composition For Roofing And Paving.

Breakwater, &c.

Composition To Be Used As A Non-Conductor Of Heat And For Other Purposes.

Compound for the manufacture of artificial stone.

[Library Parking Lot Under Construction]

[Helen Hall Library Groundbreaking Ceremony]

[Helen Hall Library Under Construction]

[Helen Hall Library Under Construction]

[Helen Hall Library Under Construction]

[Librarians at Helen Hall Library Construction Site]

[Construction Site of Helen Hall Library]

[Construction Site of Helen Hall Library]

[Helen Hall Library Construction Site]

[Construction Site of Helen Hall Library]

[Construction Site of Helen Hall Library]

[Helen Hall Library Exterior]

[Helen Hall Library Exterior]

[Helen Hall Library Construction Site]

[Helen Hall Library Construction Site]

[Helen Hall Library Under Construction]

[Helen Hall Library Under Construction]

[Helen Hall Library Construction Site]

[Helen Hall Library Construction Site]

[Helen Hall Library Under Construction]