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[The "Harvey Girls".]

Description: Postcard image of the "Harvey Girls". Photograph shows three women with dark hair pulled loosely up into a bun, wearing dark blouses with white skirts and bib fronts. They are standing on a wooden platform next to a wooden rail. Banana trees in background. Printed on back of postcard: "The Harvey Girls" Photo source Fred Harvey Produced by Beautyway, Box 87, Flagstaff, AZ 86002 20 Co-Producer Fred Harvey. Fred Harvey acquired the title "civilizer of the West" after 1876 with his series of resta… more
Date: 1880
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Letter from Julia A. Barr to the Moore family, December 3, 1888]

Description: This item is from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by Julia A. Barr, Henry and Charles Moore's cousin. In the letter, Julia updates the Moore family on the happenings in Jerseyville, Illinois and the news includes: a dialogue about meeting cousin George Wilson in Eureka Springs, Arkansas while on a trip there, a discussion about the people that accompanied here on the trip and how long she stayed, details concerning the people she meet in Eureka Springs, a conversation about Seell… more
Date: December 3, 1888
Creator: Barr, Julia A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[West coast seascape]

Description: Photograph of the Cliff House restaurant in San Francisco. The building is designed in a Victorian chateau style with ornate details and a great number of windows. The building is set against the sea which has some small waves.
Date: [1896..1907]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A city street]

Description: Photograph of individuals walking through a city street. Buildings line each side of the street, including bars, cafes, restaurants, etc. Two carriages are visible, one of which contains a number of crates.
Date: [1900..1920]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Duncan Renaldo portrait]

Description: Photograph of actor, Duncan Renaldo, dressed as Cisco the Kid. He wears a sombrero and a jacket with floral embroidery. Signed in photograph: "To Señor Frank Cuellar Sr. who is a fine 'Caballero' and my good amigo - Duncan Renaldo - Cisco the Kid."
Date: [1904,1980]
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Potato-Cutter

Description: Patent for a machine that can cut potatoes and other vegetables into small cooking sized pieces. It has removable blades that allow for different sized pieces to be cut based on the needs of the user.
Date: May 29, 1906
Creator: Lansford, Isaac B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Syrup-Pitcher

Description: Patent for an improvement on a pitcher for syrup that prevents drips off of the edge of the pitcher.
Date: June 19, 1906
Creator: Bradford, McDuffie
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Postcard of the Fresh Egg]

Description: Postcard of "The Fresh Egg," showing a young man in a suit, sitting at a set table getting ready to eat breakfast, when it appears the egg he is about to eat has a little chick pop out of it. It has a green, Benjamin Franklin 1 cent stamp on it with, "Hello Son! See me eating breakfast on the other side? Come up and have a fresh (?) egg with me. I am feeling fine this morning. Good meeting last night." Addressed to Jesse McSewell, Box 426, San Angelo, Texas.
Date: 1908
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

[Postcard of the Fresh Egg]

Description: Postcard of "The Fresh Egg," showing of a young man in a suit, sitting at a set table getting ready to eat breakfast, when it appears the egg he is about to eat has a little chick pop out of it. It has a green, Benjamin Franklin 1 cent stamp on it with, "Hello Son! See me eating breakfast on the other side? Come up and have a fresh(?) egg with me. I am feeling fine this morning. Good meeting last night." Addressed to Jesse McSewell, Box 426, San Angelo, Texas.
Date: 1908
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

Serving-Tray.

Description: Patent for a serving tray with individual spots for various dishes, which turns on rollers intended for use at hotels, restaurants, and boarding houses.
Date: June 16, 1908
Creator: Heise, Otto
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Interior of White House Cafe]

Description: Photograph of the interior of the White House Cafe in Floresville, Texas. Several tables and chairs are set up to the right of the counter and stairs, and a sign leading to the wash room is visible in the background.
Date: 1909
Partner: Wilson County Historical Society

Condiment-Holder.

Description: Patent for a salt shaker which has a rod going into the jar, which will agitate the salt to keep it from clogging.
Date: October 26, 1909
Creator: Hitt, Allen
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Insurrecto Mob in Juarez]

Description: Photograph of an armed mob of insurrectos walking down a commercial street in Juarez, Mexico. Several businesses line both sides of the street. On the left, there is a pharmacy (Farmacia Central), saloon (Los Pinos Saloon), barbershop (barberia), ice cream shop (neveria), shoe repair shop (La Fronteriza Zapateria), and a tailor (sastreria). A sign for the Uncle Sam Cafe can be seen on the right side of the photo. Further down the street, the W. ? Walz Co. is located inside a two-story build… more
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Partner: El Paso Public Library
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