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Flexible Wire Mat.

Description: Patent for a flexible wire mat that is portable, loosely woven to shake out dirt and mud, and which prevents the edges form curling up to trip people.
Date: November 28, 1911
Creator: Shelton, John F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

The Tiffany Family Holiday Card

Description: Copy negative of the Robert Tiffany family holiday portrait. The family is standing in the living room of a house, in front of a fireplace. Two teenage boys are lined up next Mr. Tiffany, dressed in a suit and glasses. Mrs. Tiffany is measuring their heights with a yardstick and a small girl in a dress is standing on the right side of the frame. In the foreground is a dog. Written on the card is, "Season Greetings 1959, The Tiffanys".
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Home Interior

Description: Copy negative of a home interior. There are two large wall bookcases, four tables, two standing globe world atlases, a chandelier, fireplace, and tea kettle. There is a painting of a dog hung over an open door leading to a staircase.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Portrait of Couple

Description: Copy negative of an unidentified couple seated on chairs atop an animal-hide rug. The man has a dark beard and is wearing a dark suit with a vest and cowboy boots. The woman is wearing a long dark dress with puffed sleeves and a high collar.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
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[News Clip: Rare Rugs]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: June 6, 1978, 10:00 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 01 second
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Wool carpet

Description: 3 rectangular ingrain wool rug strips (a,b,c); handwoven, reversible, floral and leaf patterns; "Carpet from Judge Theron Lance home, Cabot,VT. Made by Kate Lance, home dyed and woven, about 1865."
Date: unknown
Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

[Jan Lackey Braiding a Rug]

Description: Photograph of Jan Lackey braiding a rug at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Jan holds a hook in her right hand, and yarn in her left. The heart-shaped rug on the table in front of her is made with red, white and blue yarn.
Date: [1984-08-02..1984-08-05]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Plastics]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: July 7, 1983, 6:00 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 44 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Beall Sawyer with Classmates

Description: Studio photograph of four young women in large identical dark dresses. Beall Sawyer is seated on the left and holding an object with the woman next to her. The other two girls are standing behind them with their hands on Ms. Sawyer's shoulders. They are on top of a rug and in front of a fake backdrop. Written twice on the photograph around Ms. Sawyer is, "Beall Sawyer". Printed beneath the photograph on the mat is, "Swartz 705 Main St., Fort Worth, Tex."
Date: unknown
Creator: Swartz
Partner: Private Collection of the Ellis and Blanton Families

William E. P. Sawyer

Description: Studio photograph of William E. P. Sawyer. He is an elderly man with white hair and a white beard. He is wearing a light-colored suit including a long coat with eight buttons and holding a dark hat. He is standing on a rug in front of a fake backdrop.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of the Ellis and Blanton Families

Jessie Belle Blanton and John Robert Blanton

Description: Studio photograph of Jessie Belle Blanton (seated) and John Robert (Jack) Blanton (standing) as children. Both children are wearing white dresses with dark stockings and boots. Jessie Blanton has two bows in her hair. Embossed on the bottom of the mat is, "H.D. Scott, Dallas, Texas."
Date: unknown
Creator: Scott, H.D.
Partner: Private Collection of the Ellis and Blanton Families

B.B. Paddock and Others

Description: Studio photograph of thirteen men, including B.B. Paddock seated in the center row, second from left. All of the men are wearing suits and vests. Five of the men are holding hats, including bowlers. Five are wearing watch chains, eight are wearing bow ties, four are wearing neckties, and two have glasses. Ten of the men have mustaches including one with a goatee. The men are on two rugs and there are two windows in the background.
Date: unknown
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Sixteen Men in Women's Costumes

Description: Photograph of male actors dressed in womens clothing. Four are seated on the floor, six seated in the middle row and six standing in the back row. They are all wearing dresses, some with print and all with hats, including bonnets and straw hats. They are atop a rug.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hinsdale and Bryant
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Interior of the Bensiria Home in Ft. Worth, Texas

Description: Photograph of the interior of the Bensiria home. On the right side of the frame is a white staircase with a dark banister. On the floor are two ornate rugs, three large chairs, one wooden chair, a dark desk topped with a lamp, and two ottomans. In the foreground is a sofa and in the background is a curtained window and a statue of a figure. There are two chandeliers hanging from the ceiling.
Date: unknown
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Coming Men of America, Panther City Lodge No. 2640, 1904

Description: Photograph of seventeen young men who are members of the Coming Men of America in 1904. Six boys are seated in the front row and the other eleven are standing behind them. The boys are wearing suits, some with vests and all with ties or bow ties and a small pin on their lapels. In the front row, across the knees of the three of the boys, hangs a banner that reads, "1st. Prize Panther City, Lodge 2640, C.M.A., Fort Worth, Tex." They are atop a rug.
Date: 1904
Creator: Swartz
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Polytechnic Public Schools Faculty, 1911-1912

Description: Studio photograph of fourteen faculty at the Polytechnic Public Schools Faculty in Ft. Worth, Texas. Seated in the front row are three men and three women, and standing in the back row are seven women and one man. The men are wearing suits with bow ties and neckties and one has a vest and mustache. The women are wearing long lace dresses, one is wearing a headband, one a brooch, two with necklaces and one is holding a purse. They are atop a rug and in front of a backdrop.
Date: 1912
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Photograph of spiral carpet]

Description: Photograph of a woman wearing a dark-colored dress and heels standing on a spiral design carpet. The shadow of the woman is also visible to the right.
Date: November 14, 1952
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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