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Detachable Inside Door-Lock.

Description: Patent for a detachable inside door-lock. This is a simple locking device that can be applied and removed from any type of door. The purpose is to make a room private and burglar proof.
Date: September 6, 1921
Creator: Arledge, Elbert H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wagon-Brake.

Description: Patent for "a brake which is quickly applicable to any form of wagon and which is attached to the wagon-gear only and has no connection with the body of the wagon, thus allowing the wagon-body to be entirely removed from the bolsters without interfering with the action and operation of the brake mechanism." (Lines 10-17) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: April 6, 1897
Creator: Baker, Owen T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[T&P Train #629]

Description: Photograph of T&P train #629 waiting on the tracks in Fort Worth, Texas. A second train is partially visible behind the first, and there is a large water tank in the background. Written underneath the image are "[sic] Fort Worth, Texas Oct 6th 1947 (I-IBR)" and "H. J. Boudreaux."
Date: October 6, 1947
Creator: Boudreaux, H. J.
Partner: The Grace Museum

Freight And Grain Car

Description: Patent for "freight-car which shall be simple, strong, durable, and comparatively inexpensive in construction, and which shall, by virtue of its attachments, be capable of instant transformation from a car for transporting grain, cereals, and similar loose substances in bulk toa car for transporting miscellaneous dead freight" (lines 17-24).
Date: September 6, 1892
Creator: Butz, John F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Sleeping-Car Seat and Berth.

Description: Patent for a sleeping car berth, which has pneumatic elevators for raising and lowering the top bunk, and folds the bunks and sheets between the car seats during the day.
Date: August 6, 1907
Creator: Butz, John F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Train Engine #660 and Cars]

Description: Photograph of train engine #660 and attached cars on railroad tracks, viewed from the side. "660" and "Texas & Pacific" are visible on the side. Additional tracks lay in front. Handwritten text below the image says, "Fort Worth, Texas Oct 6 1947."
Date: October 6, 1947
Creator: Carlson, R. H.
Partner: The Grace Museum

[Newspaper Clipping: Pecos Doctor Elected Medical Group Head]

Description: Newspaper clippings of an article about a meeting of the Texas Medical Association, at which Dr. May Owen passed on the presidency to Dr. Harold Lindley. The article describes the events of the meeting, including the new slate of other officers. On the back of the clippings are an agricultural advertisement and real estate listings.
Date: February 6, 1961
Creator: Carpenter, Marj.
Partner: Texas Medical Association
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