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Billiard-Ball Holder.

Description: Patent for a simple billiard-ball holder that is meant to "provide a means for holding the balls when not in use, so that they will not fall out of the holder to the floor, and means to provide for the tilting of the holder out of line, so that the balls will roll to the opposite end, and out of the opening into the triangle, thereby saving a good part of the time in taking the balls out of the holder" (lines 20-27).
Date: July 11, 1893
Creator: Rohrbach, Gabriel
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Combined Car and Air-Brake Coupling.

Description: Patent for a simple, practical, and easy to use car coupling and in air brake coupling that automatically couples cars together. It can be easily uncoupled from the top or sides of cars. When it couples, it also connects the cars' air pipes together.
Date: November 14, 1893
Creator: Rohrbach, Gabriel
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Car-Door.

Description: Patent for a sliding car door and the frame that allows its sliding mechanism to work.
Date: September 7, 1915
Creator: Sneddon, William
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[People Attending Church in Del Rio]

Description: Photograph of a group of people entering a church in Del Rio, Texas. There are two automobiles parked outside the church, one at the front of the building (on the left side of the image), and one at the side (in the front of the image). There are buildings and trees on either side of the church and a lamppost on the street in the foreground. Handwritten text on the back of the photograph says "The church, Del Rio Mex."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[People and a Car Outside of a Church in Del Rio]

Description: Photograph of a group of people in the back of church in Del Rio, Texas. The group of people are surrounded by large concrete bricks, and the church appears to be under construction. There is a car parked at the side of the church in the foreground of the image. A handwritten note that reads "Del Rio" is visible on the back of the photograph.
Date: unknown
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Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Group of People at a Construction Site]

Description: Photograph of a group of people in front of a church under construction. There is a half-built brick wall behind the group, on which four of the children are standing on. There are stacks of concrete bricks in front of and beside the group. The men are dressed in suits and the women are wearing sunday dresses. There are trees and shrubs in the background behind the building. Handwriting is visible on the back of the photograph.
Date: unknown
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Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[The Annex Under Construction #1]

Description: Photograph of a group of people standing in front of a church under construction. Behind the group there is a half-built brick wall on which some of the children are standing on. Stacks of large concrete bricks surround the people, mostly in the foreground. The men are dressed in suits and the women are wearing sunday dresses. Handwriting is visible on the back of the photograph; it reads "The Annex under construction" and "Del Rio Annex".
Date: unknown
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Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Ladder Against the Del Rio Annex]

Description: Photograph of the back of the Del Rio Annex. There is a ladder propped up against the building. Piles of large concrete bricks and construction debris are scattered around the building. There is a bicycle with a basket cut off in the foreground. The back of the photo has visible handwriting that reads "Del Rio annex."
Date: unknown
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Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Two Boys on the Roof of the Del Rio Annex]

Description: Photograph of two children (identified as 12 year old Benjamĺn and 6 year old Davĺd) standing side by side on the roof of the Del Rio Annex. Benjamin is holding a bucket in his left hand. In the foreground there is a wooden railing as well as some trees and shrubs. There is a man doing labor work next to the annex. On the back of the photograph there is a note handwritten in Spanish. It reads: "Aquí se ven dos niños, Benjamĺn de 12 y Davĺd de 6 años. Davĺd se resbaló de la parte de arriba del t… more
Date: unknown
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Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Building in Front of the Del Rio Annex]

Description: Photograph of five men building alongside the road in front of the Del Rio Annex. The men are wearing jeans and button down shirts. One man is bent over working on a wagon wheel, while another man watches him with his hands on his hips. There are wooden planks along the road and leading up to the annex. Trees and a house surround the annex on both sides. Visible handwriting on the back of the photograph reads "Del Rio".
Date: unknown
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Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
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Oral History Interview with Sandra Fuentes, Elvira Castro, JoElda Hinojosa, Beatriz Arizpe on July 28, 2016.

Description: Four co-chairs of The Border Organization (Organización Fronteriza) --a Del Rio-based group devoted to community organizing-- share their story about the group's mission and strategies. The interviewees talked about how they joined -- Sandra Fuentes and Elvira Castro are veterans from the organization and have been involved in numerous fights for local government accountability, while JoElda Hinojosa and Beatriz Arizpe joined recently when the group helped organize food service workers from the… more
Date: July 28, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes 06 seconds
Creator: Sinta, Vinicio; Arionus, Steve; Fuentes, Sandra; Castro, Elvira; Hinojosa, JoElda & Arizpe, Beatriz
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Lupe De Hoyas, July 21, 2016

Description: Mr. De Hoyas talks about coaching football in Del Rio. He discusses consolidation in 1971. He also talked about growing up in the San Felipe barrio and working in the district.
Date: July 21, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: Sinta, Vinicio; Arionus, Steve & De Hoyas, Lupe
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Chris Escobar, July 25, 2016

Description: Chris Escobar is an artist activist who does outreach at La Casa de la Cultura in Del Rio. In the interview, he speaks about migrant work, his father as a vaquero, going on the migrant trail, etc. He also speaks about college and the difficulties of being poor and its attendant effects on his studies at St Edwards & UTEP. He talks a little bit about Austin & learning from Raúl Valdez.
Date: July 25, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Sinta, Vinicio; Arionus, Steve & Escobar, Chris
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Diana Salgado, July 29, 2016

Description: Diana Salgado grew up in the Barrio Chihuahua area of Del Rio in the 1940s. She recalled the discrimination in public spaces in the city (movie theaters, soda fountains…) and how the operators of these places would sometimes try to give her preferential treatment over other Mexican Americans due to her fair skin. Salgado married and dropped out of school shortly before her expected graduation; after spending some years in Arizona, her husband and her moved to San Jose, California, where she fou… more
Date: July 29, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 31 minutes 54 seconds
Creator: Sinta, Vinicio; Arionus, Steve & Salgado, Diana
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Manuel Polanco, July 27, 2016

Description: Mr. Polanco is a former San Felipe student and former football coach with Del Rio High. He talks a little bit about his youth, some about his experiences at Texas A&I, and mostly about the school district consolidation. Some experiences about discrimination. One interesting fact about many of the Del Rio interviews--each of them seem to remember the segregated San Felipe District with special fondness despite, or perhaps, because of the segregation.
Date: July 27, 2016
Duration: 52 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Sinta, Vinicio; Arionus, Steve & Polanco, Manuel
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Lupe Sotelo, July 25, 2016

Description: Lupe Sotelo is a Del Rio native and a former student of the San Felipe ISD. He also taught at San Felipe Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District schools after consolidation, and went on to work as principal and superintendent in other communities in Texas. Mr. Sotelo talked about the encouragement of teachers at San Felipe and how he could have been considered an "at risk" student in his youth. The second half of the interview features Sotelo's interpretation of the events surrounding … more
Date: July 25, 2016
Duration: 53 minutes 04 seconds
Creator: Sinta, Vinicio; Arionus, Steve & Sotelo, Lupe
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Eloy Padilla on July 19, 2018

Description: Even though Eloy Padilla lived in a neighborhood under the jurisdiction of Del Rio ISD, he and his brother transferred voluntarily to San Felipe, which they considered to have a more welcoming environment. He recalled being passed over for opportunities in Del Rio school sports due to his ethnicity. After finishing high school, Padilla went to UT in the 60s and quickly became involved in Chicano activism; he was one of the first members of MASO, and joined their activities in and out of campus.… more
Date: July 19, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 50 minutes 01 second
Creator: Sinta, Vinicio & Padilla, Eloy
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Diana Abrego, July 19, 2016

Description: Diana Abrego talks about being a migrant worker in her early years. She also talks about living in the borderland; being of two worlds, both Mexico & the U.S. She also talks about Del Rio's San Felipe's barrio and the segregation. Some black/brown relations in San Felipe. Being in the brown berets in Del Rio.
Date: July 19, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 42 minutes 45 seconds
Creator: Abrego, Diana; Arionus, Steve & Sinta, Vinicio
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Eloy Barrera, July 22, 2016

Description: Mr. Barrera grew up in and around Del Rio, Texas. His father was a sheep sheerer. Barrera talked about the importance of education to his parents and learning "proper" Spanish. He also talked about the San Felipe barrio and the schools. Later he moved out of the barrio into a more mixed community. He talked about the disparity in sporting equipment between Del Rio ISD & San Felipe. He also talked about teaching drama in Del Rio, the march in 1969, and the impact of school consolidation in 197… more
Date: July 22, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 29 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Arionus, Steve & Barrera, Eloy
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Lupita, De La Paz, July 28, 2016

Description: De La Paz's interview reflects on the contemporary issues that Del Rio is facing. She speaks about the importance of Casa De La Cultura in her life growing up. She lived in the Chihuahua barrio and went to Del Rio schools. She speaks about not learning about her culture and people who look like her in school. In order to supplement her learning, she would attend classes at the Casa. She spoke about learning culture through teatros and folklorio offered at Casa. The latter part of the interview … more
Date: July 28, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: Sinta, Vinicio; Arionus, Steve & De La Paz, Lupita
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Ruben Barragan, July 26, 2016

Description: Ruben "Pollo" Barragan is a native of Del Rio, and a proud resident of the San Felipe neighborhood. Barragan talked about growing up in San Felipe and race relations in greater Del Rio, his periodic trips to California to work in the fields, and going to school in the San Felipe ISD. Barragan was one of the eight VISTA workers that were expelled from Del Rio under the request of the County Commissioners Court -- a key event that led to the Palm Sunday March. Later in his life, "Pollo" started P… more
Date: July 26, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 14 minutes 32 seconds
Creator: Barragan, Ruben & Sinta, Vinicio
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Alonso Martinez on July 29, 2016

Description: Alonso speaks about growing up in San Felipe and the segregated nature of Del Rio generally. He also speaks a great deal about migrant farm work and following the seasonal harvest. He speaks about his time in the West Texas cotton fields and speaking Spanish in Anglo schools out in West Texas. He talks a little bit about the 1969 Palm Sunday march--he wasn't a participant but he talks about the march. He also talks about the importance of education he received from Bambi Cardenas and Aurelio Mo… more
Date: July 29, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Arionus, Steve & Martinez, Alonso
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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