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[Boat Named Vulcan]

Description: Photograph of a boat named Vulcan. The boat appears to be in a canal and is pictured from above. The side of the boat has a life preserver printed with "Vulcan Port Arthur" and "Vulcan" is printed on the railing of an upper deck.
Date: unknown
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Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

Construction of the Hulls of Concrete Ships.

Description: Patent for "new and useful improvements in Construction of the Hulls of Concrete Ships" (lines 5-6). The improvements enable concrete hulls to be made efficiently, comparatively lightweight, and durable with a new form of rib reinforcement providing strength to withstand all strains of ocean travel.
Date: May 13, 1919
Creator: Holmgreen, Julius H.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Device for Raising and Transporting Vessels.

Description: Patent for "a new and useful construction of barge having simple and powerful means for raising ships and vessels to a sufficient height so that the same may readily be carried through the water over shallow places or bars, and the barge is also equipped with means for being propelled through the water to carry a ship or vessel, and also for being propelled over a track, so as to act as a combined locomotive and ship-car when carrying a ship or vessel over dry land." (Lines 14-25) Includes inst… more
Date: March 23, 1897
Creator: Schramm, Charles J.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Esquire Magazine Varga Girl Illustration: Christmas Tidings]

Description: A spread from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. The front page of the spread features a blonde Varga girl dressed in white and gold smiling and kneeling over a telegraph from her soldier paired with a two stanza verse by Phil Stack. On the following page is a reproductive print of the painting "The Ordeal of John Paul Jones" by Anton Otto Fischer done especially for Esquire Magazine. The painting celebrates prominent Scottish-born Naval commander John Paul … more
Date: December 1945
Creator: Vargas, Alberto; Stack, Phil & Fischer, Anton Otto
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[How Columbus Discovered America]

Description: Photographs of "How Columbus Discovered America," held by UNT Special Collections. The cover is an illustration of the top of a ship from the view of the helm. The helm contains the title inside of it, behind it people can be seen on various parts of the ship looking out at the sea. Image 2, pop-up of the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria. The three ships are on the waves of the ocean, very detailed in its design. Behind the ship on the right are some palm trees. The bottom right corner of t… more
Date: March 1, 2020
Creator: Gellner, Megan
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Jack.

Description: Patent for improvements in jacks used for shipbuilding. The device described is designed to aid in the processes of fastening siding to the ribs of a ship hull by first forcing the boards that form the siding close together so that they can then be secured to the hull's ribs. The improvements this jack provides is the necessary force required to closely align the boards easily and quickly before they are nailed in place. This mechanical device is lightweight, efficient and easy to repair. It ca… more
Date: July 22, 1919
Creator: Singleton, James D.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Letter from Lee Guth to Mrs. D. W. Kempner, April 19, 1957]

Description: Letter from Lee Guth to Mrs. D. W. Kempner discussing changes to Kempner's travel itinerary for her summer trip to Europe where she will stay in France, Italy, and Switzerland, asking for approval of the plans to begin making reservations while mentioning documents needed for Kempner to have a chauffeur on her trip.
Date: April 19, 1957
Creator: Guth, Lee
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Rosenberg Library
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