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Combined Hose-Reel and Valve.

Description: Patent for a hose reel and valve in which the act of unwinding the reel automatically opens the valve; includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 23, 1915
Creator: Landry, Rosamond L.
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Attachment for Bath-Tubs.

Description: Patent for a removable and adjustable wash cloth attachment "in such a position within the tub that a person bathing may readily move the back and shoulders over the wash cloth or other cleaning element to effect a thorough cleansing thereof" (lines 14-18) including illustrations.
Date: December 28, 1915
Creator: Seib, Lee R.
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Automatic Fire-Alarm System.

Description: Patent for an automatic fire alarm system with a simple arrangement of alarm devices (positioned throughout different rooms) with sound or visual indicators for fire awareness and closer thermal circuits (assisted with spring contact and circuit closer). The automatic fire alarm system will have a more immediate reaction by making an alert noise or visual and propping open the spring contact.
Date: March 16, 1915
Creator: Ammons, John Burck; Ammons, Evander & McGaffey, Otis
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Vehicle-Wheel Buffer

Description: Patent for an improved construction for a vehicle-wheel buffer which eliminates deterioration of its components found in ordinary type buffer. This invention implements an anti-friction mounting which allows the buffer to rotate freely.
Date: February 25, 1915
Creator: Kettler, Martin F.; M. F. Kettler
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Collapsible Box

Description: Patent for an improved pasteboard collapsible box for use by tailors, laundries, etc.
Date: December 28, 1915
Creator: Houghland, Frank H.
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Coop.

Description: Patent for a coop to ship poultry and similar animals. Slidable slats and bars allow for food and water access.
Date: April 13, 1915
Creator: Ferguson, Charles W.
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Bucket Excavator.

Description: Patent for "new and useful Improvement in Bucket Excavators, of which the following is a specification. My invention relates to excavators of that kind in which a bucked is arranged to travel back and forth upon a runway which is lowered into the ground and which is adapted to determine the cross sectional outline of the ditch or excavation" (lines 5-13).
Date: November 30, 1915
Creator: Bettis, William I.
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Cheese-Hoop.

Description: Patent for improvements in cheese hoops by creating a suitable frame work to support a wire gauze or net on the sides and the top of the hoop. This protects the cheese when cutting out a portion of the cheese.
Date: March 30, 1915
Creator: Cain, William R. & Cain, John R.
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Resilient Wheel.

Description: Patent for "certain new and useful Improvements in Resilient Wheels" (lines 5-6) including specifications and illustrations.
Date: May 25, 1915
Creator: Martin F. Kettler
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Automatic Film-Mover

Description: Patent for an automatic film mover which allows film in a projector to be automatically moved forwards and in reverse.
Date: January 12, 1915
Creator: Edmond, Berger & Barnes, Ned E.
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[Houston Ship Channel]

Description: Postcard issued by Bank of the Southwest using images from F.J. Schlueter Collection. Image is of the Houston Ship Channel: Two large and one small boat are in view. Large boat at left carried a load of lumber. Large carts on dock at right suggest more oversize cargo will be unloaded. Text on the back of the postcard reads, "In 1914, Houston got its feet wet. Even though it was 50 miles inland, the city became a seaport. An eventually an international port-of-call. Gateway to Latin Americ… more
Date: 1915
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[Train with three men]

Description: Postcard issued by Bank of the Southwest using images from F.J. Schlueter Collection. Image is of a train with three men sitting on front of engine, one in at the controls, and two standing at left. Text on the back of the postcard reads, "Houston had become an important railhead by 1920. Gandy dancers laid the track that carried the trains that helped turn Houston into a major transportation center. Photograph from the Bank of the Southwest--F.J. Schlueter Collection." Image is from ca. 1… more
Date: 1915
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Hillendahl Quadrangle

Description: Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date: 1915
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Location: 29.81 -95.56
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Alief Quadrangle

Description: Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date: 1915
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Location: 29.69 -95.56
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Cypress Quadrangle

Description: Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date: 1915
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Location: 29.94 -95.69
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Almeda Quadrangle

Description: Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date: 1915
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Location: 29.56 -95.44
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Park Place Quadrangle

Description: Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date: 1915
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Location: 29.69 -95.31
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