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[Views of the Texas & Pacific General Office]

Description: Four photographs showing various views of the Texas & Pacific Railway buildings in Marshall, Texas. Two images at the top show a wide view of railroad tracks in front of three buildings: a tall, two-story building with wrap-around porches to the left; a smaller, one-story building in the center; and a long building with a covered loading bay where several train cars are parked. The lower images show a close-up view of the first two buildings (left) and of the third building (right). Text at … more
Date: [1873..1884]
Partner: The Grace Museum

Improvement in Journal Boxes.

Description: Patent for axel shaft oil lubrication system that acts as a reservoir and saves the oil lubrication materials to be used repeatedly without waste.
Date: May 13, 1873
Creator: Morris, Joseph R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Improvement in Bridges.

Description: Patent for an improvement in Bridges and Self-Supporting Roofs and Girders. The invention provides instruction for "the construction of truss-bridges and self supporting roofs and girders"..."by nailing or bolting securely together successive layers of plank joined at different points."
Date: September 23, 1873
Creator: Davis, Benjamin F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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