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Cotton Picker's Shade.

Description: Patent for a new and improved cotton picker's shade. This design "consists of a portable frame having an adjustable and detachable awning or shade . . . for the use of cotton-pickers and others whose vocation obliges them to work in the field during the hot season" (lines 19-23).
Date: June 14, 1881
Creator: Arnold, William Noah
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Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-1456

Description: Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Price Daniel, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Legality of using County Permanent Improvement Funds to erect a livestock building at East Texas Fair grounds on land owned by the City of Tyler.
Date: May 14, 1952
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
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Truss.

Description: Patent for improvements to trusses, which uses "a pair of spring hangers each carrying a pad of particular construction and arrangement" (lines 9-11). Patent includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 14, 1916
Creator: Gilmore, Aaron W.
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Knockdown Frame

Description: Patent for improvements to the knockdown frame for easy setup and take down and for supporting a block and tackle. This invention also provides a device for locking the fall rope of a block and tackle after the load is raised.
Date: July 14, 1914
Creator: Padgett, Harry H. & Bookout, Louis L.
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