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Windmill.

Description: Patent for "a new windmill design to improve the construction of windmills and to provide a simple, durable, and efficient one" (lines 11-12)
Date: May 22, 1900
Creator: Benson, A. E.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Safety-Stirrup.

Description: Patent for a safety stirrup which has a locking mechanism, which will open if a rider is thrown from the saddle to release the foot from the stirrup.
Date: March 9, 1909
Creator: Batson, Joseph A.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wrench.

Description: Patent for the wrench. "The object of the invention is to provide a wrench which will be readily adjustable so as to fit nut of any size and one which will be held securely on the nut securely on the nut when engaged thereon" (lines 10-14).
Date: December 30, 1910
Creator: Weatherly, George B.
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Plow Attachment

Description: Patent for a plow attachment that is used for cutting the plowed stalks and breaking up large chunks of soil. Illustrations included.
Date: July 13, 1909
Creator: Batson, Joseph A.
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Couple in Yard

Description: Copy negative of John and Thelma Berry standing in a yard in front of a garden trellis and a house. Mr. Berry is wearing a dark suit and Mrs. Berry is wearing a dark dress and high heels.
Date: unknown
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Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Family Picture

Description: Copy negative of the McCarley Family in Turkey, Texas. Four men in dark suits and neckties are standing in the back row, including two who are wearing hats. Seated in front of them are four women in dresses, and in front of the women are two young boys and one young girl. In the background is an elderly man in a necktie and a garden trellis.
Date: unknown
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Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Snapshot of Two Adults by House

Description: Copy negative Mr. and Mrs. J.B. McCarley standing in front of two windows and a trellis. Mr. McCarley is a full striped suit with a tie and holding a hat. Mrs. McCarley is wearing a long patterned dress. Both are wearing glasses.
Date: unknown
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Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Texas Ranches Panhandle Section

Description: Survey map of large ranches in the Texas Panhandle region, including the name and/or the owner(s) of each ranch. Map also includes labeled counties, towns, rivers, creeks, and roads. Handwritten notes have been made to the map in pencil to denote the approximate acreage of a number of ranches.
Date: 1949
Creator: Williams, J. W. & Neal, A. D., Sr.
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Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Hall County

Description: Blue line print of a survey map of Hall County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, blocks of land, cities, towns, roads, and railroads. A group of three separate tracts are outlined in red pencil and labeled W. J. Lewis, A. C. Hughes, and [city of] Turkey. Scale [ca. 1:177,777] (4000 varas to 3/4 of an inch).
Date: 1916
Creator: Ehlinger, L. & Bramlette, H. M.
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Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Plainview

Description: Topographic quadrangle map of Plainview, Texas, showing populated areas, boundaries, water bodies, railroads, roads, landmarks, and a location diagram for NI 14-4. Relief shown by contours (interval 100 feet with supplementary contours at 500 foot intervals) and spot heights and includes a key, road classification, and quadrangle location diagrams. Scale 1:250,000
Date: 1955
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Location: None
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Man Conducting Band

Description: Copy negative of guest conductor Darryl Phillips directing the McMurry Band, viewed from behind the band on the left side. The band members are seated on a stage with curtains, and the director is standing with a baton.
Date: unknown
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Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Fumigator.

Description: Patent for an improved fumigator that has a furnace, a fan casing, a fan inside the casing, a discharge in the casing, an air chamber with dampered openings between the furnace and the casing, a perforated partition between the furnace and the chamber, and a nozzle and hose coming from the driving device.
Date: August 21, 1894
Creator: Horne, Edward G.
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Tire Heater.

Description: Patent for a new and improved tire heater. This design "consists in providing a rotary circular box revolving in a horizontal plane and carrying a rack, upon which is supported the tire, said box having a stationary bottom provided with openings to admit the flames of oil, gas, or vapor burners to immediate contact with a rotated tire. . . . The object of [the] invention is to provide a tire-heater, which shall be simple and economical of construction, adapted to the use of gas, oil, or vapor f… more
Date: July 29, 1890
Creator: Nevill, William Birt
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Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train in Turkey, Texas

Description: Close-up photograph of a man and woman with a wagon participating in the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train in Turkey, Texas. The photo shows a man squatting next to a covered wagon, with a woman sitting inside the wagon. The wagon has a sign that is only half visible with the words "Cotton" and "Rt1" shown, as well as two Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train brands burned into the wood near the front of the wagon.
Date: May 26, 1986
Creator: Cirincione, Nick
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Partner: Tarrant County College NE, Heritage Room

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-1113

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, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Authority of Commissioners Court to purchase existing hospital facilities for use as a county hospital; authority of Commissioners Court to employ counsel; authority for the creation of a hospital district in Hall County.
Date: August 14, 1961
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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