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[Two Women and Dog]

Description: Photograph of two women identified as Edith and Amelia Carr. They are seated outside with a dog, and there are large plants behind them. Handwriting on the back of the photograph states that they are at 300 5th Street.
Date: 1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Photograph of Mrs. J. P. Duke, 1921]

Description: Photograph of Mrs. J. P. Duke, a high school teacher in Port Arthur, Texas. She is wearing glasses, a necklace, and a dark dress. Writing on the back of the photo indicate that Mrs. Duke gave this picture to her domestic arts student, Frances Furchner.
Date: 1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

Chuck.

Description: Patent for chucks that secure pipes, preventing movement when being cut or threaded, including illustrations.
Date: December 27, 1921
Creator: Castanie, William
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Old Man Sitting at Desk]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified old man sitting at a desk with a door with an opening behind him. On the left and on the desk are papers. The man is wearing a hat and is named Lee Stanley, as noted on back of photo.
Date: 1921~/1929-12~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Edison Museum

[Gates Memorial Library]

Description: Photograph of the Gates Memorial Library Children's Reading Room. There are groups of children sitting at three tables in the room. Each table has a lamp on it. In the background, five children are facing bookshelves. Text below the photograph says "Memorial Library Port Arthur, Texas. Children's Reading Room [-] Shelf Reading and Arrangement Cared for by the Library Science Class."
Date: 1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Gates Memorial Library]

Description: Photograph of a three unidentified women at Gates Memorial Library. Two women are sitting at a desk and one woman is standing beside them. The wall behind the desk is decorated with prints of paintings and photographs.
Date: 1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Port Arthur Gas Company]

Description: Photograph of an exterior view of Port Arthur Gas Company on west Nineteenth Street and Terminal Road, adjacent to Texas Company Refinery. There is a tank beside a building with smoke stacks rising from it. Text below the photograph says "Port Arthur Gas Co." and "Located - West Port Arthur ... or 19th St." Accompanying material gives additional information about the company.
Date: 1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

Combination Dripper and Steeper

Description: Patent for a beverage steeper where a strainer is provided to hold the material used for preparation, such as tea or coffee. The strainer is designed to lower into the coffee pot to allow for steeping and can be raised out of the water and affixed to the top of the pot for draining.
Date: January 25, 1921
Creator: Nicholls, George Habberton
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Oil-Burner.

Description: Patent for oil burner adapted for using heavy oil (with wide flat flame) for distribution (wide flat flame with adjustable burner tip).
Date: April 26, 1921
Creator: Chadbourne, Vaughn, R.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Motorcycle-Stand.

Description: Patent for a motorcycle stand that can be released manually through a lever near the saddle to lock the stand into place until the operator unlocks it.
Date: July 21, 1921
Creator: Swenson, Carl J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Power-Hammer.

Description: Patent for a power hammer that can utilize any power source and only needs one person to operate it. The design also uses less parts, making it more affordable.
Date: December 13, 1921
Creator: Karlson, Eric Fritjof
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Horse-Boot.

Description: Patent for a horse boot that covers and protects the hoof and pastern joint of a horse. It also protects the fetlock joint and practically the entire foreleg below the knee. This device allows for the horse to move without being hindered in any way, or without causing chafing. Both protecting the horse and providing additional comfort and safety.
Date: November 1, 1921
Creator: McKenzie, Joseph H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Train-Line Valve.

Description: Patent for "a cut out cock for pneumatic air brake systems." This invention allows the brake lines to be bled so that all brakes may be applied simultaneously.
Date: August 30, 1921
Creator: Weaver, Charles H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Vehicle-Wheel.

Description: Patent for an improved vehicle wheel with a demountable tire rim, so that tires can be easily placed on and taken off the wheel.
Date: December 27, 1921
Creator: Larson, Christian H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Process of Heating Oil-Retorts and Apparatus Therefor.

Description: Patent for "a method of securing even heating of oil retorts and the like throughout their length" and "a new apparatus, particularly intended for the heating and cracking of oils to convert the same into pyrolytic products". The invention may be used for any oil converting retort, but the patent description relates to the production of gasoline.
Date: August 16, 1921
Creator: Alexander, Clive M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Valve.

Description: Patent for improvements to valves, specifically valves that have a sliding movement on the valve seat and to disk valves. The invention is to provide a valve of this type which is used in the interior of vats, tanks, or similar receptacles containing liquids.
Date: July 5, 1921
Creator: Spencer, Elmer H. & Block, A.C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Game.

Description: Patent for a "a game of skill, rather than a game of chance" (lines 11-12), albeit with elements of a game of chance, in the style of a carnival game. The game consists of a motorized, revolving model airplane and a circular arrangement of nets (one for each player); the airplane drops candy into the winning player's net.
Date: August 9, 1921
Creator: Auffurth, Erwin, Jr. & Hjerpe, Erick
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Well Boring Apparatus.

Description: Patent for a well-boring apparatus, an invention of a drilling apparatus using a form of power to transmit rotary movement to the string of a pipe. This invention is designed to lock the rotary elements against movement when the drill or pipe is moved or adjusted within its support.
Date: November 29, 1921
Creator: Boykin, Burwell, Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Electric-Current Relay

Description: Patent for Electric-Current Relay to allow capability of use with either a direct or alternating current. This is adapted for economical use in constant temperature apparatus. Further, this technology avoids the possibility of "sticking of relay movable contacts".
Date: July 19, 1921
Creator: Lorenz, Charles O.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Well Screen.

Description: Patent for a well screen device. The device can keep particulates out of the well water while also restricting water to flow into the well without being released back into the soil.
Date: February 1, 1921
Creator: McLean, Marrs
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Building-Block.

Description: Patent for building block that is easily formed or molded. The building block forms tiers to easy move around and modify.
Date: February 1, 1921
Creator: Pace, Vara L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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