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Cattle-Guard.

Description: Patent for a cattle guard, which is made up of a wedge shaped piece of metal that allows a cows leg to be caught rather than the foot to allow easier removal of the leg by the cow.
Date: August 31, 1909
Creator: Mosher, Benjamin E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Car-Coupling.

Description: Patent for a car-coupling that has a draw-bar attached to the car, a hollow draw-head with a flaring opening that sits horizontally to the draw-bar, a spring that holds the draw-head in the horizontal position, a bar that raises and lowers the forward end of the draw-head against the spring, a coupling-pin that sits in the draw-head, a chain that connects the draw-head to the bell-crank lever, a cam that supports the chain, and a device that turns the cam in either direction in order to tighten… more
Date: March 31, 1896
Creator: Epps, Charles
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Car-Coupling.

Description: Patent for a simple and efficient car coupling that easily couples by impact, and can uncouple without going between cars.
Date: July 31, 1894
Creator: Kirk, John P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[U.S. Highway 79 in Taylor]

Description: Photograph of Federal Aid Project 279-C (1) and/or FAGM 279-B (1) on U.S. Highway 79 in Taylor. View of new Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad underpass showing rails, railings and utility poles.
Date: December 31, 1939
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Partner: Texas Department of Transportation

[U.S. Highway 79 in Taylor]

Description: Photograph of Federal Aid Project 279-C (1) and/or FAGM 279-B (1) on U.S. Highway 79 in Taylor. Street scene with new Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad underpass and sidewalks. Visible train including Missouri-Pacific boxcar, Green Bay & Western boxcar and MKT gondola.
Date: December 31, 1939
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Partner: Texas Department of Transportation
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[News Clip: Railroad fire]

Description: B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: January 31, 1984
Duration: 1 minute 02 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: DART]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the opening of a 3-mile stretch of train service in Oak Cliff area of Dallas and 3 other stations. Interviews with people about the changes it will give to the community. The story aired at 6pm.
Date: May 31, 1997
Duration: 1 minute 58 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[TELOP of property plat]

Description: Photograph of a TELOP of a detailed property map. On the bottom there is a label that says, "Physical plat subject property." There is some small hand writing below it. The legend in the bottom left corner has four small boxes of various headings, labeled, "Hill land, valley land, cultivated, and wooded." In the top left corner is a compass with north labeled by an "N." On the bottom of the map is a large railroad going from the northwest to the southeast that is labeled, "Cotton Belt R.R. to N… more
Date: March 31, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Auto train fatals]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about two Peter McDaniel and Neal Anderson when their car was hit at a crossing by an M-K-T passenger train in Lancaster.
Date: March 31, 1964
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Bill Kelley's costumes]

Description: Photograph of four of Bill Kelley's costumes. The cutouts are on a piece of paper. He is wearing a bird costume, Western attire, a business casual outfit, and a costume similar to that of a train conductor.
Date: May 31, 1972
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Smithville District Seniority List: Firemen, March 1918

Description: List of firemen employed in the 11th District of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company South Texas Division as of March 1918. It includes the name of each person and employment date, with the most senior person listed first.
Date: March 31, 1918
Creator: Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company. South Texas Division.
Partner: Smithville Heritage Society

[Letter from Henry Sayles to W. A. Webb, August 31, 1912]

Description: Letter from Henry Sayles to W. A. Webb congratulating him on his appointment as president of the M. K. & T. Railroad and reminding him of Sayles' views on the relationship between railroad companies and town citizens. Sayles believes if this relationship is kept in good condition, it can greatly benefit all involved.
Date: August 31, 1912
Creator: Sayles, Henry
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
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