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[Postcard of Fire FIghters Extinguishing a Fire]

Postcard of a fire department using hoses to extinguish a burning building. Smoke obscures most of the background. The water from the hoses has frozen onto the ground and the fire engine on the left.

Date: January 9, 1912

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photograph of the "New Yorker" in Action]

Postcard with a photograph of the "New Yorker" in action in he water along the coast; the boat is firing all of its water cannons on the right and left. The text on the back of the card says "We have 9 more like this one. (This is the first fire boat built for the dept in Engine Co. #57."

Date: May 29, 1912

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photograph of a Horse-Drawn Steamer Vehicle]

Postcard from Andrew J. Fallon to George Pendexter with a note from John Butler written on it; the note talks about sending for more cards with all of the "new auto horse wagons in Springfield, Mass." Butler had sent this card to Fallon and he then sent it on to Pendexter after crossing out the note on the card. The photograph on the reverse side shows a horse-drawn fire wagon with two firemen posing with it, one man is sitting in the driver's seat and the other is standing towards the rear. … more

Date: August 5, 1912

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Fire at the Equitable Building, New York]

Postcard of the New York Fire Department extinguishing a fire at the Equitable Building. The fire department is using multiple hoses to spray a wide area on the building. Shelves of ice have formed on the side of the building. On the back of the postcard, the sender has left a handwritten message that says, "5 alarms followed by the 2-7. Call. (6 alarms more, 11 alarms in all.)"

Date: January 9, 1912

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photo of a Fire Engine and at a Fire]

Postcard with a photograph of a search light a part of "Engine #3 at 5 alarm fire" in New York. There are two men sitting on bundles with a fire engine parked behind them; the search lights appear to be on top of the awning over the fire engine.

Date: February 4, 1912

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photograph of a Fire Engine by a Bank]

Postcard with a photograph of an older steamer engine parked outside of "Bamberger Bros. Bankers and Brokers." The note on the back of the photo says this "Engine Co. 7" in New York. There are four firemen standing behind the steamer while the building behind them is covered in ice.

Date: January 9, 1912

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of Entrance to Central Park]

Postcard of a sidewalk leading into a park with a white building in the distance, described as "Entrance 72 Street Central Park New York." The letter is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Mademoiselle McFaddin Beaumont, Texas."

Date: September 1, 1912

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

Utilizing Sulfur-Containing Petroleum.

Patent for a method of removing sulfur from Beaumont petroleum and converting it into sulfuric acid.

Date: February 20, 1912

Creator: Robinson, Clarence I.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Propeller

Patent for a boat propeller that does not create a vacuum behind it and is more efficient than other propellers.

Date: July 23, 1912

Creator: Blake, David H.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Trolly Wheel and Harp.

Patent for trolley wheels, where "the transmission of the current through the wheel to the harp is maintained at the maximum and the necessary wear of the relatively movable parts reduced to a minimum" (lines 11-15).

Date: May 7, 1912

Creator: Neighbour, William W.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Preserved Wood and Process of Making Same

Patent for a process for preserving wood by treating it with various anti-septic chemicals mixed with oil that stops the wood from decaying for a long time.

Date: November 19, 1912

Creator: Ellis, Carleton

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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[Postcard with a Photo of a Fire Engine and at a Fire]

[Postcard with a Photograph of a Fire Engine by a Bank]

[Postcard of Entrance to Central Park]

Utilizing Sulfur-Containing Petroleum.

Propeller

Trolly Wheel and Harp.

Preserved Wood and Process of Making Same