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Umbrella and Sun Shade.

Patent for a new and improved (sun) umbrella. This design utilizes an adjustable metal frame that can be attached to a piece of equipment (e.g., a tractor) or worn comfortably by a person. This allows for hands-free use while being protected from the sun and/or rain.

Date: February 8, 1881

Creator: Gray, Hiram Balderston

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Two girls with parasols]

Photograph of young Elizabeth Bancroft and Josephine Wignall holding parasols.

Date: unknown

Creator: Gunstream, A.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Heritage House Museum

Fan Attachment for Umbrellas or Parasols.

Patent for a fan attachment for umbrellas or parasols, including illustrations.

Date: May 22, 1900

Creator: Beseler, Otto

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Umbrella.

Patent for a new and improved sun umbrella. This design is "adapted to be attached to the person of the wearer, consisting of the top or cap piece having the projecting studs or pivots, fixed ribs, fastened rigidly in the back part of the cap, fixed supports bent to form the bulge and adapted to be fastened with their lower ends in a suitable brace or support, and moveable ribs arranged in pairs and pivoted upon the studs or pivots" (lines 73-81).

Date: May 26, 1885

Creator: Egan, William

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Umbrella

Patent for an umbrella. Illustration included.

Date: November 6, 1906

Creator: Mangelsdorf, Gustav A.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Umbrella

Patent for an umbrella. Illustration included.

Date: December 25, 1906

Creator: Gra, Hernando B.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Couple in Union Bower

An unidentified couple enjoys an afternoon in the Union Bower community, c. 1910. Union Bower was a farming community that today is part of eastern Irving.

Date: 1910~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Irving Archives

[Women Under Umbrella on a Beach]

Photograph of four women laying on the beach under a large umbrella. There are stone steps in the background.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Mary Louise Vise as a child holding an umbrella

Mary Louise Vise as a child standing in the backyard of a house wearing a white dress and holding an umbrella

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of Charles R. Delphenis

[Three People Sit With an Umbrella at the Beach]

Photograph of three unidentified people in swimsuits sitting with a dark umbrella on a beach. All three subjects are squinting in the light. The eldest of the three (center) is holding the umbrella. A seawall and a bridge visible in the background.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of Fritz Dietrich

Umbrella and Sunshade

Patent for an umbrella and sunshade. Illustration included.

Date: March 8, 1904

Creator: Gra, Hernando B.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Supporting Device for Umbrellas.

Patent for a wearable umbrella holder, which holds the umbrella on the back and over the person's head to allow their hands to be free.

Date: November 10, 1908

Creator: Cumpston, Frederick B.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Sun-Shade Holder.

Patent for a sun shade holder that can be clamped or attached to vehicles or other items.

Date: December 7, 1880

Creator: Smith, Amroy B.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Woman with Umbrella]

Photograph of 1 person. There are two images of the same woman. In the first, she is standing while facing the camera. In the second, she is seated in a wooden chair while facing forward. In both, she is wearing a light colored dress with a flowered collar, flowered sash, and flowered hat while holding an umbrella.

Date: unknown

Creator: Born, Julius

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: River Valley Pioneer Museum

Self-Adjusting Umbrella-Holder.

Patent for a self-adjusting umbrella holder that is worn on the body to allow the users hands to be free.

Date: November 15, 1910

Creator: Bell, Joseph E.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Worker wearing lifeguard cut-off shirt]

Photograph of a man standing and prepping at one of the LSRFA pit-stops. He is adjusting a tiny cocktail umbrella and is wearing a t-shirt with cut-off sleeves that has the lifeguard symbol on it.

Date: September 24, 2011

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Draconis von Trapp helping out at LSRFA]

Photograph of Draconis von Trapp helping to set up at one of the LSRFA pit-stops. They are holding several tiny cocktail umbrellas and has feathers in their hair, an umbrella behind their ear, and red striped face paint on.

Date: September 24, 2011

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Child sitting at the second LSRFA pit-stop]

Photograph of a child at the second LSRFA pit-stop. She is sitting on steps and is holding a cup and a cold water bottle. She is wearing a big t-shirt and plastic leis and has two cocktail umbrellas in her lap.

Date: September 24, 2011

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Canopy for Vehicles, & c.

Patent to "improve the construction of canopies and to provide a simple, inexpensive, and efficient one adapted to be readily mounted on all kinds of vehicles, plows, machines, &c., where shade or protection from weather is desirable" (lines 11-15) with instructions and illustration.

Date: May 4, 1897

Creator: Buchanan, Hugh A. & Tisdal, Jefferson M.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Draconis von Trapp at the second LSRFA pit-stop]

Photograph of Draconis von Trapp at the second LSRFA pit-stop. They are sitting at a table with a guitar on it and they are wearing a cocktail umbrella tucked behind their ear and stripes of red paint on their face.

Date: September 24, 2011

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Portrait of a Woman Dressed in Dark Clothing]

Photograph of a woman in dark clothing with her gloves off and an umbrella in the other hand.

Date: unknown

Creator: Jackson, W. D. Jr.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard Showing Elmer Josephine Wheatly Holding an Umbrella]

Postcard showing a portrait made of Elmer Josephine Wheatly (Dolly) holding an umbrella while wearing a long white gown and black shoes.

Date: 1916~

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Private Collection of Margay Welch

[Seven Women with Umbrellas and a Deer]

Photograph of seven women underneath three umbrellas. The seventh woman on the right is reaching out and touching a deer that is standing on its rear legs. The other women have their arms entwined.

Date: 1896

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Matthews Family and Lambshead Ranch

[Helpers dressing up in luau accessories at the second pit-stop]

Photograph of helpers at the second LSRFA pit-stop. They are standing in the open area and some are wearing leis, and grass skirts. There is a bucket with plastic leis in it and hanging pineapples decorating the area.

Date: September 24, 2011

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections