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Hobble.

Description: Patent for a new, simple hobble for cultivators made up of fewer parts to reduce cost and for east of use and adjustment. Illustration included.
Date: October 30, 1917
Creator: Ferguson, John R.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Cotton-Chopper

Description: Patent for improvements to the cotton-chopper. This invention outfits the cotton-chopper with a blade that can be moved, either mechanically or with electric power. Previously, the blade was fixed and stationary.
Date: May 13, 1919
Creator: Janes, Henry T.
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Safety Car Net

Description: Patent for safety car-net to be attached to train freight-cars closing the space between adjacent cars and protecting train workers from falling.
Date: October 9, 1917
Creator: Matthews, Harrison C.
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Egg-Case.

Description: Patent for a new and useful improvement in egg case, that "relates to folding boxes or crates such as are usually employed for packing and shipping eggs and various other articles" (line 10-12).
Date: November 9, 1897
Creator: Prechtel, Charles A.
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Cotton Seed Separator

Description: Patent for cotton seed separator. This invention is designed to be a sifting machine for separating cotton seed between sizes. Illustration included.
Date: November 19, 1907
Creator: Edwards, Montieville M.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[News Clip: Abbot snow]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: January 13, 1982, 5:00 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 36 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Gasohol]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: February 4, 1982, 6:00 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 43 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[W. R. Robison's Funeral]

Description: Photograph of the funeral of W. R. Robison at the Abbott Cemetery. A crowd stands around the grave marker of W. R. Robison (1859-1910), where a pile of freshly turned dirt can be seen. The crowd has cleared a pathway. A fence separates half of the crowd from the other.
Date: 1910
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Grave Marker of Elizabeth Martin Howell]

Description: Photograph of the grave marker of Elizabeth "Eliza" Martin Howell, located at the Bell Springs Cemetery in Hill County, Texas. The marker is a stone pillar, with a carved stone book on top. There is a quote which reads "Resting in hope of a glorious resurrection" at the base of the marker. In the background, other markers can be seen.
Date: 19uu
Creator: Willis, T. Bradford
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Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Grave Marker of Donaldson G. Howell]

Description: Photograph of the grave marker of Donaldson G. Howell, located at the Bell Springs Cemetery in Hill County, Texas. The marker is a stone pillar, with a carved stone book on top. The marker reads: "Donaldson G. Howell, born July 2, 1864, died Sept. 21, 1895." In the background, farm equipment can be seen.
Date: 19uu
Creator: Willis, T. Bradford
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Grave Marker of Joshua Calhoun Howell]

Description: Photograph of the grave marker of Joshua Calhoun Howell, located in Bell Springs Cemetery near Abbott, Texas in Hill County. It reads: "J. C. Howell, born June 12, 1852, died Jan. 4, 1901. Resting in hope of a glorious resurrection."
Date: 19uu
Creator: Willis, T. Bradford
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Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Grave Marker of Winnie Davis Howell]

Description: Photograph of the grave marker of Winnie Davis Howell, located at the Bell Springs Cemetery in Hill County, Texas. It reads: "Winnie Davis, Dau. of J. C. & Addie Howell. Born Oct. 3, 1898, Died May 6, 1902. Gone from her home, but not from our hearts."
Date: 19uu
Creator: Willis, T. Bradford
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Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

Sweep Stock Attachment for Plows

Description: Patent for an "improved sweep-stock attachment for plows", so that a "sweep or shovel may be attached to a plow and operated at any desired angle." (lines 8-11)
Date: October 1, 1901
Creator: Ziecheck, John M.
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[Invitation from Blair Stribling to Etta Mae Carroll - October 5, 1915]

Description: Invitation extended to Miss Etta Mae Carroll of Abbott, Texas to serve as Duchess of Abbott in the Texas Cotton Palace of Waco, Texas. It is signed by Blair Stribling, the Queen's Chancellor. Included with the invitation is information for visiting duchesses and their attendants at the queen's court and a court calendar.
Date: October 5, 1915
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

A. Wheeler & Sons

Description: Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes decorative designs, cattle illustration, business name, and text reading: "Office of A. Wheeler & Sons, Feeders and Shippers of Cattle, Sheep and Hogs"; "Breeders of Horses and Mules"; "Broken and Unbroken Mules for Sale"; "Ranch, Abbott, Hill County, Texas"; "Liberal Cash Advancements made on Consignments, to St. Louis Chicago, Kansas City, New Orleans and Galveston." Letterhead contains the names A. … more
Date: 1897
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Texas General Land Office
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