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Decatur Highway Underpass

Description: Decatur Highway underpass below the Santa Fe Railroad. The road is unpaved and right before the underpass, in the distance, two unidentified men are visible standing on either side of an automobile. The highway still exists and the present-day location of the underpass is now called 11614 Jim Christal Rd., Krum, Texas.
Date: 1913
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 33.223853 -97.257141
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Z. Wiggs' Crew Building a Bridge]

Description: Z. Wiggs' crew building a bridge on Justin, Ponder, Krum Road located south of present-day Highway 380 between the Santa Fe railroad overpass and Ponder. "The Justin-Ponder-Krum Road in 1913 being graveled, having bridge built by the Z. Wiggs crew. This bridge is South of the present day state highway 380 between the Santa Fe Overpass & Ponder"
Date: 1913
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Partner: Denton Public Library

Railway-Rail Support and Coupling.

Description: Patent for improved combined railway rail supports and joints that increases the efficiency and utility of such devices. Eliminates the need of employing additional bolts or other fastening means.
Date: July 29, 1913
Creator: Acker, Charles C.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Maps of Florida and Mississippi]

Description: Map shows counties, swamps, railroads, lakes, rivers, cities, and towns. Includes index for Mississippi counties on verso. Inset: "Northwestern portion of Florida." Scale [ca. 1:1,580,000] and [ca. 1:1,790,000].
Date: [1913..1915]
Creator: Cram, George Franklin, 1841-1928
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Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Lantern.

Description: Patent for an "improved lantern for switchmen and other railroad men for use in signaling and the like, and which is susceptible of being used for prolonged signals without extinguishing the flame and which is not liable to be accidentally blown out by a strong wind or current of air either" (lines 10-16).
Date: May 27, 1913
Creator: Moore, Thomas L.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Mail Bag Catcher and Deliverer

Description: Patent for a mail bag catcher and deliverer. "This invention relates to mail bag catchers and deliverers and the principle object of the invention is the provision of simple and efficient mechanism of the character which may be readily and conveniently thrown to operative and inoperative position and wherein the saddle bars and their respective guards may be aligned with the track and car" (lines 9-17). Illustrations included.
Date: January 14, 1913
Creator: Freeman, Richard J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Tie-Plate.

Description: Patent for Tie-Plate, which is an improvement on rail ties for railroad use. The Tie-Plate is a "single piece of material", providing a "rail supporting surface" (pg. 2, lines 13-17). Ribbing in the plate, allow for adjustable height to support the rails and a seat for the spikes.
Date: April 22, 1913
Creator: Clarke, Marcus S.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Railway-Tie

Description: Patent for a railway tie with hollow and plastic filled portions. Illustrations included.
Date: February 18, 1913
Creator: Stratton, Steuben T.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Railway Joint

Description: Patent for a railway joint. This invention consists "of a rail joint which is provided with a novel locking means whereby the fish plates will be held in engagement with the meeting ends of a pair of rails preventing any undesired disconnection of the latter" (lines 12-16). Illustrations included.
Date: February 11, 1913
Creator: Cole, Henry J.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Rail Fastening

Description: Patent for a rail fastening device that does not require spikes. Illustrations included.
Date: January 14, 1913
Creator: Hellner, Peter Herm
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Railway-Brake.

Description: Patent for "railway brakes, which are constructed to grip the wheels, and which, in the event of an emergency, may be set to lift the wheels off the track in order to obtain a quick stoppage of the train" (lines 9-14) including illustrations and explanations of the brakes' components.
Date: June 26, 1913
Creator: Drake, Charles W.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Rail-Brace

Description: Patent for new and useful improvements in rail braces. Provides the inexpensive manufacture of more durable rail braces and also improves bracing to hold the track in line the full length of the rail.
Date: August 5, 1913
Creator: Davis, Charles Wesley
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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