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Railway-Crossing Signal

Description: Patent for improvements in Railway-Crossing Signals that provide both a visual and audible signal to be given at the crossing when a train is approaching.
Date: August 25, 1914
Creator: Adleta, William P.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Invoice for Rail Travel - July 1956]

Description: Invoice from the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company in the amount of $55.11 "For passenger transportation furnished during the month of July 1956 on Rail Travel Credit Cards" by I. H. Kempner. A stamp in the center marks the invoice paid on September 10.
Date: August 22, 1956
Creator: Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company
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Partner: Rosenberg Library

Automatic Railway-Gate.

Description: Patent for an automatic railway-gate or cattle-guard for use "at crossings, the entrances to tunnels, bridges or trestles, or at other places where it is desirable to guard the tracks" (lines 11-13). The invention is a simple and effective way for closing gates, can be operated from a distance, and is controlled by the wheels of passing trains.
Date: August 14, 1894
Creator: Baade, John
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Railway Signal Device

Description: Patent for a railway signal device used to "remind a telegraph operator of orders received concerning a given train" (lines 11-12). Illustrations included.
Date: August 13, 1907
Creator: Baker, John A.
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Brownwood Sante Fe Passenger Depot, Historic Plaque

Description: Photograph of a historic plaque at the Brownwood Sante Fe Passenger Depot. It reads: "Railroad construction began in Brown County in 1884, and the first train arrived in Brownwood in 1885. This depot was designed by Jarvis Hunt of Chicago and built in 1909 by the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Company. It accommodated traffic from a major rail junction between California and Texas and led to increased regional development. Passenger train usage peaked during World War II as 15 trains came … more
Date: August 1, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
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Location: 31.716778009814295 -98.97975499999995
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Historic plaque - Nolan County

Description: Photograph of a historic plaque in Sweetwater, Texas. It reads: "Nomadic Indians crossed this region before Anglo-American pioneers arrived here in the 1870s. The first settlers were buffalo hunters such as I. S. (Tuck) Focht, who later became a rancher and businessman, and cattlemen such as Confederate veteran John R. Lewis. Created in 1876, Nolan County was one of 54 counties carved from Bexar Territory. It was named for Philip Nolan (1771 - 1801), an Irish-born adventurer who came to Texas t… more
Date: August 7, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
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Location: 32.4725756608101 -100.40798283832049
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[Train Engine #3103 and Car]

Description: Photograph of train engine #3103, viewed from the front. "3103" is visible on the front and side, along with "N. DE M." Additional tracks lay in front on the right. Two buildings sit off to the left in the background, a person leaning against the one closest. Other people stand off to the side. Handwritten text below the image says, "Mexico City, Mexico Aug 4th 1941 (ex T&P 535) Retired Oct 27th 1953."
Date: August 4, 1941
Creator: Best, Gerald M.
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Partner: The Grace Museum

Jack.

Description: Patent for a jack for lifting heavy loads on railroads, which has an automatic steady movement of the load up and down without adjusting the jack settings.
Date: August 6, 1907
Creator: Blake, David Alexander & Blake, Charles William
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[Train Engine #907 and Cars]

Description: Photograph of a train engine and attached cars on railroad tracks, viewed from a front side angle. "907" is visible on the front of the engine, smoke rising above. Additional tracks lay to the right. Buildings can be seen in the background on either side. Electrical poles line the tracks on the right in the distance. Handwritten text below the image says, "T&P #907 with 'The Texan' at Dallas, Texas August 17th 1935 - Train #15."
Date: August 17, 1935
Creator: Brown, A. E.
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Partner: The Grace Museum

Railway-Joint.

Description: Patent for a railway-joint in which "the chairs at the sides of the rails have a dovetail connection with a connecting block or tie extending through the webs of the rails" (lines 9-12). The invention has an improved construction, can be adjusted, and can be laterally removed from the rails.
Date: August 8, 1893
Creator: Brown, John S.
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