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Attachment for Coffins

Description: Patent for a coffin attachment which supports the head and shoulders of the body and allows them to be adjusted vertically. Illustrations included.
Date: May 17, 1910
Creator: Deering, Uriah H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Bodies in a Cemetery]

Description: Postcard shows rows of bodies situated near two caskets in a large cemetery. In the foreground, bodies lie next to each other with personal items such as hats. Beyond the caskets and bodies, are several crosses. A mountain is also visible in the background.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

Burial-Casket

Description: This patent is for a burial casket. One of the aims of this casket is to obviate the necessity of using metallic securing devices which now commonly corrode or deteriorate from moisture and expose the body of the corpse to moisture in the ground as well as to parasites and burrowing animals.
Date: March 26, 1918
Creator: McKinney, Jacob D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Burial-Vault

Description: Patent for an air and moisture proof burial vault which can also expel gases. Illustrations included.
Date: January 3, 1911
Creator: Pepple, John W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Coffins]

Description: Copy negative of coffins of deceased American soldiers about to be shipped to hometowns. The coffins are sitting on top of crates. There is a wooden building behind the coffins.
Date: 1916~
Partner: El Paso Public Library

Custom-made coffin design with Star Trek logo and Baha'i star

Description: Photograph of a custom-made design stained on a wooden casket. The design is of the Star Trek logo over a Baha'i nine-pointed star. The Star Trek logo is a curved shape with one point at the top and two points at the bottom. A five pointed star is included in the middle of the curved shape.
Date: December 4, 2020
Creator: Hess, Caroline
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Elizabeth Franklin to the Moore family, January 10, 1901]

Description: This is a letter from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by Elizabeth "Bettie" Franklin and is addressed to the Moore family. In the letter, Franklin informs the Moore family that Matilda Dodd has passed way from pneumonia. She discusses the time period right before Dodd passed and describes how the family worked very hard to keep her well with visits from the Doctor and with medicine. The family realized she would not get well and all they could do was keep her comfortable tile she… more
Date: January 10, 1901
Creator: Franklin, Elizabeth
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Military Funeral

Description: Copy negative of a military funeral in Columbus, New Mexico. Several soldiers are lined up on either side of at least six coffins. Surrounding the group are many soldiers in uniforms and hats. Written across the bottom of the image is, "Impressive Military Funeral, Columbus, N. M." In the bottom left hand corner are the words, "W. M. Horne Co, El Paso, Tex."
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Military Funeral

Description: Copy negative of a military funeral in Columbus, New Mexico. Several soldiers are lined up on either side of at least six coffins. Surrounding the group are many soldiers in uniforms and hats. Written across the bottom of the image is, "Impressive Military Funeral, Columbus, N. M." In the bottom left hand corner are the words, "W. M. Horne Co, El Paso, Tex."
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
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[News Clip: Aggies - Rice]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a football game between Texas A & M and Rice University. Texas A & M wins the game.
Date: November 18, 1956
Duration: 3 minutes 17 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Child murders]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the search for two children who were murdered by their father before he committed suicide.
Date: September 8, 1958
Duration: 2 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Cop funeral]

Description: B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: February 26, 1981, 12:00 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 09 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Cross planting]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: August 19, 1984, 10:00 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 40 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Curious attend Kelly funeral]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the funeral of George "Machine Gun" Kelly, the ringleader of the 1933 kidnapping of Charles F. Urschel.
Date: July 25, 1954
Duration: 1 minute 22 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Exhumation]

Description: B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story. This story aired at 5pm.
Date: September 12, 1989
Duration: 55 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: First Monday]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: September 1, 1980, 6:00 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Funeral]

Description: B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: December 7, 1984, 10:00 p.m.
Duration: 56 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Funeral (Waco murders)]

Description: B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: July 17, 1982, 5:30 p.m.
Duration: 56 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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