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Description: Book about folklore in Texas, including folk songs, ghost stories, Mexican animal tales, anecdotes about lawyers, folklore about Texas plants, riddles and miscellaneous legends. The index begins on page 225.
Date: 1943
Creator: Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
Partner: UNT Press

Baling-Press.

Description: Patent for baling press for baling hay,cotton, and the like; is simple, durable and efficient.
Date: February 3, 1903
Creator: Heinrich, Ferdinand, L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Book Holder

Description: Patent for a book holder to receive or hold a book or in position for writing
Date: July 10, 1900
Creator: Hackworth, Riggs P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Bale Tie

Description: Patent for "a new and useful bale tie" (lines 5-6), including illustration and instructions.
Date: May 14, 1900
Creator: Walker, Millard Fillmore
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Portrait of Babies

Description: Copy negative of two images. The image on the left is a portrait of a baby sitting in a chair draped with white lace. The child is wearing a light clothing. The image on the right is a portrait of a toddler. He is wearing a striped shirt. The image is in a rectangular case that has an oval window where the image shows through.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Map of Fayette County]

Description: Map of Fayette County, Texas, showing El Camino Real de Tejas with towns, rivers, creeks, and blocks of land. Map includes a legend corresponding to the owners of the blocks of land in the lower-right corner.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Caldwell and Surrounding Counties: Texas]

Description: Road map of portions of Blanco, Hays, Travis, Comal, Bexar, Guadalupe, Caldwell, Bastrop, Fayette, Washington, Colorado, Lavaca, and Gonzales Counties, showing towns, roads, railroads, mountains, post offices, rivers, creek, and springs. No scale information given.
Date: unknown
Creator: Luer, A.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

La Bahia Road

Description: Map of the historic La Bahía Road, showing counties, towns, creeks, rivers, and blocks of land. Map includes compass rose and scale bar in the lower-right corner. Scale [ca. 1:1,520,640] (24 miles to the inch or 3 miles to 1/8 of an inch).
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Fayette County

Description: Blue line print of survey map of Fayette County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities, towns, roads, and railroads. Handwritten notes have been made on the published map in red pencil. Scale [ca. 1:200,000] (6000 varas to the inch).
Date: 1920
Creator: Atlee, Tom & Giles, J. Bascom
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Map of Fayette County, Texas

Description: Blueline format of survey map of Fayette County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, and blocks of land. A list of references on the west side of the Colorado River is included in the lower-left corner. A list of references on the east side of the Colorado River is included in the lower-right corner of the map. No scale information is given.
Date: 1840
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
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[News Clip: Truck is burned after collision]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a truck carrying 5,500 gallons of naptha crashing and causing a fire near Ledbetter. The driver of the truck was hospitalized with minor wounds, and there were no casualties.
Date: August 4, 1954
Duration: 1 minute 01 second
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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