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Rotary Pump.

Description: Patent for a "submerged pump of very simple construction... one which will be efficient in its operation and not liable to get out of repair" (lines 16-20), illustration included.
Date: March 8, 1859
Creator: Fagan, James L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Fire and Burglar Proof Safe.

Description: Patent for a safe "constructed as to be safe from fire and burglars, and at which the same time may be made lighter, and may be less expensive in manufacture than when made in the usual way." (para. 4). Additionally, safe is airtight and water-proof.
Date: March 18, 1870
Creator: Wilkins, Samuel Adams
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Mosquito-Canopy Frame.

Description: Patent for an improved mosquito canopy frame using two different forms of locks and metal loops with screws or nails to increase the strength of the parts which “insure easy attachment and detachments of parts and at the same time preserve a close joint” (line 100-102), includes illustration.
Date: March 10, 1891
Creator: Jatho, Adam
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Stalk-Breaker.

Description: Patent for a stalk-breaker that breaks "the stalks into small pieces and which will be under the control of the driver so as to be thrown in and out of gear at will, and in which the breaker mechanism will be so constructed that it will give when an unyielding substance is run against, thereby preventing breakage or damage to the machine" (lines 13-20).
Date: March 28, 1893
Creator: James, Will S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Fred and sister Allnoch going to wade in river

Description: Photograph of two children, Fred and Martha Agnes Allnoch, removing their socks and shoes and rolling up their pants and knickers to go wading in the Guadalupe River at Victoria,Texas. These are grandchildren of J. D. and Agnes Mitchell. Their parents are Fred J. and Rebecca (Mitchell) Allnoch.
Date: March 5, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Partner: Victoria College/University of Houston-Victoria Library

Freddie and sister Allnoch

Description: Photograph of two children standing with their backs to the camera, looking at a river. They are Fred Allnoch and his sister whose name is not given. They are the children of Fred J. and Rebecca (Mitchell) Allnoch.
Date: March 5, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Partner: Victoria College/University of Houston-Victoria Library
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