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Washing-Machine

Description: Patent for "a washing-machine which will rapidly wash clothes of coarse or fine texture without injury thereto. This object I accomplish by my improved washing-machine, which consists, essentially, of a cylindrical body, a flexible and adjustable wash-board in the lower half thereof, and a corrugated drum rotating in the body above the wash-board" (lines 9-16).
Date: October 28, 1890
Creator: Baugh, Reuben P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Superior Oil Company Office, Midland, Texas: First Floor Framing Plan

Description: First floor framing plan for an office building commissioned by Superior Oil Company in Midland, Texas. It features measurements, labels, wall edge lines, and notes. Other sections include beam sections, a stair rendering, and a concrete beam & joist schedule for the first floor.
Date: August 28, 1937
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Partner: Tittle-Luther/Parkhill, Smith and Cooper, Inc.

Wilkinson Office Building and Parking Garage, Midland, Texas: Eleventh Floor Air Conditioning & Electrical Plans

Description: Eleventh floor air conditioning and electrical plans for an office building and parking garage commissioned by Jack B. Wilkinson in Midland, Texas. They feature notes, wall edge lines, measurements, labels, and power lines.
Date: February 28, 1954
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Partner: Tittle-Luther/Parkhill, Smith and Cooper, Inc.

[News Script: Emergency Allocations]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of the State's Emergency Fuel Allocation office has announced that the Midland-Odessa area is in the process of receiving an extra 870-thousand gallons of gasoline.
Date: February 28, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Oral History Interview with George Lara, July 28, 2016

Description: George Lara was born (1966) in Ector County, Texas but raised in Midland County, Texas. Lara began school as Midland Independent School District was integrated and graduated in 1984 from Lee High School. He has worked in Lara’s Automotive, founded by his father in 1970, since 1984. George Lara took over the small, family owned business in 1988. Lara ran for the Midland ISD Board of Trustees and won in 1999. Lara served as a Trustee for ten years and was part of the board when Midland ISD receiv… more
Date: July 28, 2016
Duration: 24 minutes 45 seconds
Creator: Wisely, Karen; Zapata, Joel & Lara, George
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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