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Cement Block

Description: Patent for a cement block. This invention relates to building blocks made of artificial stone that are connected by tie rods. Illustration included.
Date: November 27, 1906
Creator: Woodiwiss, Jason, Matthew; Deal, Frank L. & Burdg, William J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Car Door Opener.

Description: Patent for a car door opener, making it possible to open a car door without using a hammer or injuring oneself.
Date: July 31, 1906
Creator: Gibson, Levi D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[A Mineral Wells Advertisement]

Description: A 1906 seasonal advertisement, compliments Central Texas Realty Association, depicts a young lady (An Art Nouveau goddess?) half-kneeling within a frame that suggests stained glass. She is holding a water jug, from which pours a stream of healing elixir that splashes into the lowermost center of the brochure. Decorative scrolls reminiscent of wrought iron sculpture decorate the advertisement. Stars, both in the advertisement and on the lady's tiara, hint that Mineral Wells is the City … more
Date: 1906
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[Men Posing in Front of a Coal Mine]

Description: Photograph of a group of men posing at the base of a coal mining structure. A small plume of white smoke rises behind the men. A wooden building with two tall chimneys is visible in the background to the left. The third standing man from the right is identified as Thomas Edwin Hunter.
Date: 1906
Partner: Palo Pinto County Historical Association
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