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Ruins at Phantom Hill Texas

Description: Copy negative of two pictures. The first is of V. C. Perini standing next to part of an old building with trees at the ruins of Fort Phantom Hill, Texas. The second is of Bud Perini standing by another old building at the ruins of Fort Phantom Hill. There are handwritten notes at the bottom of the photographs.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Bed or Douche Pan.

Description: Patent for improvements in bed or douche pans, in which it will not spill easily and is easy to clean. Illustration is included.
Date: August 17, 1909
Creator: Williams, Bettie C. & Scott, Arthur C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Mixing Plant.

Description: Patent for new mixing plants materials and procedures, "comprising novel means for handling, conveying, and mixing the several materials which constitute the feed and for accurately determining the proportion of each such materials" (lines 11-15), including instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 3, 1906
Creator: Binnings, Charles Elijah
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Branding-Iron

Description: Patent for a branding iron that expends less fuel than similar brands due to its combustion chamber that is able to better concentrate its heat towards the applied surface.
Date: December 26, 1911
Creator: Thurman, Lee Onadus
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Combined Cattle-Guard and Halter.

Description: Patent for a combined cattle guard and halter, which prevents cattle from breaking through a fence while allowing them freedom of movement.
Date: August 23, 1910
Creator: Owens, Delona D. & Steele, Joseph J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Street Scene

Description: Copy negative of the old west town of Stamford, Texas in 1900. There are two furniture stores, a grocery store, a restaurant, a church, and other buildings. There are horses, wagons, and people in front of the stores.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

School Exterior with Students

Description: Copy negative of a class picture of students outside a school building in Truby, Texas. Everett Lewis Gentry is pictured, three of the other students have names written above them, and there is a handwritten note below the picture.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Church Exterior

Description: Copy negative of the north side of Anson, Texas in 1900. On the right is the First Methodist Church, a wide street is in the middle, and there is a fence on the left. There is a note written above the picture.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Baling-Press

Description: Patent for a bailing press machine designed to be more efficient and durable. Illustrations included.
Date: December 3, 1907
Creator: Jones, Thomas A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Churn.

Description: Patent for a churn that is easy to use and efficient.
Date: February 8, 1910
Creator: Huggins, Thompson A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Exterior of Ranch House

Description: Copy negative of the back of the rebuilt John Berry ranch house in 1962. The house has a stone chimney and there is a chair on the back step. There is a note at the top reading, "John's office and fire place, 26 May '62."
Date: May 26, 1962
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Street Scene with Cotton Wagons

Description: Copy negative of a train of several wagons loaded with cotton bales, pulled by a team of ten horses through a town. There are stores in the back including a hardware and grocery store, Brockett P. Pool Co. General Merchandise, Morrow & Johnson Drugs, and Davidson & Roland Bros. dry goods. There are other buggies and wagons, horses tied to fences, and a crowd watching the cotton go by. There are notes written on the picture, above and below it.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Jones County

Description: Blue line print of survey map of Jones County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, blocks of land, cities, towns, roads, and railroads. Scale [ca. 1:190,476] (5000 varas to 7/8 of an inch).
Date: 1921
Creator: Giles, J. Bascom & Hedick, J. D.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Jones County

Description: Blueline format of survey map of Jones County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, and blocks of land. A diagram and scale information of a section is included in the upper-right corner. Handwritten notes have been made on the published map in pencil about field notes pertaining to labeling and drawing plots of land. Scale [ca. 1:133,333] (4000 varas to the inch).
Date: 1874
Creator: Gast, August
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Abilene

Description: Topographic quadrangle map of Abilene, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing towns, roads, bodies of water, and borders, with relief shown by contours (interval 100 feet) and spot heights. Scale 1:250,000
Date: 1954
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Location: None
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Map of Haskell County, Young Land District

Description: Cadastral map of Haskell County and the Young surveying district, showing property lines, ownership, land grants, and plat numbers. The map also includes towns, roads, rivers, and creeks. No scale indicated.
Date: July 20, 1859
Creator: Von Rosenberg, W.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Big Springs

Description: Topographic quadrangle map of Big Spring, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing towns, roads, bodies of water, landmarks, and borders, with relief shown by contours (interval 100 feet with supplementary contours at 50 foot intervals) and spot heights. A location diagram is included in the lower-right corner. Scale 1:250,000
Date: 1954
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Location: None
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Map of South Part of Jones County

Description: Blue line print of survey map of the south portion of Jones County, Texas, showing showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, blocks of land, cities, towns, and railroads. A diagram of a section is included in the upper-right corner. Scale [ca. 1:133,333] (4000 varas to the inch).
Date: September 1, 1967
Creator: Canda, C. J.; Drake, S. J. & Strauss, W.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Combination Map of Parts of Jones, Taylor, Fisher, and Nolan Counties.

Description: Survey map of parts of Jones, Taylor, Fisher, and Nolan Counties, showing rivers, towns, boundaries, creeks, original land grants or surveys, roads, and blocks of land. A legend indicating drilling wells, gas wells, abandoned wells, and dry holes is included in the lower-left corner of the second sheet. Handwritten notes have been made on the map in red pencil to outline specific tracts of land. Scale [ca. 1:66,667] (2000 varas to the inch).
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
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