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[Photograph of Flooded Peoples Street]

Description: Photograph of two men standing knee deep in water before a home on Peoples Street in Corpus Christi after the hurricane of 1919. Inscription on the back of the photo, "This is on Peoples street and taken after the first wave. About two blocks from the bay."
Date: 1919
Creator: Shirkey, Marie
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Partner: Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History

[Aerial View of Anson Mills Building and the Surrounding Area in Downtown El Paso, Texas]

Description: Photograph of an aerial view of buildings in El Paso, Texas. The Anson Mills Building can be seen to the left of San Jacinto Plaza in the upper right portion. The Anson Mills Building was designed by Henry C. Trost of Trost & Trost. Also visible mid left is the Paso del Norte Hotel; The White House Department Store; and Pioneer Plaza
Date: July 3, 1919
Creator: Rhineheimer, Oscar
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Partner: El Paso Public Library

Rail-Joint

Description: Patent for a rail joint that provides a rest for rail ties and extends splice bars which may also be connected to the rest. The resulting rail joint limits unequal lateral and downward movement of either rail end, illustrations included.
Date: December 30, 1919
Creator: Sheppard, Robert B.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Road-Surfacing Machine.

Description: Patent for improvements to road surfacing machines, "specially designed for applying a surface of concrete or other similar material to roads and streets,... spreading the surfacing material over the foundation of the roadway," (lines 13-17) and "tamping said material, so as to give a true and even surface" (lines 18-19), including illustrations and instructions.
Date: June 10, 1919
Creator: Reynolds, Robert E.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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