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Oak Street, Looking South

Description: This picture shows the 100 block of what is now N. Oak Avenue, looking south. The "Palace Saloon" sign is still visible in 2008. The Palo Pinto County Courthouse Annex currently [2010] occupies the building that once housed Poston's Dry Goods (just down the street from the Palace Saloon). Please note the absence of trolley tracks--or the festoon of wires required to keep its power-line in place. The unpaved street dates the photograph prior to 1914, and probably prior to the previous picture.
Date: 1914?
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

Ice-Can Fastener for Ice Plants.

Description: Patent for an ice-can fastener that can be easily opened and closed, allowing water to freeze quickly in the can. The patent includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 11, 1914
Creator: Drake, William C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[The Texas Carlsbad Well Slogan]

Description: A picture of the slogan posted in the Texas Carlsbad Well pavilion with "proof" that a Cadillac, with its radiator filled with mineral water, was rejuvenated with enough "pep" to pass a Chevrolet. Please note: The first Cadillac V-8 engine was introduced in 1914 as the 'Type 51' engine, so this photograph may be dated to 1914 or thereafter. The "Over" section is not illustrated. It probably contained more braggadocio---or, perhaps, what happened next to the two cars.
Date: 1914?
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

The Crazy Theatre

Description: The Crazy Theater was located at 400 North Oak Avenue, on the east side of the street opposite the Crazy Hotel. The sign reads: "Week Commencing Monday June 22." The street does not appear to be paved, which dates the picture prior to 1914. Bennett's Office Supply now [2013] occupies the site of the former theater. The theater features in A. F. Weaver's "TIME WAS in Mineral Wells..." on page 17.
Date: 1914?
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

Oil or Gas Cooking-Stove

Description: Patent for a gas or oil cooking stove. The gas or oil cooking stove is designed to save fuel, maximize utilization of heat, and eliminate the smell of gas or oil in cooking.
Date: May 12, 1914
Creator: Seale, Jefferson W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Folding Hay-Rake.

Description: Patent for a hay rake that may have its working width considerably reduced when the machine is being conveyed to or from a field, including illustrations.
Date: November 24, 1914
Creator: Glenn, James R. & Glenn, Jesse, E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Gate

Description: Patent for gates "suspended on rollers and mounted on a track."
Date: May 5, 1914
Creator: Butler, Joseph F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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