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Anti-Freezing Tank Valve.

Description: Patent for a new and improved tank valve. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the tank, its valve and lever, and valve-rod, of the frost-chamber having an annular space to receive the non-freezing compound, the stuffing-box around the rod and screw-threaded at the ends, and the screw-threaded caps . . . having necks and flanges" (lines 7-13).
Date: June 11, 1889
Creator: Barrett, William Henry
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Cotton-Press

Description: Patent for improvements in the construction of steam cotton presses using a change in the frame and use of hydraulic-pressure pumps to operate the press. The pumps are driven by steam
Date: October 15, 1889
Creator: Turnpaugh, James William
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[William Schmalzried Using a Hand Pump]

Description: Photograph of William Schmalzried using a hand pump that is connected to a train car. Several buildings are visible in the background. Handwritten text under the photo says, "Fort Worth, Texas Jan, 1889 - Hand pumps were once used to provide air pressure for testing brakes in yards and car shops. This device was an important piece of equipment in railroad terminals for many years. The photo shows Mr. William Schmalzried, former Supt. of the Car Dept."
Date: January 1889
Partner: The Grace Museum

Fort Worth 1889 Sheet 1

Description: Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1889
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

Fort Worth 1889 Sheet 5

Description: Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1889
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

Fort Worth 1889 Sheet 11

Description: Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1889
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

Fort Worth 1889 Sheet 13

Description: Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1889
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

Fort Worth 1889 Sheet 12

Description: Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1889
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

Fort Worth 1889 Sheet 2

Description: Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1889
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

Fort Worth 1889 Sheet 17

Description: Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1889
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

Fort Worth 1889 Sheet 10

Description: Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1889
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

Fort Worth 1889 Sheet 16

Description: Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1889
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

Fort Worth 1889 Sheet 7

Description: Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1889
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
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