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Description: Photograph of an unidentified man standing in front of a tall, gray switch board with many dials, buttons, and readouts. He is wearing a yellow checkered shirt and brown pants.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bradly, Bill
Partner: Deaf Smith County Library

[Welcome to Hustlin' Hereford Brochure]

Description: This pamphlet gives a brief sketch of the city of Hereford, Texas with photographs, an introduction, and a 'Community Survey' that gives statistics on location, climate, population, transportation, major manufactururers, utilities, community facilities (including churches), schools, local governments, taxes, labor, agriculture, and industrial development.
Date: 1970
Creator: Deaf Smith County Chamber of Commerce
Partner: Deaf Smith County Library

Regional Water Plan: Region O (Llano Estacado), 2016, Volume 1. Main Report

Description: Water plan for Region O (Llano Estacado) describing water resources and suppliers for the area, usage statistics and forecasts, water needs, water management strategies for suppliers, drought response plans, financing of the plan, and the process of creating the plan. Includes a dedication to Delaine Baucom (1952-2014).
Date: December 1, 2015
Creator: Llano Estacado Regional Water Planning Group
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Windmill

Description: Patent for windmill "utilizing a horizontally movable wheel" (line 10) that keeps a steady rotation and will have a wing tripping element that can either lock the wings or shift wings at proper time, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 12, 1912
Creator: Lindsey, James Owen
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Vehicle-Wheel.

Description: Patent for a vehicle wheel for automobiles that is constructed to prevent the rim from moving out of line with the hub without being bulky. It is simple in construction and resilient enough to be a substitute for a wheel equipped with a pneumatic tire that has springs shaped so that they will not snap off when subjected to sudden jolts.
Date: May 9, 1911
Creator: Tucker, Holling G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Gate

Description: Patent for a gate. This invention is "especially directed to gates which are adapted to swing downward form a vertical to a horizontal position and lie flush with the surface of the ground." (line 7-11) It is designed to allow the wheels of vehicles to move the gate. Illustrations included.
Date: July 14, 1903
Creator: Terry, Hiram
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Oven for Oil-Burners

Description: Patent for "an oven especially suitable to be used in connection with what is known as 'crude oil' burners." (lines 10-12)
Date: November 24, 1903
Creator: Tucker, Holling G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Pump.

Description: Patent for pump that allows for ease of maneuvering, via balanced operating mechanism; as well as ease of access and repacking, via a simpler valve.
Date: July 17, 1906
Creator: Terry, Hiram
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Door Catch

Description: Patent for a new door catch design with an improvement to its locking system for the purpose of reducing injuries caused by the slamming of doors.
Date: April 29, 1919
Creator: Hughes, Stanley R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Roasting-Pan.

Description: Patent for a self basting roasting pan. The pan includes an impaling tube upon which the roast is impaled and includes tubing to allow juices of the meat being cooked to be transferred upwardly and flow down over the meat.
Date: May 11, 1920
Creator: Holloway, Sarah Ann
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Cut-Off

Description: Patent for a shut off for water supply tanks for cutting off the supply of water and preventing freezing. Illustrations included,
Date: March 26, 1912
Creator: Wood, William Thomas
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Automobile-Theft-Preventing Device

Description: Patent for an automobile theft preventing device which prevents the operation of the automobile by an unauthorized person and prevents the theft of thereof and can be controlled by the owner/authorized person permitting the operation of the automobile.
Date: June 7, 1921
Creator: Welliver, Percy
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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