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[Fort Bend County Courthouse addition construction, lumber and tools to the left]

Description: Photograph of Fort Bend County Courthouse addition construction, June 3, 1957. Contractor was Bell Construction. Foundation work. A man wearing light colored pants, dark shirt, gloves, and hat is walking across the new foundation. Another man to left of foundation is wearing a hardhat with light colored shirt. Partial view of man with straw hat (dark band) on far right. Man (back of) in a trench next to the new foundation on the right.
Date: June 3, 1957
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Scale beam]

Description: Scale beam, missing two pieces. There are marks with weights from 20 to 160 on one side and marks from 5 to 50 on the other. The end is hook shaped. Wire has been added to hang it from. It has some rust. Old Object Term: scale,cotton
Date: 1890
Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

[Negative of photograph of a scraper and a bulldozer at work]

Description: Negative of photograph of a scraper and a bulldozer at work dredging Dry Creek near the George Ranch. There is a barn and a cluster of trees with automobiles parked near it on the left of the photograph. The highway in the background is FM 762. There is a long tin barn across this highway. Old Object Term: Negative,Film
Date: [1945..1955]
Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

[Negative of photograph of scrapers and bulldozers dredging Dry Creek]

Description: Negative of photograph of scrapers and bulldozers dredging Dry Creek near the George Ranch. There is a truck located near the center of the photo with two men in front of it who are rebuilding the fence line along the creek area. George Ranch barns on right. Automobiles parked next to building on far right. Wagon is parked near a small barn near the right. There are scattered trees in pasture in background. Old Object Term: Negative,Film
Date: [1945..1955]
Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

Barn-Door Lock

Description: Patent for a barn-door lock that "consists in certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts" (lines 34-37) and "which shall be simple, durable and efficient, and which may be manufactured and sold at a comparatively low cast" (lines 29-31).
Date: 191X
Creator: Henrichsen, F.R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Plow.

Description: Patent for improvements in plows used for agricultural purposes with an illustration. This improvement in design is specific to "provid[ing] a plow capable of being adjusted to cause engagement thereof with the earth at varying depths" (lines 10-12).
Date: June 24, 1919
Creator: Marshall, Andrew Jackson
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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