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[Register of Money Orders Issued by the Post Office]

Date: 1895?

Item Type: Text

Partner: Denton Public Library

Mail-Bag.

Patent for a mail-bag meant to "provide such bags or pouches with a secure, efficient, and durable fastening for the mouth which can be easily and quickly opened and closed" (lines 13-16).

Date: June 18, 1895

Creator: Knight, Moses G.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Midland Post Office, Front Desk, 1895]

Photograph of the front desk of the Midland Post Office in 1895. Three women stand along the front: from left to right, Minnie Sholte, Mrs. Ray, and Ethel Richardson. The front windows are shut with bars, and above them are signs warning of $10.00 fines. At right, a chandelier hangs from above, with a wall of opaque glass panes adjacent to a wooden door at right.

Date: 1895

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 31.996496 -102.073942

Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Midland Post Office, 1895]

Photograph of the Midland post office, around 1895, possibly located at 108 East Missouri Avenue. Mae Dyer (standing) sorts through boxes of mail placed in small cubicles along the wall, and Minnie Sholte is seated to her right next to a large desk. In front of the desk is a young girl wearing a cowboy hat, seated on a chair. A gas lamp hangs from the roof of the ceiling, and baskets are placed along the walls.

Date: 1895~