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Houston Street Looking North in Ft. Worth, Texas c. 1907

Description: Photograph of Houston Street looking North in Ft. Worth, Texas. In the center of the street is a boy riding a bicycle between trolley tracks towards trolleys and horse-drawn buggies. On either side of the street are tall buildings with signs such as, "Lyric Theatre", "A.J. Anderson Co Gun Store" and "Hotel Melba". Lining the street are telephone and electric poles. This photo is dated 1907 or later because the Flatiron building, constructed in 1907 can be seen on the left.
Date: 1907~
Creator: Smith Photo Co.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.750144 -97.329253
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[George Kelley Telephone Office]

Description: Photograph of the George Kelley Telephone Office. There is a man and a woman seated at a small table. The woman is wearing headphones and sitting in front of the telephone operations, and the man is writing on the table. The name of the telephone operator was Willie Payne.
Date: 1907/1910
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

Thine Own Wish I Wish Thee

Description: A Merry Christmas embossed color postcard depicting Santa Claus talking to a small child on the telephone. Written on the car is the phrase, "Thine Own Wish I Wish Thee". Correspondence on the back reads, "Hurry, Hurry, Hurry. Auntie can't hardly wait to see her baby - why don't you answer any cards. Bye Bye Auntie". It is addressed to Miss Rosa Louise Dill, 417 High street, Oklahoma City, Okla. It is postmarked Paris, Texas on Dec 18, 1908.
Date: 1907
Creator: Clapsaddle, Ellen H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of Joe E. Haynes

Telephone Signal

Description: Patent for a telephone signals. This inventions is a switchboard drop of the visual signal for magneto system at a central office. Illustration included.
Date: January 8, 1907
Creator: Schuessler, Gustavus W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Telephone-Switch

Description: Patent for a telephone switch. "This invention relates to switches for telephone and more particularly to shifting devices for short-circuiting certain classes of lines, and the object is to provide a system of cutting off communication in what are called 'party' lines" (line 8-13). Illustration included.
Date: April 30, 1907
Creator: Mount, Timothy S.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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