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Waco, Texas. New Bridge over Brazos River.

Description: Color postcard depicting the new bridge that spans the Brazos River in Waco, Texas. A park is on the bank with landscaping and sidewalks. The city of Waco is in the background. Description on the back of the card reads, " New Bridge over Brazos River. The longest arch bridge in the country around Waco is this steel arch bridge erected across the Brazos River. It is 550 feet in length, 24 feet in width, and cost $110,000. It was christened in 1901 by Miss Katie Ross, a sister of the Ex-Gov… more
Date: 1908~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of Joe E. Haynes

[Postcard of Waco Flood]

Description: Postcard of Waco during a flood of the Brazos River. A handwritten note on the back of the postcard is addressed to Miss Kate Dean in Claremont, New Hampshire and says "This picture does not half tell the tale of East Waco's terrible flood. The Brazos is a terrible river. With love, C.F.D."
Date: May 28, 1908
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of Bosque River at Clifton, Texas]

Description: Postcard of the Bosque River in Clifton, Texas, with a building partially submerged in the river. A handwritten note on the back of the postcard is addressed to Miss Hilda Maddox in Weatherford, Texas and says "Hilda, Ask your Pap if he knows this place. Sold a nice bill today. Well wishes. Your friend, Kelly."
Date: September 21, 1908
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of "Blue Hole" in Denton, Texas]

Description: Postcard of a river with several people in white dresses and bonnets standing along the shore, and more standing on a raft in the river. A printed note on the front of the postcard identifies it as "Blue Hole" in Denton, Texas. The handwritten note on the back of the postcard, sent from Roanoke, Texas and addressed to Miss Amy A. Allen in Manhattan, Kansas, says, "I had Jessie's letter sealed when yours came with the money order. Many thanks for the same. Baby isn't feeling well today but nothi… more
Date: February 3, 1908
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Denton Public Library

[New Bridge Over Brazos Flood]

Description: Postcard of a color image of an iron bridge over the Brazos River in Waco during a flood; many people are standing on the bridge and there are trees and buildings in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "New Bridge, showing Brazos during great flood. Easter Sunday, 1908. Waco, Texas."
Date: [1908..]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

Flexible Joint.

Description: Patent for a flexible joint for rigid pipes that allows the pipes to be taken around a bend or moved around easily in the operation of a sand pump or hydraulic dredging machine.
Date: July 7, 1908
Creator: Brown, Martin William
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Means for Laying Dredging-Pipes.

Description: Patent for a method of laying dredging pipes, which allows ships to pass through without removing them, allows air to release from the pipes to prevent movement of the pipes during pumping, a method of removing the contents before taking them out of the water, and an easy method removing the pipes completely.
Date: July 21, 1908
Creator: Smith, Phillip S.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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