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Compound for Destroying Boll-Weevil.

Description: Patent for a compound for destroying Boll Weevils, consisting of Sulfur, Pine Tar, Asafetida, Pulverized Bluestone, Beaumont Oil, Extract of Tobacco, and a thick adhesive oil.
Date: March 21, 1911
Creator: Armentrout, Richard B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Farmer's Cotton Gin

Description: Photograph of large metal building with water tower to the right and a wind mill to the rear. Bales of cotton are on the loading deck with men two men standing behind the bales. Label on photo states: "Farmers Cotton Gin, Poth , Texas - 1911, The first bales of cotton ginned".
Date: 1911
Partner: Wilson County Historical Society

Farmers Cotton Gin

Description: Photograph of large gin building. Baling equipment and three men are in the front of loading dock. Several men are standing on the loading dock. A water tower can be seen on the right side of the building and a windmill is visible in the background.
Date: 1911
Creator: A. F. Manak
Partner: Wilson County Historical Society

[Letter from J. W. Berry to Claude D. White, April 25, 1911]

Description: Letter J. W. Berry to Claude D. White. He wanted to write, but has been sick. He heard from Mr. Drury that Mrs. Moore is going to have an operation and hopes she will be fine. He talks about the weather and farming. He is expecting to see Claude this summer. He talks about Pitt. He mentions he only writes when he has something to write for. He hopes they are doing well. She is sorry for not writing but John was sick and she has been busy. She talks about Mrs. Moore and answers the questions sh… more
Date: April 25, 1911
Creator: Berry, John W. & Berry, Alta
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Oxen Hauling Cotton to Market

Description: Black and white copy print of an ox-drawn wagon transporting cotton to market. Two men, identified as Hans Rasmussen and Ernest Recane, are riding atop the wagon and steering the oxen. Behind them is a two-story building with a veranda upstairs. A sign affixed to a beam of the building reads, "Photo Gallery."
Date: 1911
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Postcard of Cotton Wharf in New Orleans, Louisiana]

Description: Postcard of a wharf with bales of cotton in front of ships. Printed text on the back of the postcard states that the place pictured is the Cotton Wharf in New Orleans, Louisiana. Handwritten note on the back of the postcard from Cecil to Lou Rayburn tells of Cecil's traveling plans.
Date: January 13, 1911
Partner: Sam Rayburn House State Historical Site

[Compressing and Loading Cotton]

Description: Postcard of a colorized photograph of a boat loaded with cotton bales in a canal with several men standing in front of a cotton compressing and loading facility and a railway bridge in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Compressing and Loading Cotton, Houston, Texas."
Date: July 26, 1911
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard from Ethel to Lois Matlock, October 26, 1911]

Description: Postcard from Ethel (possibly Ethel Harris) to Lois Matlock asking her if she is going to the fair the next day and if she is excited for school to start. The image on the front depicts a child sitting down on the ground with a title that reads: "Never Trouble Trouble Till Trouble Troubles you."
Date: October 26, 1911
Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[William Eason Findley's Cotton Yard]

Description: Stereographic photographs of William Eason Findley's cotton yard. Four workers face the camera standing among of long rows of cotton bales set on the grass. A building and a set of machinery, known as the Munger gin process, are visible in the background.
Date: August 25, 1911
Creator: Eichelberger, George W.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[B. F. Hancock and Wife, Munger Farm]

Description: Photographs of B. F. Hancock, the business manager of the Munger gin and farm, and his wife. They pose together several yards in front of a wooden chapel-like building, to which is attached a tall wooden tower capped with a belfry and a steeple. Open field surrounds the couple.
Date: September 20, 1911
Creator: Eichelberger, George W.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Farmers Union Cotton Yard]

Description: Photographs of a farmers' union cotton yard in Coolidge, Texas. On an wide, plain field are horse-drawn wagons full of cotton. In the far background are possibly piles or stacks of cotton bales.
Date: September 1, 1911
Creator: Eichelberger, George W.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

Roller Press

Description: Patent for a roller press. This invention is designed to form round lap cotton bales. Illustrations included.
Date: January 31, 1911
Creator: Reagan, Edgar U. G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Rope-Clamp

Description: Patent for a rope clamp for plungers used in cotton presses. Illustrations included.
Date: August 14, 1911
Creator: Cameron, George W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Fumigator.

Description: Patent for a fumigator for fumigating crops that can spray two rows at a time.
Date: April 25, 1911
Creator: Lee, Oliver W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Cotton-Condenser.

Description: Patent for a cotton condenser that can receive lint cotton and form it into a continuous bat so that it can be passed from condenser to compress. It provides better quality of lint that is formed into the bat by removing dust and inferior fibers.
Date: May 30, 1911
Creator: Reagan, Edgar U. G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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