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[Letter from Henry Sayles to Ed. S. Hughes, January 11, 1911]

Description: Letter from Henry Sayles to Ed. S. Hughes discussing how to handle opposition to the railroad and how to present information about the railroad to Trumbull. Sayles discusses a conference that Abilene was invited to as they will likely have a railroad as part of the Cross Plains extension. Sayles believes there is a good chance of securing a twenty-five year lease for the railroad.
Date: January 11, 1911
Creator: Sayles, Henry
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Postcard of Berlin]

Description: Postcard of three scenes in Berlin, Germany. The left and right images feature a rooms which each have a glass display and a wall of switches. The center image features a man using a street telephone at the base of a light post.
Date: 1911
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

Wireless-Telephone System.

Description: Patent for a wireless telephone system that does not require the user to flip a switch in between receiving and sending a message.
Date: June 27, 1911
Creator: Johnson, Maurice Bernays
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Spark-Gap Muffler.

Description: Patent for a spark gap muffler that muffles the sound of a spark jumping a gap between wires in wireless telephone and telegraph systems.
Date: June 27, 1911
Creator: Johnson, Maurice Bernays
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Combined Wire and Wireless Telephone System.

Description: Patent for a combined wire and wireless telephone system that allows 2 people who are calling through two different central operating stations to talk to each other even though there is no wire directly between the 2 parties, through the use of a wireless system.
Date: June 27, 1911
Creator: Johnson, Maurice Bernays
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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