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[Refugees Leaving T. T. Co. Plant]

Description: Photograph of several people wading through high waters after a flood to leave the T. T. Co. plant in Port Arthur, Texas. A man drives a wagon pulled by two horses through the water, and a boat follows behind him. There is a train to the right, and buildings in the background.
Date: August 20, 1915
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

Safety Attachment for Locomotive-Cabs.

Description: Patent for a locomotive engine safety device involving a detachable protective carrier that releases from the engineer's cab allowing escape from the locomotive engine cab in case of danger, including illustrations.
Date: March 2, 1915
Creator: Uttz, William A.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[T&P Water Tower]

Description: Photograph of a large T&P double spout water tower near a roundhouse. An engine and a few train cars are visible to the right of the tower. Written underneath the image are "T&P Double Spout Watertower by Roundhouse (1915-16 era)" and "Don Watson Collection."
Date: 1915~/1916~
Creator: Watson, Don
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The Grace Museum

[Cypress Station]

Description: Photograph of Cypress station in Cypress, Louisiana. There are people walking around to the left of the station, and to the right a train is visible. Text on the left and right sides of the image says, respectively, "Pleasant Hill Main Line (Later Branch Line)," and "Natchitoches Branch." Written below the image is "T&P Cypress, La. -Elevation 100 (1915-16 Era) Notice how the [sic] stations name is spelled out in rocks by the trackside," and "Don Watson Collection."
Date: 1915~/1916~
Creator: Watson, Don
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The Grace Museum

Angle Cock Device

Description: Patent for "stop cocks for controlling the flow of fluids and more particularly to what are known as angle cocks for use in train pipes of air brake and other fluid pressure systems upon railway cars" (lines 8-13) including illustrations.
Date: March 9, 1915
Creator: Ellwood, Thomas B.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Horse Shoe Curve S.P.R.R. near El Paso, Texas

Description: Photograph of a train near El Paso, Texas. The train is going along a curved track in a field, and the photograph was taken from the rear cart of the train. Inscription on the back reads "Horse Shoe Curve S.P.R.R. near El Paso, Texas -- taken from rear end of train while train was in motion, note double header."
Date: February 8, 1915
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Two Soldiers by Train]

Description: Photograph of two unidentified cavalry soldiers standing in front of a train car that is labeled "Express" on the left and "Cruz Roja" with the Red Cross symbol on the right." The man on the left has his hands on his hips and is wearing a large belt and the man on the right is standing with his hands at his sides.
Date: 1915~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

Life-Saving Device for the Cabs of Locomotives.

Description: Patent for a life-saving device for the cabs of locomotives. The device is used to safely help the engineer or fireman escape from the locomotive engine cab should danger arise. The device is used to protect an individual against fire, hot water, or some other forms of danger.
Date: July 20, 1915
Creator: Uttz, William A.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Locomotive-Engine-Cut-Out Valve.

Description: Patent for valves on locomotives that allow the locomotive to continue to operate under specified conditions until it can be repaired or the locomotive has reached its destination, including illustrations.
Date: July 6, 1915
Creator: Dugan, Samuel Austin
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Valve-Gear.

Description: Patent for a horizontally arranged cylinder that when used would bear no wear indefinitely. The cylinder was made specifically for steam engines.
Date: June 29, 1915
Creator: Burrow, Edgar A.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Train Control System

Description: Patent for an improved train control system that will help to stop train movement when approached b another train or vehicle on tracks within a predetermined or dangerous distance. It is intended to cause a signal that will allow the train engineer to both opportunity and warning in time to apply brakes and stop. The design also enhances the utility and efficiency of the train control system.
Date: November 9, 1915
Creator: Smith, S. G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Mail-Handling Apparatus

Description: Patent for an improved mail handling apparatus for use in trains that has an automatic mechanism to bridge the auxiliary car and the mail car when the car reaching the end of its track, including illustrations.
Date: November 30, 1915
Creator: Kerns, George E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Torch.

Description: Patent for torch specifically designed for "trainmen in the operation of trains at night" (lines 12-14). Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 12, 1915
Creator: Taylor, Frank J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Electrode-Holder

Description: Patent for "an electrode holder for the head lights of steam locomotives, interurban cars and analogous vehicles" (lines 11-13), including illustrations.
Date: December 28, 1915
Creator: Pratt, James R.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Reicing Cars.

Description: Patent for an ice storage receptacle and crushing apparatus which supplies the refrigerator cars on a train with fresh ice.
Date: May 18, 1915
Creator: Tobin, Patrick H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Resilient Wheel.

Description: Patent for a resilient wheel showcasing adjustable or sectional rims. Modification also exhibits lightness quality, balance for proper distribution, and is noiseless with easy running abilities.
Date: February 23, 1915
Creator: Dysart, Marby P.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Oil-Burning Equipment for Locomotives.

Description: Patent for improved oil burning equipment for locomotives including illustrations and specifications. Improvements are made in the construction of the fire box for full use of the oil fuel.
Date: July 13, 1915
Creator: Gilman, Benoist P.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Railroad-Tie

Description: Patent for a railroad tie “which is so constructed as to enable the rails to have resiliency” (lines 16-17) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 9, 1915
Creator: Shearer, Frederick C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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