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E.W. and Carl Bancroft

Description: Photograph of E.W. Bancroft and his son, Carl M. Bancroft standing on a grassy curb in front of an old automobile. E.W. Bancroft is wearing a dark suit with a vest, necktie and hat. Carl Bancroft is wearing a navy uniform with a hat. Behind the car are telephone poles and wires, a tree and a house.
Date: December 1917
Creator: Fox Company
Partner: Heritage House Museum

[Waco During World War I]

Description: Postcard of Waco during World War I, looking down Austin Street with the old Waco City Hall in the center background. Streetcars, pedestrians, and tramlines go down the street, and the tall ALICO Building is visible along the left of the road among other buildings.
Date: 1917~/1919~
Creator: Mann, Fred
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

Smoothing-Drag.

Description: Patent for useful improvements to smoothing-drags which are "designed for the purpose of smoothing roads".
Date: May 29, 1917
Creator: Parker, William H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Slide-Scraper

Description: Patent for a slide scraper. The objective of this invention is to create a more efficient slide scraper that allows the attention of the operator to remain on the draft horse and the work.
Date: November 13, 1917
Creator: Elrod, Albert K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Road Grader

Description: Patent for road grader, that applies additional support to the frame.
Date: January 30, 1917
Creator: Hawley, Royal A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Flood at Main and Wall Street, Midland]

Description: Photograph of a flood on the corner of Main and Wall Street in Midland. Water flows towards the right on Wall Street (bottom-left corner to center-right side), and people stand on the sidewalks of Main Street examining the flood. In front of the First National Bank, the large Neoclassical building on the street corner, more people have gathered, with stores visible to the left of the bank.
Date: May 8, 1917
Partner: Midland Historical Society
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