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Tug of War

Description: Copy negative of fourteen Danish children playing tug of war in a field in Danevang, Texas, which is located in Wharton County.
Date: 1919~
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Toy.

Description: Patent for a toy consisting of two movable figures stationed on a circular base. One figure is hinged using a cord that passes through the base and can be pulled or retracted to allow the figure to collapse and spring upright. The second figure has a spring operated arm to strike and knock down the first figure.
Date: February 25, 1919
Creator: Fermier, Victor E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Puzzle.

Description: Patent for a word puzzle made up of a thin board with a grid of letters in which palindromic words and phrases are spelled by following lines forward and backward across the board from any point on the edge of the board to another.
Date: March 11, 1919
Creator: Henderson, Alfred Jasper
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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