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Main Street Looking Northwest, 1883

Description: Photograph of the intersection of Second & Main Street in Taylor, 1883. Visible on right corner is First National Bank, which would become Taylor National Bank. The roads are dirt and mud, with horse-drawn wagons and carts. Early department stores and dry good stores are on the west side of Main Street running north.
Date: 1883
Partner: Taylor Public Library

[Letter from Paul Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, April 18, 1881]

Description: Letter from Paul Osterhout to his mother, Junia Roberts Osterhout. Paul wrote his mother to let her know of clothes he had bought and ones he would need sent to him by her. He told her of events going on in town, the local church, about money he has had to borrow, and his roommates that have the measles.
Date: April 18, 1881
Creator: Osterhout, Paul
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

Coleman in 1882

Description: Photograph of the main street in Coleman, Texas, in 1882. A row of businesses can be seen behind several people and their animal-drawn wagons.
Date: 1882
Creator: Moore's Studio
Partner: Coleman Public Library

Sleigh-Runner.

Description: Patent for a new adjustable sleigh runner designed to be easily applied and removed from wheeled vehicles, including illustrations.
Date: January 1, 1889
Creator: Lewis, Thomas E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Drilling the First Water Well in Midland]

Description: Photograph of the first well being drilled in Midland in 1884, with several men surrounding the dig site by standing on the dirt road and in wagons carried by horses. The dig site is at left; numerous wooden frame building, including a grocery store, are lined up at right. k
Date: 1884
Partner: Midland Historical Society

Carriage Top.

Description: Patent for an adjustable carriage top for protection from the weather. Accompanied by illustrations.
Date: November 2, 1886
Creator: Zanetti, Fortonato Clemente
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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