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Appliance for Protecting Oil-Wells from Fires.

Description: Patent for an appliance for protecting oil-wells from fires. As stated within the patent, "this invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in appliances for protecting oil-wells from fires; and to this end it consists of the novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more specifically described in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the claims herein appended" (Lines 9-16).
Date: March 11, 1902
Creator: Cochran, James M.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Map of Clay County Tex.

Description: Map shows oil and gas well locations, plat boundaries, roads, railroads, town boundaries, landowners, and the course of the Big and Little Wichita Rivers and the Red River; tract detail of Wichita Little Rock Oil & Gas Co. holdings on inset. Includes legend. Scale not given.
Date: [1901..1921]
Creator: Wichita-Little Rock Oil & Gas Co.
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Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Henry Sayles, June 17, 1908]

Description: Letter from I. H. Kempner to Henry Sayles stating that if Sayles stock in the Water & Light Company is bought, he would like his bought also. He also states that the best thing to do regarding new machinery would be to input a cheaper engine as soon as possible.
Date: June 17, 1908
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
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Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[An oil rig next to a cliffside]

Description: Photograph of an oil rig next to a rocky cliffside. The oil rig appears to be partially wooden with a metal tower. A body of water is visible in the bottom of the image. Individuals can be seen next to the oil rig. A building and other structures are visible at the top of the cliff.
Date: [1900..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of Two Cowboys]

Description: Photograph of two cowboys, both wearing cowboy-style hats, vests over long-sleeved shirts and pants tucked into calf-high boots, posed for a studio portrait. The man on the left stands next to the other who sits in a wicker chair. They are posed in front of a plain background with drapery on the left. The standing man has his left hand on the top of a bottle of liquor while the sitting man has his right hand underneath the bottle. The sitting man has his left arm draped across the back of the c… more
Date: 1905
Creator: W. H. Rohlfing Studio
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Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Maxwell Mail Car with Passengers]

Description: Photograph of a Maxwell mail car loaded with passengers and Gary Coggin as the driver. The car is an early model automobile with two women and three males in front of several buildings in the background. The caption on the image reads, "Gray Coggin Driver - U.S. Mail Route - Midland - Carlsbad N. M. - 1909."
Date: 1909
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Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Photograph of School Children]

Description: Photograph of school children in a line in front of a chalkboard. Maps hang above the board and the school teacher stands on the far left. The child third from the right is identified as Paul Frame, son of James Milton Frame.
Date: [1908..1912]
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Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

Well-Drilling Machine

Description: Patent for a well-drilling machine that is simple, compact and effective with general improvements over other models.
Date: May 15, 1906
Creator: McAfee, Claude M.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Vapor-Burner

Description: Patent for the improvements in vapor burners to produce a simple and inexpensive burner that accurately regulates the amount of oil fed, and can be readily cleaned.
Date: October 26, 1909
Creator: Bierbower, Ricard C.
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Injector-Burner

Description: Patent for an injector burner which "consumes a mixture of oil and steam" (lines 10-11). Illustrations included.
Date: August 27, 1907
Creator: Wiggs, James A., Jr.
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Hydraulic Swivel

Description: Patent for a hydraulic swivel made to control back pressure and designed to be resistant to wear. Illustrations included.
Date: December 10, 1907
Creator: Johnston, Horace G. & Norris, Joseph B.
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