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[Ciudad Juarez, Mexico - Street Scene]

Description: Postcard image of a street scene in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. The street scene here was captured in the southern part of Ciudad Juarez circa 1915~ . The exact location is not known. The perspective in this image is looking west, towards the mountains. The white building on the left has signage that reads: "Oficina de Correos" or Post Office - address unknown. Behind the two girls in white dresses, lower left corner, is a street corner mailbox. There is an advertisement sign in the middle of… more
Date: 1915~
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Letter from Sally Thornhill to Mary Ann Moore, February 12, 1911]

Description: This is a letter from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by Sally Thornhill and is addressed to Mary Ann Moore. In this letter, Thornhill informs Mary Ann Moore of the goings-on in Goodlettsville, TN. the news includes: a discussion about the treatment of her eczema on her ankles and an outbreak of erysipelas on her arms, a dialogue about the farmer's duties at present prepping for a new season, details about a vegetable garden, news about Bryan's hogs and the family's poultry, a di… more
Date: February 12, 1911
Creator: Thornhill, Sally
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Sally Thornhill to Mary Ann Moore and Linnet Moore White, June 27, 1913]

Description: In this letter, Sally details that she has been ill for three weeks, notes that their vegetable garden is late, and that farmer's all around them are busy with their crops. She mentions the family who have visited her as of late and that Tom Jackson has married, but has not come home with his wife because she is ill. She gives an update on Cy and Viola Wallace, Birdie McKinley, and Mary Gillespie and her sons. She moves on to news on their Texas kin and notes that there was a homecoming in Chat… more
Date: June 27, 1913
Creator: Thornhill, Sally
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Birdie McGee McKinley to Mary Ann Moore and the White family, September 22, 1913]

Description: This is a letter from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by Birdie McGee McKinley and is addressed to Mary Ann Moore and the White Family. In this letter, Birdie informs her kin of the goings-on in her community. The news includes: details about how they have survived the drought with their well and spring for the stock animals, a discussion about Minnie's visit and their preparation for Minnie's return to Georgia, a dialogue about Birdie's baby who likes to be in her buggy, updates… more
Date: September 22, 1913
Creator: McKinley, Birdie McGee
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Sally Thornhill to Mary Ann Dodd Moore, June 25, 1914]

Description: Letter from Sally Thornhill to Mary Ann Dodd Moore discussing events since receiving Mary's letter in May, the hot, dry weather in June, troubles with farming, family news, and health issues. Sally includes a note to Linnet Moore instructing her to tell Ruth something for her. It includes an envelope addressed to Mrs. Mary Moore in Fort Worth, Texas.
Date: June 25, 1914
Creator: Thornhill, Sally
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Vegetable-Curing Plant

Description: Patent for curing vegetables by a unit system. The design is a curing house of multiple bins with air circulation in each, allowing for a faster and more uniform curing process.
Date: November 12, 1918
Creator: Ewton, Thomas F. & Waldrop, Frances E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Vegetable-curing plant

Description: Patent for vegetable-curing plant and the purpose of the invention is to provide means for supplying tempered air under pressure to storage bins.
Date: September 16, 1919
Creator: Emerson, Arthur W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Insect-Trap.

Description: Patent for an insect trap that entraps and kills insects that infest live plants or trees. This trap has a lantern to attract insects; the lantern is mounded in a pan that can be filled with liquid that injures and kills the insects.
Date: October 7, 1913
Creator: Cook, Katherine B.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Maize-Header.

Description: Patent for a device that cuts stalks of corn to a standardized uniform length for ease of handling and consistent presentation.
Date: August 12, 1919
Creator: Melton, Pink J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Grass-Destroyer

Description: Patent for a grass destroyer designed to remove unwanted vegetation. Illustrations included.
Date: January 25, 1910
Creator: Nelson, George Abner
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Plant-Protector.

Description: Patent for improvements in plant-protection by providing a foraminous hood for young plants. This particular plant-protector is protect melon type and vegetable of similar qualities against worms, grubs, lice and other pests.
Date: November 6, 1917
Creator: Cook, John H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Peanut Picker and Pea Huller.

Description: Patent for a new and improved Peanut Picker and Pea Huller, which picks peanuts from the vines and removes them without damaging the peanuts through beating or flailing. The invention also operates at a minimum amount of power while discharging the peanuts or peas free of dust.
Date: May 13, 1913
Creator: Berry, William C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Receptacle

Description: Patent for a new design for a vegetable receptacle or bin which allows for open circulation of air around the vegetables and has multiple compartments in which to store different types of vegetables, including illustrations.
Date: September 25, 1917
Creator: Bering, August C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Midland County Fair, 1914]

Description: Photograph of a booth of vegetables and gourds in the Midland County Fair run by S. H. Gwyn with an American flag and a sign reading "Hands Off." The gourds are arranged in rows behind large bushes of plants and leaves, bundled together on a large table and on the dirt floor.
Date: 1914
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Midland Historical Society
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