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[Lumber Yard Fire 1917]

Description: Photograph of a lumber yard fire in Childress, Texas. The fire is being put out by firemen as spectators watch from a distance. A large amount of smoke fills the sky. There is an unidentifiable building close to the fire.
Date: January 1917
Creator: Mark Hanna's Studio
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Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

[Mormon Refugees in Lumber Yard]

Description: Photograph of Mormon refugees from the Mexican Revolution taking shelter in a lumber yard. Several children walk about the grounds, making their way in between the adults who are deep in conversation.
Date: 1912~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Postcard of J. A. Allen Building]

Description: Postcard of a building with "J. A. Allen" on its sign, four men standing on the front porch, and lumber stacked in a yard next to the building. A handwritten note on the back of the postcard is addressed to Mr. J. T. Walker in Alvord, Texas (Quarles Lumber Co.) and reads: "Hello Mr. Walker, how do you like the looks of papa's new lumber yard? The man that works for papa is not in the picture. Orval."
Date: February 11, 1910
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Historic Mesquite, Inc.

[Wagons in the Yard of Martin Taylor Lumber Company]

Description: Photograph of several wagons drawn by mules in the yard of the Martin Taylor Lumber Company. Several men are sitting or standing on the wagons and there are wooden buildings in the background. "[Co]mpliments of the [M]artin Taylor Lumber Co. to Thad B. Hale 1/24/1911" is written on the back.
Date: January 24, 1911
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of the Curtis Estate

Lumber-Calculator

Description: Patent for a lumber calculator that has printed calculations for quickly determining the amount of board feet in a pile of lumber.
Date: April 25, 1911
Creator: Stalcup, James F.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Crosscut Band-Saw.

Description: Patent for improvements in crosscut band-saws, in particular, a portable, power-driven crosscut band-saw used for lumbering wood. Designed with motor seated in light metal framework and intended to be operated by two persons. Meant for increased productivity through reduction in sawing time and ability to cut the tree within inches of the ground.
Date: January 14, 1919
Creator: Howland, Harry W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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