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Air-Lift Pump

Description: Patent for an air lift pump. Illustrations included.
Date: July 30, 1912
Creator: Holmgreen, Julius H. & Underwood, William H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Hueco Tanks near El Paso, Texas]

Description: Postcard of a cow walking through a "tank" of water, also known as a water hole, at Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site near El Paso, Texas. The tank is surrounded by rock formations and trees in a desert landscape and two people wearing dark hats and coats are standing on rocks near the edge of the water in the center of the image. In the distant background, mountains are visible.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Elephant Butte Dam]

Description: Postcard image of the construction of Elephant Butte Dam in New Mexico, viewed from the south side of the dam, with the reservoir in the background. The postcard front caption reads: "Elephant Butte Dam, Biggest Irrigation Project in the World. Lands under this Project Our Specialty. Broaddus & Le Baron, El Paso, Tex." The postcard is addressed to Mrs. Henry Horne, Hallowell, Maine and the postcard is post marked, El Paso, Texas, June 14, 1915.
Date: 1915~
Creator: Horne, Walter. H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Ship harbor]

Description: Photograph of boats in harbor. There are two boats that are docked on the bottom right of the image and one boat is pulling away from the dock. In the harbor, there is a cargo ship and other small boats sailing. Cranes and buildings are visible on the opposite shore.
Date: [1910..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Inside a partially constructed building]

Description: Photograph of a construction site that is surrounded by rebar frames. These frames are made in a grid-like pattern and are surrounding a concrete foundation. In the middle of this foundation are rebar frames that are laying on the ground. The image was taken from inside of the site at a low angle.There is lumber scattered around the ground and there is a large wood plank that is leaning against the left side of the structure and is connecting the top of the structure to the ground. On the other… more
Date: [1910..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Two boats]

Description: Photograph of two boats on a body of water. On of the boats is a large ship with a black hull and tall poles on the deck and the other boat is a steamboat. There are plants in the foreground of the image and a small dock is visible on the right side of the image.
Date: [1910..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A steamboat on water]

Description: Photograph of a steamboat sailing next to a port. The boat is emitting dark smoke and has a dinghy attached to the back of it. There are tall beams on the deck of the boat with wires hanging around them. On the shore behind the boat, factories and other structures are visible.
Date: [1910..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[T&P Swing Bridge]

Description: Photograph of a swing bridge for the T&P railroad going over a body of water. A train car is visible on the left side of the image. A large forest is visible on the other side of the water. Written underneath the image are "Fancy Swing Bridge on the T&P (1915-16 era)" and "Don Watson Collection."
Date: 1915~/1916~
Creator: Watson, Don
Partner: The Grace Museum

[Postcard of Resurrection Bay, Alaska]

Description: Postcard of a photograph of rippling water in a bay bordered by snowy mountains on the other side of the bay. Handwritten notes at the bottom of the photo identify the area as Resurrection Bay in Alaska. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: 1913
Creator: Pedersen, L. H.
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Postcard from G. L. Schench to Mrs. L. H. Schench, May 18, 1910]

Description: Postcard from G. L. Schench to Mrs. L. H. Schench, discussing a six mile drive the sender took, and the natural beauty he or she saw. The front of the postcard features a photograph (colored in with ink) of Fern Bank waterfall in Boerne Texas. The waterfall is a small stream of water spilling over a rocky ledge covered in greenery. The water fall cascades down a short distance, and then over a rock and into a pool of water. There are more rocks and greenery on either side of the waterfall.
Date: May 18, 1910
Creator: Schench, G. L.
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Woman Sitting in a Boat]

Description: Photograph of a young woman wearing a sun hat and dress, sitting on the edge of a rowboat in the middle of a lake. The boat tips down a bit under her weight, so that she can dip her feet in the water.
Date: [1910..]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Automobile Ferry After the Flood

Description: Richard Wyatt going across the levee North of Henrietta on a ferry pulled by horses to his farm where Mrs. Wyatt was. This was taken a foot of hill just out of town. The fringe of trees in the distance marks the slough. This was taken after the water had receded considerably, as you can see by the drift on the fence at left.
Date: 1915~
Partner: Clay County Historical Society

[A Photograph of a Public Mineral Water Well]

Description: This photograph was used on the dust cover of A. F. Weaver's book, "TIME WAS In Mineral Wells", Second Edition, 1988 It is identified as "Visitors to Mineral Wells at 'Public Mineral Water Well' around 1910. The picture was furnished by Mrs. Raymond York. On left is Ellie Landry of Dallas. Second from right is Mrs. William Whitehead Gardner of Lawrence, Texas, grandmother of Raymond York of Mineral Wells.
Date: 1910?
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library
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