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Chicago Great Western Railway: "Maple Leaf Route"

Description: Map shows the extent of the Chicago Great Western Railway, additional railroads, counties, waterways, cities and towns for Iowa, southern Minnesota, northern Missouri, south and central Wisconsin, north and central Illinois, and portions of South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas. Scale not given.
Date: 1897
Creator: Poole Brothers
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[J. L. Keller's Store]

Description: Photograph of seven people posing behind counters and around various cases inside J. L. Keller's store. Wares are visible on shelves and inside the cases, including a display of shoes in the center-front of the image. Handwritten text on the back of photo: "Interior of J. L. Keller's Store. 1. Albert M. Keller. Fayette, Mo. 2. Boyd G. Norris. [Fayette, Mo.] 3. Ida L. Keller. [Fayette, Mo.] 4. M. G. Lieblich. [Fayette, Mo.] 5. Mattie Ransone. [Fayette, Mo.] 6. Paul Wolfson. [Fayet… more
Date: 1890~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from Charles B. Moore to Patty Brown, March 1891]

Description: This is a letter from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by Moore to Patty Brown. In the letter, Charles discusses the Annie Laura story and gives Brown a brief, yet detailed family history. Highlighting major life events, he notes how he was born in Gallatin, moved to Texas, and moved away from Texas during the war. He also details his work with mills,how he changed career paths, and when he was married. This letter is dated March 1891.
Date: March 1891
Creator: Moore, Charles B.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Publisher's Circular with Written Notes]

Description: Circular produced by Garretson, Cox & Co., Publishers regarding Alden's Manifold Cyclopedia. The publishers announce that after July 1, 1893, subscribers of this publication should send their orders to them rather than Mr. Alden. An unknown person has written a note on the back discussing his appreciation of the Manifold Cyclopedia.
Date: 1893~
Creator: Garretson, Cox & Co., Publishers
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letters from Lula Dalton to Linnet Moore, April 24-26, 1899]

Description: This is a letter from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by Lula Dalton and is addressed to Linnet Moore. In this letter , Lula informs Linnet of the goings-on in her community. The news includes: a discussion about sewing, a dialogue about attending church with friends and details about the attending couples, and updates about club meetings. She closes the letter and sends her love to Linnet. In Lula's next letter, written on Tuesday night April 25, 1899, she details that she hop… more
Date: 1899-04-24/1899-04-26
Creator: Dalton, Lula
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Clipping: Lord Tennyson Dead]

Description: Newspaper clipping about the death of Lord Alfred Tennyson including biographical information and an account of his death on October 6, 1892 in London. The reverse contains a partial "Farm and Garden" section with reprints from agricultural publications on how to build a sliding farm gate and mud sled, as well as information about feeding horses, pruning trees, docking horses' tails, and the start of a segment on growing mushrooms in caves.
Date: October 13, 1892
Creator: St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from John K. Streger, Jr. to Josephine Bahl, November 10, 1896]

Description: Letter written to Josephine Bahl from John K. Strecker, Jr. describing the events of Election Day in Waco; much of his activity took place at the Republican Headquarters. He goes on to describe the dance that he attended where he was given excellent comments on his dancing skills.
Date: November 10, 1896
Creator: Strecker, John K., Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of Margay Welch

[Breedlove Statement, Copy #1]

Description: Copy of a legal statement made by C. R. Breedlove regarding his knowledge about George Seward and cotton seizures made by the U.S. government. Additionally, the testimony includes a statement and signature of Schuyler Andrews, notary public.
Date: April 8, 1899
Item Type: Refine your search to only Legal Document
Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

[Breedlove Statement, Copy #2]

Description: Copy of a legal statement made by C. R. Breedlove regarding his knowledge about George Seward and cotton seizures made by the U.S. government. Additionally, the testimony includes a statement and signature of Schuyler Andrews, notary public.
Date: April 8, 1899
Item Type: Refine your search to only Legal Document
Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

[Breedlove Statement, Copy #3]

Description: Copy of a legal statement made by C. R. Breedlove regarding his knowledge about George Seward and cotton seizures made by the U.S. government. Additionally, the testimony includes a statement and signature of Schuyler Andrews, notary public.
Date: April 8, 1899
Item Type: Refine your search to only Legal Document
Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

Truck for Railway-Carriages.

Description: Patent for an improved truck for railway carriages that is meant "to construct surface-rollers which have their center of bearing above the center of the traction of surface roller, and which have traction rollers bearing upon the upper portion of the main surface-roller, and upon which the load is supported equally upon two points of the surface or traction roller" (lines 17-23).
Date: June 27, 1893
Creator: Turner, Ephraim M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Truck or Vehicle for Elevated Railways.

Description: Patent for an improved, strong, simple, inexpensive, and durable truck or vehicle for elevated railways that is meant to throw the lateral force of the car-body is exerted vertically downward onto the car's wheels.
Date: July 11, 1893
Creator: Turner, Ephraim M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Locomotive.

Description: Patent for an improved locomotive or traction-engine, with a series of water-shells, each containing "a series of fire-flues, a feeding-water heater, a pipe discharging steam" (lines 118-121), and a double-action plunger-pump.
Date: January 26, 1897
Creator: McCallum, Daniel W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Stationary Boiler.

Description: Patent for a new and useful improvements in stationary boilers for " marine, locomotive, and stationary purposes" (line 14- 15).
Date: January 4, 1898
Creator: McCallum, Daniel W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Measuring and Proportioning Machine.

Description: Patent for "a device by which the mixing of various ingredients in certain desired proportions may be easily and accurately accomplished" (lines 8-11). It is meant for industrial measuring.
Date: May 5, 1896
Creator: Collins, Alonzo G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

The Phelps & Bigelow Wind Mill Company

Description: Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes illustration and business name with text reading: "Western Branch Offices of The Phelps & Bigelow Wind Mill Company, Of Kalamazoo, Michigan, Manufacturers Of Wind Mills and Fixtures, John Q. Adams, Manager Western Branches."
Date: 1898
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Texas General Land Office

Employer's Liability Insurance Corporation of London, Eng.

Description: Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead contains logo of business. Letterhead includes names F. D. Hirschberg & Bro., General Agents; F. T. Bryan, Jr., Manager; A & J. F. Lee, Attorneys; Trustees for the United States Oliver W. Peabody, Esq.; Chauncey M. Depew, Esq.; Samuel Sloan, Esq.; Wm. A French, Esq.; Hon. John Lowell; Endicott & Macomber, General Managers.
Date: 1890
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Texas General Land Office

Elevated Railway.

Description: Patent for a new elevated railway, consisting of the arrangement and parts described. Patent for "a new and improved elevated railway structure for moving cars or vehicles." (line 14) including perspective views, description and illustrations. Patent for a new elevated railway design including illustrations.
Date: December 13, 1892
Creator: Turner, Ephraim, M. & Maddox, R. E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Elevated Railway.

Description: Patent for improvements to elevated railways via the new and different way parts are combined and arranged.
Date: December 13, 1892
Creator: Turner, Ephraim M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Dog or Stop Device for Baling-Presses.

Description: Patent for a simple, inexpensive, and durable stop-device or dog used in baling presses with a pressure-chamber in a plunger or traverser reciprocates. The invention operates automatically and retaines the material being pressed inside the pressure-chamber. The dog pivots on the side of the pressure-chamber and is enabled to move freely.
Date: June 19, 1894
Creator: Schulze, Andrew
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Cotton-Gin.

Description: Patent for a cotton-gin that "has for its object to provide means for operating upon or permitting lint cotton, wool and other fibrous material to be ginned from a roll by means of saws as is commonly done in working seed cotton without injury to the mechanism" (lines 12-17).
Date: August 7, 1894
Creator: Haynes, Daniel
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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