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Old Settler's Day, 1919

Description: Photograph of parade on street. Photograph of military band, automobiles and spectators at parade by train station at Van Horn, Texas' Old Settler's Day, August 28, 1919. Image labeled "The Band, Van Horn, Tex., Aug-28-1919.
Date: August 28, 1919
Partner: Clark Hotel Museum

Automobile Bed-Rack.

Description: Patent for a bed rack (bed roll) located at the rear of a car so that once the car cushions have been placed to form a mattress, the bed roll can be unwound to stretch and cover the cushions providing bedding and covering.
Date: December 23, 1919
Creator: Turner, John S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Cranking Device

Description: Patent for cranking device to start internal combustion engines and designed specifically for automobiles.
Date: June 24, 1919
Creator: Harris, Irvin F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Automobile-Windlass

Description: Patent for an improvement to automobile windlasses. The improvement allows automobile to be removed from any road obstruction easily and quickly.
Date: November 11, 1919
Creator: Davis, Marion A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Collapsible Rim.

Description: Patent for new and useful improvements related to demountable rims that are collapsible. This improvement facilitates the removal of a tire in an easier and expeditious manner.
Date: May 20, 1919
Creator: King, Willis C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Automobile Road-Light.

Description: Patent for an automobile road-light improvement that causes the lights of a moving vehicle to move in conformity of the vehicle itself. The device is readily attachable to automobiles of standard type.
Date: February 25, 1919
Creator: Tausch, Joseph H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Auto-Carrier

Description: Patent for an auto-carrier that applied to the running board for carrying various luggage. A second aspect is to provide a device to support a wide array of objects and to withstand the weight giving its location along the running board.
Date: July 8, 1919
Creator: Evans, Edward L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Automobile-Alarm.

Description: Patent for a device to prevent the theft of automobiles capable of producing audio and visual signals as warnings of unauthorized access.
Date: April 22, 1919
Creator: Smith, Thomas H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Brake-Band Clencher

Description: Patent for improvements in brake-band clenchers. It is intended to "provide an improved Ford brake band clencher adapted for holding the brake bands in place while the transmission case is being replaced" (lines 14-18).
Date: June 17, 1919
Creator: McCaffrey, Harry J. & Roberge, Edgar, J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

1919 Girls' Basketball Team

Description: Photograph of a group of eight young women identified as the 1919 girls' basketball team. They are posing in a car on the corner of Main Street and McKinney Street in Richardson, Texas. Five of the women are sitting in the car, and three are standing on the sides of the car.
Date: 1919~
Partner: Richardson Public Library

[Stuck in the Mud]

Description: Postcard of a muddy street with several wagons and early model automobiles that appear to be stuck in the mud with people walking around and some trying to get their wheels unstuck in Ranger, Eastland County, Texas. Caption on image reads "1919 Stuck In The Mud Ranger Texas."
Date: 1919~
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Main Street, 1919]

Description: Postcard of a muddy street where several early model automobiles are on the street which is lined is with store fronts and telegraph lines and poles line one side of the street in Ranger, Eastland County, Texas. The caption on the image reads " Main Street 1919, Ranger Texas."
Date: 1919~
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Men Sitting in Fire Truck]

Description: Photograph of men sitting in and standing around a fire truck from the Orange Fire Department. Several of the men are identified as George Rexes, Jessie Rexes, W. L. Adams, Caldwell, Spaul, E. P. Nies, Calvin Stakes, Shorty Gants, A. W. Barron, Wright Roan, George Caldwell, Jack Depew, Joe Crager, Jeff Guill, and Dave Moskier. Trees are visible in the background.
Date: 1919
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

Adjustable Split Lock-Nut or Union

Description: Patent for an adjustable split cock-nut or union that is of a simple, cheap, and efficient construction with an intended use on valve rods of internal combustion engines. This device is designed to withstand direct pressure, blows, and torque forces.
Date: December 2, 1919
Creator: Dickinson, Harry E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Automobile-Lock.

Description: Patent for an inexpensive automobile lock that is adapted to fit the front bumper of an automobile and designed to lock the two front wheels in place.
Date: November 4, 1919
Creator: Tiedemann, Otto
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Antiskidding Device

Description: Patent for an anti-skidding device to be used in tires and other traction wheels.
Date: September 16, 1919
Creator: Weatherly, W. G. & Weatherly, E. M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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