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Sign.

Description: Patent for a new and improved sign. This design consists in "the combination of a frame or bed and a transparent plate set in the same, having the letter-color or gilt on its inner face, and a filling applied upon its front face to form the margins of the letter . . . [and] the wooden body, provided with a recess, in its front face, of the strip of glass gilded, silvered, or painted on its back face and inlaid in said recess, and a filling on its front face to form the margins of the letters . … more
Date: December 5, 1882
Creator: Munn, Frank E.
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Advertising Device.

Description: Patent for a new and improved advertising sign. This design "consist[s] in the fixed staff or upright having pulley, bent rotary vane having the opening, and adapted for the display of advertisements, inside [the] bent rotary vane, and the governor adapted to regulate automatically the speed at which the vanes are to revolve" (lines 68-80).
Date: February 19, 1884
Creator: Carly, John Wesly
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Sign.

Description: Patent for signs that are to be mounted to the roof of a car, and can be illuminated and read from any angle. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 9, 1892
Creator: Garner, William R.
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Railway Signal and Crossing-Gate.

Description: Patent for an improved railway signal meant to be used at crossings. It consists of a rotary signal post, operating mechanism, a lamp, an arm extension, the signal hanging from the arm, a bearing for the bottom of the rotary post, a box where the bearing sits, a sleeve that holds a cap plate for the box, a ladder from the post to the cap plate, and a brace.
Date: August 1, 1893
Creator: Berry, John S.
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Prude and Hood Store

Description: Photograph of Fealon Vaun Christian and John Prude standing outside of the Prude and Hood General Store. This store was between Mansfield and Logansport, Louisiana. It had everything from lace to snuff tp licorice. It had a huge bar inside, and the store served people from miles around. A cotton gin was to the west side of the store (back and left) where everyone brought their cotton to be ginned. The stor had advertising signs across the front. This photo was included in a research paper by M… more
Date: 1902
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Partner: Marfa Public Library

Signal

Description: Patent for a signal. This invention provides a signal for display to call the milkman, iceman, laundryman, etc. when in need for service. It is designed to display panels featuring suitable names for needed services. Illustration included.
Date: January 1, 1907
Creator: Marwedel, Paul
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Indicator

Description: Patent for an indicator. This indicator if for the use with cars as a means for moving a belt that displays the name of streets. Illustration included.
Date: December 15, 1908
Creator: Bell, Harry M.
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[Interior of White House Cafe]

Description: Photograph of the interior of the White House Cafe in Floresville, Texas. Several tables and chairs are set up to the right of the counter and stairs, and a sign leading to the wash room is visible in the background.
Date: 1909
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Partner: Wilson County Historical Society

Sign.

Description: Patent for a rotating metal sign, which does not warp from the turning action.
Date: March 23, 1909
Creator: Dazey, Nathan P. & Hall, George W.
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Brush.

Description: Patent for brush used to add adjustable sized stripes onto vehicles and to add lettering onto signs. The brush contains its own paint reservoir.
Date: September 10, 1911
Creator: Penn, George Rollins; Penn, G. R.
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Train-Indicator

Description: Patent for a train indicator that displays numbers or letters that can be easily changed.
Date: July 2, 1912
Creator: Elliott, Claud B. & Clappart, Emile E.
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[Photograph of Flooded Main Street]

Description: Photograph of a view of Main Street in Orange, Texas during a flood in 1916. There are people standing in the knee-deep water. Tall telephone poles, houses and trees line the road. A sign is in the foreground on the left side of the frame. "Main St." is written and faded on the right side.
Date: 1916
Creator: Ferris, C.K.
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Partner: Heritage House Museum

"Arkansaw" Postcard

Description: Silly photographic postcard depicting two men seated in a carriage pulled by a mule. They are outside of a small log cabin that has signs on it reading, "Arkansaw Traveler Hotel" and "A Vacant Room Up Stairs". There are signs on the carriage reading, "Arkansaw Traveler", "Home or Bust" and "I don't know where I am going but I am on my way". Correspondence on the back reads, "1/26/22 I will be driving that way in a few days No use to walk when you can ride. J.P. Shaw" It is addressed to Miss Per… more
Date: 1922~
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Desert Song

Description: Photograph of the Rembert Theater at nighttime, in Longview, Texas. There are several signs for the movie, "the Desert Song" around the outside of the theater, including a sign on the front door that reads, "100% talking [and] singing," a sign on the top of the building and a large poster for the movie on the right side of the theater. On the opposite side, there is a poster that reads, "Charity Chase, Thin Twins."
Date: 1929
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Partner: Longview Public Library

[Desert Song Stop Sign]

Description: Photograph of a promotional stop sign for the movie, "the Desert Song" on Fredonia Street in Longview, Texas, as noted on the back of the photograph. The stop sign reads: "STOP, SEE, HEAR THE DESERT SONG." There are parked and moving cars behind the sign, and there are several brick buildings in the background. One building, on the left side of the photograph, has a sign that reads: "CRAIN'S CORNER DRUG STORE" and "Coca Cola."
Date: 1929
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Partner: Longview Public Library

[Photograph of Taggart Sign Company]

Description: Photograph of one of the inside production bays of Taggart Sign Company with two men standing in the middle of the floor with signs on either side of them, the one on their left reads "Hair Cuts 25 (cents) Ladies and Gents." One man is in overalls, and the other is wearing an open vest and tie. Both are wearing hats, but different styles.
Date: 1929
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The Virginian

Description: Photograph of the outside of Rembert Theater, in Longview, Texas. There are several advertisements for the movie, "the Virginian," including a large cut-out of a man and a woman kissing, a display with photographs of the actors, and a large banner at the top of the theater that reads: "The VIRGINIAN, HE TOOK NOTHIN' FROM NOBODY."
Date: 1929
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Partner: Longview Public Library

Burnett Motel, Marshall, Texas

Description: Color halftone postcard on textured linen paper showing the Burnett Motel, Marshall, Texas. The view shows the long, low, brick-veneer, side-gable structure with a drive-through between the office on the right and the rooms on the left. There is a sign saying "Burnett Motel" on a pole in front of the rooms section, and a smaller sign in front of the office that says "Office, Vacancy." Features included in the caption on the back of the card include "Marshall's newest," "refrigerated air condit… more
Date: [1930..1945]
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Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

Marshall Court, Marshall, Texas

Description: Color halftone postcard on textured linen paper showing the Marshall Court, Marshall, Texas, U. S. 80 Business Route. The view shows two cottages on the left, with two entrance doors each and the office building beyond. A sign on a pole in front of the second cottage says "Court." There are awnings on the windows of the cottages. Printed in the lower left corner of the image is the title, "Marshall Court, Marshall, Texas, Phone 2028." Printed around the edges of the image on the white border ar… more
Date: [1930..1945]
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Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Mineral Wells "Home of Crazy" sign]

Description: Photograph of a sign that reads, "Welcome to Mineral Wells Home of the Crazy" looking East on Hubbard Street (US 180) at the intersection with Oak Avenue. The Baker Hotel can be seen in the background. The sign was torn down on December 24, 1958, and later recreated in 2020.
Date: [1930..1945]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
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Location: 32.809147 -98.113034
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Postcard of Bob Hope Motel, Marshall, Texas]

Description: Color halftone postcard on textured linen paper showing the Bob Hope Motel, Marshall, Texas. The view shows the office building and the section of the motel to its right. The office is a front gable, one-story building with a cross-gable wing in back. There is a sign saying "Bob Hope Motel" on a pole in front, and "Bob Hope Motel" is also in the front gable. Beds of flowers are at the base of the sign, the office building and the other buildings. Four outdoor chairs are placed on the side of t… more
Date: [1930..1945]
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Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum
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