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[Envelope Addressed to Mrs. Chambers]

Description: Envelope from the Portales National Bank in New Mexico, addressed to Mrs. J. S. Chambers in Dallas. Several notes are handwritten across the front of the envelope: "New Mexico land"; "This is land my Granddaddy homesteaded, land was sold in 1947, but part of mineral rights were retained"; "Important Mineral lease"; "This is recorded in Elida, New Mexico --> Info given to Abstract office in June of 1991 giving my address, Betty Jean Johnson."
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of J. K. Johnson

[Men Near Farm Pond]

Description: Photograph of two men standing on a low wooden structure at right, below a pipe that is spraying water toward a farm pond or pool that is partially visible at left. There appear to be people working on farmland in the background.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of J. K. Johnson

[Man Standing Near Water Pipe]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified man looking toward the camera, standing to the right of a farm pond or pool that is being filled by a pipe partially visible at left, suspended at a height and emptying into a trough connected to the pool. An open field is visible in the background. Handwritten numbers and a sketch of a face are on the back.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of J. K. Johnson

[Portrait of Unidentified Girl]

Description: Studio portrait of a young girl seated in front of a textured backdrop. She is wearing a light-colored, short-sleeved, knee-length dress decorated with ruffles and she is posing with her hands resting next to her knees.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of J. K. Johnson

The "Eclipse" Quilter. Assignment of Territory for State, County, Town or Shop Rights [Signed]

Description: Legal document assigning rights of the "Eclipse" quilting frame to L. D. Major, allowing him to sell the invention in “all of the states and territory of the United States _east_ of the Mississippi River, _except_ the states of _New York and Pennsylvania_.” A smaller statement is affixed with a seal, noting that the assignment has been registered with the U.S. Patent Office.
Date: {1897-05-19,1897-10-14}
Creator: Major, John H.
Partner: Private Collection of J. K. Johnson

[Men with Lumber in a Street]

Description: Photograph of three men with a load of lumber on a low flat-bed wagon hitched to two dark-colored horses; two men are standing on the ground, at either end of the lumber and the third is standing on top of the lumber. The wagon is in a wide, unpaved street, near the corner of a building labeled "H. C. Edelblute & Co. General Merchandise" (at left), and in the far right background, a water tower, train car, and other buildings are partially visible.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of J. K. Johnson

[Steadman Family Portrait]

Description: Photograph of a family posed together in a garden (or a studio area made to look like a garden). The parents are both wearing dark-colored clothing and seated in wooden chairs; three young adults are standing behind them including a young man (at left) wearing a three-piece suit and bowtie, and two women wearing light-colored dresses. Handwritten notes around the photo identify the woman at the far right as "Mrs. Welch" and at the bottom of the image, "Mr. & Mrs. Steadman, Family."
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of J. K. Johnson

Rules of Practice of the United States Patent Office

Description: Booklet outlining the rules related to the grant of U.S. patents for inventions, including explanations of the relevant regulations and forms. This edition includes the text published in 1892, with preceding text for updates and revisions through October 1895. There are a number of handwritten notes and markings in this copy. Index starts on page 95.
Date: October 15, 1895
Creator: United States. Patent Office.
Partner: Private Collection of J. K. Johnson

[Form Designating Sales Agents for the Great Diamond Quilter]

Description: Form document outlining the terms of an arrangement for Washington B. Click to authorize someone to become a sales agent for the "Great Diamond Quilter," an invention patented (596,616) by W. B. & Isaac A. Click. The document includes blank lines to fill in information about the seller and locations where the agent can make sales. Above the text, there is an illustration of a man seated at a large quilting machine, being watched by a woman on either side and a man in the background.
Date: 1896/1899~
Creator: Click, Washington B.
Partner: Private Collection of J. K. Johnson
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