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Adjustable Support.

Description: Patent for adjustable props or supports used in concrete construction or scaffolding, including illustrations.
Date: June 18, 1918
Creator: Ware, Howard T.
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

Baling-Press.

Description: Patent for an improved bailing press "especially designed for forming hay, straw, cotton, &c., &c.... into compressed, compact bales" (lines 10-13) that requires less effort and power for stronger compression results.
Date: March 12, 1910
Creator: North, Clarence L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Aparatus for Cleaning Lechuguilla, Henequen, and Analogous Fibrous Plants.

Description: Patent for an improved apparatus for scraping lechugilla, henequen, and analogous fibrous plants. This apparatus scrapes the stalks of the plants mechanically and separates the pulp from the fiber of the plant so that the fiber will be cleaned and ready for use.
Date: September 3, 1918
Creator: Aguilar, Alfonso
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Classifier and Separator.

Description: Patent for classifiers and separators used in mining to separate solids and liquids in the tank. It allows for easy removal and replacement of parts as they wear.
Date: March 19, 1918
Creator: Allen, Charles
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Automatic Train Stop

Description: Patent for an automatic train stop. Used to simplify the construction where fewer magnets and changeable switches are necessary. To provide an automatic train control mechanism with a normally closed circuit, the breakage or disarrangement of any part that would ensure the stopping of the train.
Date: May 21, 1918
Creator: Bulla, Melbern B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Collar-Form

Description: Patent for a device that will hold soft shirt collars in position, giving them a neater appearance.
Date: July 22, 1919
Creator: White, William D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Contact-Shoe for Automatic Train-Stops.

Description: Patent for a new contact shoe, used in rail transport, attached to the train car to conduct automatic stops despite possible hazards through the use of magents and electricity, including illustrations .
Date: March 30, 1920
Creator: Bulla, Melbern Bernie
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Athletic Shoe

Description: Patent for improvements to athletic shoes for men, women, and children that improve the comfort of the shoe, support the anatomy of the foot, and prevent “falling arches and other foot ailments” (p. 1, lines 22-23).
Date: December 3, 1918
Creator: Rokahr, Charles
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Letter from Rupert N. Richardson to T. N. Carswell - April 27, 1944]

Description: A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, The Hilton Hotel, El Paso, Texas from Rupert N. Richardson, Acting President, Hardin-Simmons University dated April 27, 1944. Richardson expresses his appreciation for the letter of April 25 and concurs that Carswell is "quite correct that we shall have probably the best opportunity for raising money that we shall have probably in our generation". Richardson advises of the difficulties encountered in Christian education in trying to "secure a man for the… more
Date: April 27, 1944
Creator: Richardson, Rupert N.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Mrs. Pittman, El Paso County Local Board No. 3 - June 5, 1944]

Description: A letter written to Mrs. Pittman, Clerk, El Paso County Local Board No. 3, El Paso, Texas from T. N. Carswell, CAS dated June 5, 1944. Carswell advises Mrs. Pittman, as per his promise, that he talked with Judge Bennis in reference to securing help for Lt. Fuller.
Date: June 5, 1944
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
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Oral History Interview with Salvador Balcorta, July 7, 2015 (Part 1)

Description: Interview with Salvador Balcorta, the CEO of Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe clinic in El Paso. Mr. Balcorta discusses his family background and education, and the founding of the La Fe clinic. This is the first of two interviews Mr. Balcorta participated in.
Date: July 23, 2015
Duration: 58 minutes 54 seconds
Creator: Balcorta, Salvador; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Felipe Peralta, July 22, 2015

Description: Interview with Felipe Peralta, community activist from El Paso, Texas. In the interview, Peralta discusses his childhood and education, the Chamizal Treaty, student activism, community organizations, race relations, politics, the Chicano movement, and labor unions.
Date: July 22, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 28 minutes 45 seconds
Creator: Peralta, Felipe & Enriquez, Sandra
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Homero Galicia, July 21, 2015

Description: Interview with Homero Galicia, a college instructor from El Paso, Texas. In the interview, Galicia discusses his childhood, education, military service, civil rights activism, his career and later community involvement.
Date: July 21, 2015
Duration: 2 hours 43 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: Galicia, Homero; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Antonio Marin, July 15, 2015

Description: Interview with Antonio Marin, from El Paso, Texas. In his interview, he discusses his childhood, education, civil rights activism, community involvemen, and experiences with racism in south Texas.
Date: July 15, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Robles, David & Marin, Antonio
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Carlos Marentes, July 15, 2015

Description: Interview with Carlos Marentes, a farm labor organizer and farm worker advocate from the Juarez-El Paso border region. He founded the Border Agricultural Workers Project and participates in local, state, and national organizations dealing with inequality and climate change. In his interview, Marentes discusses his early life and activism.
Date: July 15, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 26 minutes 51 seconds
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Robles, David & Marentes, Carlos
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library

[S. D. Myres Saddle Company Tag]

Description: Identification tag with printed red text -- "S. D. Myres Saddle Co. Saddles and Cowboy Supplies. 5030 Alameda Blvd. El Paso, Texas" -- above several blank lines labeled "To." Handwritten text on the back of the tag says, "Buckle set given by P. M. Kelly & S.D. Myres, 1910."
Date: 1910~
Creator: S. D. Myres Saddle Company
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Invoice from the S. D. Myres Saddle Company]

Description: Blank invoice form for the S. D. Myres Saddle Company in El Paso, Texas with spaces for purchaser information and lines to list purchased items. Near the bottom of the form, there are illustrations of a man putting on a belt (left) and a rifle (right) with notes about information required when ordering belts or guns. There are several handwritten notes on the back of the invoice including the name "Frank Phillips Musc[...]," "Bartlesville, Okla. Phillips Petroleum Corp - S. & S. W. Hist.," "(… more
Date: unknown
Creator: S. D. Myres Saddle Company
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum
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Oral History Interview with Fermin Dorado, July 24, 2015

Description: Interview with Fermin Dorado, civil rights activist from El Paso, Texas. In his interview, Dorado discusses growing up in the Segundo Barrio in El Paso, his education, living in Chicago, military service, and his activism in the Chicano movement.
Date: July 24, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Robles, David; Enriquez, Sandra & Dorado, Fermin
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library

Process For The Reduction Of Iron And Lead Ores.

Description: Patent for a process that reduces iron and lead ores. This is done through two distinct combustion processes, the first of which converts the fuel and oxygen into carbon dioxide and the second process which produces carbon monoxide, that can produce iron or steel of different grades.
Date: June 14, 1921
Creator: Anderson, Robert J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Pencil-Holder.

Description: Patent for a pencil-holder designed to quickly attach to pencils or pens of different sizes, including illustrations. This pencil-holder features a clip which clamps onto the edge of one's pocket to prevent the pencil from falling out or damaging the pocket.
Date: April 24, 1906
Creator: Eldredge, Alva Ray
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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