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Oral History Interview with Ebelardo Lopez, June 10, 2016

Description: Ebelardo “Abe” Lopez was born in La Mesa, Texas to a home mother maker and father who drove large trucks and farmed part time. Once graduating from high school in La Mesa, he was sent by his parents and the farmer his dad worked for to Texas Tech University in Lubbock to sign up for classes. He entered Texas Tech, left to join the military, then returned to finish his degree. Once finishing his degree in history and leaving a graduate program in history, he obtained a job as a probation officer… more
Date: June 10, 2016
Duration: 47 minutes 46 seconds
Creator: Zapata, Joel & Lopez, Ebelardo
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Jewelle Allen, June 8, 2016

Description: Jewell Allen was born and raised in Georgetown. She graduated valedictorian from her high school and obtained a scholarship to attend Prairie View A&M University. She transferred to Huston–Tillotson University in Austin, where she met her husband, and graduated with a BA in English. She and her husband moved to Amarillo after he was recruited as a coach. She coached girls' basketball and taught English in Amarillo and was involved with Greek Letter organizations as well as the NAACP.
Date: June 8, 2016
Duration: 46 minutes 43 seconds
Creator: Allen, Jewelle & Wisely, Karen
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Socorro Medina on June 5, 2016

Description: Socorro "Coco" Medina grew up in Amarillo and attending university in Denver, where she joined the Chicano Movement. She returned to Amarillo and began to push for social justice in the Panhandle through the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and other mainstream organizations. She also launched the first Spanish language radio station in the city alongside her husband and is currently helping preserve the history of the city's Mexican American population.
Date: June 5, 2016
Duration: 58 minutes 52 seconds
Creator: Zapata, Joel & Medina, Socorro
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library

[House in Amarillo]

Description: Photograph of the front of a bungalow-style house, with a small yard enclosed by a decorative short metal fence identified by handwritten text as "Residence of Mrs. Moore, 17th Fillmore St. Amarillo, Tex." The front part of the house is octagonal with a horseshoe-shaped porch held up by Doric columns. Two people are partially visible, sitting on the far edge of the porch in the left side of the image.
Date: unknown
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Partner: Private Collection of J. K. Johnson

[Trading Card: Hoodoo]

Description: Trading card issued as part of the Geocache Challenge program for Palo Duro Canyon State Park, depicting the Devil's Tombstone hoodoo, a landmark on the lighthouse trail at the park. Information about the landmark is on the back.
Date: 2011
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wrench.

Description: Patent for a wrench specifically made to remove well drill bits from the drill.
Date: April 13, 1920
Creator: Stover, Willard L.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Interior Bracing For Silos

Description: The invention relates to silos and the removable devices that prevent the silos from collapsing when empty. The object is to provide wooden stave silos with certain adjustable and economical braces which are easily and quickly applied. It will be highly efficient in preventing the blowing down or collapsing of silos when empty. They would also be able to be easily and quickly removed when the silos are being filled.
Date: August 31, 1915
Creator: Galbraith, Henry William
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Internal-Combustion Engine.

Description: Patent for a two-cycle, reciprocating piston internal combustion engine that preheats incoming fuel and is designed to run smoothly and reduce vibration, including illustrations.
Date: January 12, 1915
Creator: Bukoviny, Frank W.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Vise for Drilling-Machines

Description: Patent for a vise for drilling-machines with a novel construction and combination of parts. The work is positioned and clamped under the drill.
Date: September 9, 1919
Creator: Joyce, James M.
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Window Frame And Sash.

Description: Patent for new and useful improvements in window frames and sashes, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 6, 1900
Creator: Wood, Alpheus H. & Tunnell, John D.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Valve Setting Machine

Description: Patent for a valve setting machine. This invention is a machine for "revolving the main driving wheel of a locomotive to set the valves (11-12). Illustration included.
Date: August 4, 1908
Creator: Wyllie, Robert E. & Twohig, John D.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Lock-Plate

Description: Patent for improvements in lock-plates for the stays of wire fences.
Date: November 27, 1900
Creator: Wood, Alpheus H.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wheel-Tread.

Description: Patent for improvements on tractor wheel tread design, the structure of which was previously submitted by the inventor in 1918. This improved wheel tread makes the structure stronger and more compact.
Date: March 29, 1921
Creator: Ingram, Joseph D.
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Wheel Tread.

Description: Patent for wheel treads designed for heavy vehicles. The metal shoes on the tread are to help enable the vehicle to go over both hard and soft surfaces.
Date: February 8, 1921
Creator: Ingram, Joseph D.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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