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[Last Day at Washburn School]

Description: Photograph of faculty (far left) and students posing, standing and sitting in several rows, in front of the Washburn School, a two-story brick building, on the last day of classes; the boys are wearing dark suits and ties and the girls are wearing light-colored dresses and many have bows in their hair.
Date: April 20, 1917
Partner: Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum

Transmission Mechanism.

Description: Patent for an improved transmission mechanism for changing speed of tractors and other machines, with illustrations. The improvement is in the arrangement and assembly of the component parts to improve efficiency and to provide several different forward speeds as well as a reverse speed.
Date: October 9, 1917
Creator: Ingram, Joseph D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Garment-Hanger.

Description: Patent for a garment-hanger that is adjustable which enables it to be used for garments of various sizes, including illustrations. The device enables an entire suit to be supported and prevents wrinkles. This garment-hanger can also be utilized to crease clothing such as trousers, coats, etc. in the proper locations.
Date: October 9, 1917
Creator: McAlister, Ramey
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Washburn schoolroom]

Description: Photograph of a schoolroom in Washburn, Texas, taken on the last day of school. Viewed from the front, the room contains rows of benches. Composition books and other schoolwork are hung on the walls of the room.
Date: April 20, 1917
Partner: Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum

[Columbia Wiggins and students]

Description: Photograph of students at the Washburn, Texas school, posed against an exterior wall of the school. The students are standing, kneeling, and sitting in three rows, with Columbia Wiggins, the teacher, at the rear.
Date: April 20, 1917
Partner: Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum
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