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[Two Bounty Hunters]

Description: Photograph of two bounty hunters who recaptured Reed Young, a cop killer who escaped from Altus, Oklahoma, and was recaptured in Vernon, Texas.
Date: February 6, 1959
Creator: Cochran, Jimmy W.
Partner: Midwestern State University

[Wilbarger County Courthouse in Vernon, TX]

Description: Photograph of Wilbarger County Courthouse in Vernon, TX. A green lawn fills the photo's foreground, planted with bushes that contain pink flowers. Beyond the grass is a gravel area with a bench facing a short water fountain, wooden walls containing the fallen water while sitting on a brick base. Tall unlit lamps with teardrop-shaped tops sit in the grass and behind the fountain. In the area beyond the fountain is a wall of green foliage tall enough to almost entirely block the courthouse from v… more
Date: February 14, 1972
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Pump

Description: Patent for an improvement to lift pumps for deep oil and artesian wells. The improvement is intended to overcome the difficulty of excessive pressure caused by the liquid rising to the surface that makes foot valve inoperable. The design also makes the pump easier to construct as well as stronger and more durable.
Date: February 15, 1916
Creator: Haar, G. E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Railroad-Signal

Description: Patent for a railroad signal which will prevent train collisions at railway crossings, with illustrations.
Date: February 17, 1920
Creator: Humphrys, Sidney E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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