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[Postcard with a Photograph of the "New Yorker" in Action]

Postcard with a photograph of the "New Yorker" in action in he water along the coast; the boat is firing all of its water cannons on the right and left. The text on the back of the card says "We have 9 more like this one. (This is the first fire boat built for the dept in Engine Co. #57."

Date: May 29, 1912

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

Utilizing Sulfur-Containing Petroleum.

Patent for a method of removing sulfur from Beaumont petroleum and converting it into sulfuric acid.

Date: February 20, 1912

Creator: Robinson, Clarence I.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Propeller

Patent for a boat propeller that does not create a vacuum behind it and is more efficient than other propellers.

Date: July 23, 1912

Creator: Blake, David H.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Trolly Wheel and Harp.

Patent for trolley wheels, where "the transmission of the current through the wheel to the harp is maintained at the maximum and the necessary wear of the relatively movable parts reduced to a minimum" (lines 11-15).

Date: May 7, 1912

Creator: Neighbour, William W.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Preserved Wood and Process of Making Same

Patent for a process for preserving wood by treating it with various anti-septic chemicals mixed with oil that stops the wood from decaying for a long time.

Date: November 19, 1912

Creator: Ellis, Carleton

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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[Postcard with a Photograph of the "New Yorker" in Action]

Utilizing Sulfur-Containing Petroleum.

Propeller

Trolly Wheel and Harp.

Preserved Wood and Process of Making Same