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[Postcard of the USS Niagara, December 9, 1955]

Description: Postcard featuring an illustration of the USS Niagara, the relief flagship of Commodore Oliver Perry during the Battle of Lake Erie, 1813. The illustration centers the USS Niagara, a wooden snow-brig with two masts, sailing in an open body of water. Her sails are furled and there are several nautical flags flying from her lines. Near the bow of the Niagara is a flag with the text "Don't Give Up the Ship", the last words of Captain James Lawrence and the motto of the ship with his namesake, the … more
Date: December 9, 1955
Creator: Aicklen, William J.
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Baling-Press.

Description: Patent for a baling press made up of a vertically movable core that moves up as it gets wrapped up in the internet, supporting drums, a feed apron that presses the material to the core, a pivoted swinging frame with a compression roller, a bale support, a mechanism that lifts the frame when the bale is finished, and a rack-and-pinion mechanism that raises the compression roller that moves up to let the bale get bigger, and a mechanism that rotates the rack-and-pinion.
Date: November 27, 1894
Creator: Smith, Hamilton E.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mr. Robert S. Cowperthwaite, June 18, 1957]

Description: Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Robert S. Cowperthwaite discussing their wait for Sandy's grades to be sent, requesting if he can send an exam to one of Sandy's tutors in response to being unable to attend a camp at the school, and asking after difficulties with subjects at the school.
Date: June 18, 1957
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
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Cartridge-Loading Machine

Description: Patent for improvements to the machine originally patented on August 10, 186 by Edward A. Franklin of Brenham, patent no. 347,268.
Date: January 15, 1889
Creator: Franklin, Edward A.
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Cartridge-Loading Machine

Description: Patent for "an improvement in cartridge-loaders adapted to load cartridge shells automatically, the machine being operated by suitable power. It consists in improved power mechanism and devices which may be arranged and combined with the loading mechanism of a machine cartridge-loader" (lines 38-45).
Date: November 25, 1890
Creator: Franklin, Edward A.
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[Letter from I. H. Kempner to C. D. Leake, June 23, 1952]

Description: Letter from I. H. Kempner to C. D. Leake enclosing a New York Times article about Albert D. Lasker's art collection. He mentions enjoyable moments at Dr. Leake's home and hopes the article will interest Dr. and Mrs. Leake, as well as Dr. Ponserat. He notes that the clipping does not need to be returned.
Date: June 23, 1952
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
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Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from Isaac Allen to the Directors of Public Schools in Philadelphia, January 27, 1843]

Description: Letter from Isaac Allen to the Directors of Public Schools, 4th Section, 1st District, of Philadelphia. He writes that if there should be a vacancy for a teaching position in a grammar school, the directors should consider him for the position.
Date: January 27, 1843
Creator: Allen, Isaac
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Partner: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

[Letter from Phebe Quinby to her brother, Aaron B. Quinby, July 31, 1843]

Description: Letter from Phebe Quinby to her brother, Aaron Balderston Quinby, discussing a manufacturing business started by a man named Jonathan and his business partner. She also mentions the birth of a baby named Charlotte Margaret and describes what it's like living in the countryside.
Date: July 31, 1843
Creator: Quinby, Phebe
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Partner: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
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