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[Man, Girl, and Dog on Farm]

Description: Postcard of a man wearing suspenders and a straw hat standing in the middle of a cotton field with a young girl in a light-colored dress and a dog. The girl is standing in the foreground with the dog on the left and the man is behind her on the left. More fields and houses are visible in the distant background and a text on the front of the postcard reads "Lon C. Hills Irrigated Farm. Harlingen, Tex. Cotton Planted APr. 20. Photo. July 25, 08. Producing 15 Bales per acre."
Date: July 25, 1908
Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

Sunshade-Gear for Personal Wear.

Description: Patent for a wearable sunshade, which is worn over the shoulders and allows free movement of the body while in use and has holders for farm tools included on the sunshade holding device.
Date: November 17, 1908
Creator: Ridout, William Louis
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Gate.

Description: Patent for a farm gate, which can be opened from a vehicle and stays open until a second operation is performed to close the gate.
Date: August 4, 1908
Creator: Matthews, Joseph William
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Midland Area Grapes]

Description: Photograph of a vine of grapes and peaches from the Midland area. The produce, swarmed with leaves, is placed next to a measuring tape, and the bundles of grapes measure in total around 14 inches.
Date: 1908~
Partner: Midland Historical Society

Setting Plants

Description: Patent for setting plants. This invention is and improvement of a machine that sets young plants as an efficient method to promote rapid and uniform growth. Illustration included.
Date: April 21, 1908
Creator: Sinclair, John L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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