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Mosquito Bar Frame.

Description: Patent for a new and improved frame for mosquito bars. This design calls for wires, bent at right angles, to be attached to a center piece, in which hanging-cords can be stored. This design represents a lighter, more portable alternative to the wooden predecessors.
Date: November 1, 1881
Creator: Bostick, William T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

A-Bar Hotel

Description: Side view of The A-Bar Hotel. The A-Bar was a private men's dormitory located at 2612 Guadalupe. This view is from the 27th Street side. The building is still standing as of 02/28/10.
Date: November 1, 1949
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Railway-Tie

Description: Patent for a railway tie that can be "firmly secured in the road-bed and which will hold single or double rails" (lines 10-11) so that they cannot be accidentally displaced, including illustrations.
Date: December 1, 1891
Creator: Budington, Albert G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Washing-Machine.

Description: Patent for a boiler washing machine that uses a stove and a hand-operated pounder attachment. This invention makes these types of washing machines more efficient.
Date: September 1, 1896
Creator: Arnold, Isaac Hill
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Portrait of M. H. Rhoads]

Description: Photograph of M. H. Rhoads from the State University in Austin, Texas. He wears a dark-colored coat with a Masonic pin on his lapel. He sports a mustache, which obscures a cleft lip on his left.
Date: July 1, 1887
Creator: Hill, S. B.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to B'nai B'rith District Grand Lodge No. 7, June 1, 1945]

Description: Letter from I. H. Kempner to B'nai B'rith District Grand Lodge No. 7 informally acknowledging receipt of the Lodge's donation of $1,000 to the Hillel Building Fund. He explains that the Rabbi has left for a trip so their formal acceptance of the donation will be delayed. He also states that he believes there will be no problem with placing a plaque in the Hillel House to honor their deceased Secretary Myron M. Goldman who the donation is on behalf of.
Date: June 1, 1945
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from Rabbi Newton J. Friedman to I. H. Kempner, June 1, 1945]

Description: Letter from Rabbi Newton J. Friedman to I. H. Kempner discussing a miscommunication about the cancelation of the May 30th meeting. He also mentions July as the month for the next meeting to discuss the Hillel Foundation's progress on the Building Fund. He remains confident that the brochure they are sending out will stimulate giving across the state.
Date: June 1, 1945
Creator: Friedman, Newton J.
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from William M. Nathan to I. H. Kempner, June 1, 1945]

Description: Letter from William M. Nathan to I. H. Kempner explaining the misunderstanding in the phrasing of the last letter. He explains that he understands that Kempner is not the sole chairman and did not mean to depict it that way in his letter. He explains that his assumption came from the committee's high regard for Kempner. He discusses his promise to solicit donations in Galveston and his plans to do so this week. Last, he talks about the Executive Committee of the Grand Lodge's decision to donate… more
Date: June 1, 1945
Creator: Nathan, William M.
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[News Script: APB062]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the Texas constitutional convention which has finally crossed a major obstacle with a compromise on higher education fund.
Date: March 1, 1974, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: APB097]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the state representative Joe Salem of Corpus Christi who has asked for a legislative investigation of the Texas cosmetology commission, including why it spent 13,000 dollars on telephone calls and 130, 000 dollars on travel in one year.
Date: March 1, 1974, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Cord-Tying Device.

Description: Patent for certain new and useful improvements in cord tying devices, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 1, 1899
Creator: Postley, Charles A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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