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Texas and Pacific Railway Depot, Paris, Tex.

Description: Color postcard picturing the Texas and Pacific Railway Depot in Paris, Texas. It is a red brick building with many gables, a cart in front of it and a fence beside it. The correspondence says, " Dear Little Precious, Poppa is sick this morning and wants to see you awfully bad. we will all be mighty glad when Dec comes if it brings you and Mud. Lovingly, Auntie." It is addressed to Miss Rosa Louise Dill, 206 East 5th Street, Oklahoma City, Okla. It is postmarked Oct. 15, 1907.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of Joe E. Haynes

First Baptist Church, Paris, Tex.

Description: Color postcard depicting First Baptist Church in Paris, Texas. The church is a large brick building with a tall bell tower. It has a wrought iron fence surrounding it. Written on the front of the card, " Oct. 14, 1907 Auntie's Birthday". Correspondence on the back reads, " Your "Auntie" is the biggest ______ in the state of Texas for I have missed 2 days already sending you a card. I've got a bushel to tell Mud if I ever get time to write. "Auntie" It is addressed to Miss Rosa Louise Dill, … more
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of Joe E. Haynes

Fence-Making Machine.

Description: Patent for a simple, portable fence-making machine meant to separate crossed wires, re-utilizes old wires, and has "a wedge being employed in the twisting-head for the purpose of separating the old twists and causing them to pass through the twisting-eye" (lines 22-25). The machine allows the wires to be equally spaced apart, and the space is adjustable. A picket-gage is included in the invention, which regulates the space between pickets.
Date: July 23, 1895
Creator: Briney, Benjamin C. & Geron, Solomon C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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