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[Portrait of Jeanette Olson]

Description: Studio photograph of a young girl, identified as Jeanette Olson, in front of a light-colored backdrop. She wears a pleated jumper with a ruffled neckline over a dark top with bulging sleeves. She also wears light-colored shoes and a bow on her head. A rectangular frame has been placed over the photograph. Both have been placed inside a folder.
Date: January 27, 1938
Creator: Heller - Gadeke Photography
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Insect Destroyer.

Description: Patent for a new and improved insect destroyer. This design consists "[i]n a poison-sprinkling machine, the combination, with the wheels mounted on stub-axles, with vertically-adjustable rotary sifters in the rear operated by the wheels, of an arched frame connected to said axles, said frame having thills secured thereto, and an arched yoke having its ends bent outward to form neck-yokes and secured to the outer ends of said thills, and draft-arms secured to the sides of said thills" (lines 59-… more
Date: January 24, 1888
Creator: Rives, John T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Valve.

Description: Patent for improvement in valves, by means of assuring a tight operating stem. The stem is comprised of two movable sections incorporated into a design purposed to prevent leakage by the stem. Additional mentions include acknowledged awareness of susceptibility to change and modification, convenience and facility, and simplicity as related to cost.
Date: December 24, 1918
Creator: Pratt, Robert L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Weeder

Description: Patent for a weeder that breaks up the ground as well as cutting weeds.
Date: December 31, 1912
Creator: Wind, Iver Ebbesen
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Well Screen

Description: Patent for well screen to prevent entrance. Illustrations included.
Date: October 18, 1904
Creator: Stancliff, George W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Windmill-Regulator

Description: Patent for a new windmill attachment that will regulate the amount of water in the watering trough, Including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 31, 1900
Creator: Schultz, Henry E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Well-Screen

Description: Patent for a well screen to prevent the entrance of sand or gravel into the wall of a deep well.
Date: June 18, 1907
Creator: Stancliff, George W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Lock.

Description: Patent for "a lock of novel construction wherein the keyholes at opposite sites of the door are placed out of alignment for preventing children, servants, and curious persons from looking or listening through the keyhole." (Lines 12-17) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 8, 1897
Creator: Oleson, Andrew J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Land-Roller.

Description: Patent for a land roller that has rollers that can move independently of one another.
Date: November 30, 1909
Creator: Englund, Eric
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Insect-Destroyer.

Description: Patent for fumigation insect destroyer, in particular cotton boll weevils, but also for prairie dogs and other vermin.
Date: July 30, 1901
Creator: Koy, August & Kveton, John
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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