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Vernon 1891 Sheet 4

Description: Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Vernon in Wilbarger County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1891
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

Vernon 1891 Sheet 2

Description: Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Vernon in Wilbarger County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1891
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

Vernon 1891 Sheet 1

Description: Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Vernon in Wilbarger County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1891
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

Vernon 1896 Sheet 1

Description: Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Vernon in Wilbarger County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1896
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

Vernon 1896 Sheet 5

Description: Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Vernon in Wilbarger County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1896
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

Vernon 1896 Sheet 3

Description: Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Vernon in Wilbarger County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1896
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

Vernon 1896 Sheet 4

Description: Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Vernon in Wilbarger County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1896
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

Vernon 1891 Sheet 3

Description: Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Vernon in Wilbarger County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1891
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

Vernon 1896 Sheet 2

Description: Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Vernon in Wilbarger County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1896
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

Weighing-Scale.

Description: Patent for a weighing-scale that is "of simple and improved construction which will instantly determine and indicate the weight of the article placed thereon" (lines 13-16). The scale uses revolving disks that have a chain around them which moves a lever to indicate the weight of the object being weighed. The object being weighed sits on a pan that is suspended by the same chains that hold the revolving disks in place.
Date: December 15, 1896
Creator: Stephens, John H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Milk-Stool.

Description: Patent for "certain new and useful Improvements in Milk-Stools" (lines 4-5) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 29, 1892
Creator: Sevier, Moses Nimrod
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Motor.

Description: Patent for a simple, inexpensive, and durable motor for driving pumps, sewing machines, and other small machinery. The motor is reliable and does not break easily, and the weight cord can be easily wound on its drum.
Date: January 9, 1894
Creator: Thrasher, Benton C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Stirrup.

Description: Patent for a stirrup that "will normally lie alongside the horse, so as to at all time be ready to receive the foot." (Lines 21-23) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: April 6, 1897
Creator: Stephens, John H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Harness Attachment.

Description: Patent for a simple, strong, and durable back-band and chain trace attachment that connects the two. This holds "the chain trace and back-band in their proper places and thus prevent[s] chafing of the horse, &c., by the trace chain when it slackens" (lines 12-15).
Date: June 27, 1893
Creator: Camp, John Cecil
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

John Bennett

Description: Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes large color illustration of a Schuttler Wagon and text reading: "The Old Reliable Schuttler Wagon, Manufactured in Chicago Since 1843"; "The Best is the Cheapest."
Date: 1890
Partner: Texas General Land Office

Railroad-Gate.

Description: Patent for improvements in automatic railway and farm gates by using a combination and arrangement of two supporting-frames, two sliding gates, a diagonal rod to secure the gates; with three levers each having its own functions, and two friction rollers. Illustration is included.
Date: May 12, 1891
Creator: Wood, Horace Overall & Smith, Sanford Sanders
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

The State National Bank of Vernon

Description: Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead contains stylized text of business name and illustration of bank building in lithographic print by Texas Ptg. & Lith. Co. Fort Worth. Letterhead includes the names W. G. Curtiss, President; J. V. Green, Cashier.
Date: 1891
Partner: Texas General Land Office

The State National Bank of Vernon

Description: Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead contains stylized text of business name in lithographic print by Floyd D. Shock & Co. Dallas, Tex. Letterhead includes names C. M. Bivins, President; J. V. Green, Cashier; Benjamin Ferris, W. G. Curtiss, Vice Presidents.
Date: 1891
Partner: Texas General Land Office

The First National Bank of Vernon

Description: Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead contains stylized text of business name in lithographic print by Clarke & Courts. Letterhead includes the names A. U. Thomas, President; B. M. Logan, Vice Prest.; W. G. Curtis, Cashier; L. A. Snow, Ass't. Cashier.
Date: 1891
Partner: Texas General Land Office

The State National Bank of Vernon

Description: Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead contains illustration of bank and stylized text of business name in lithographic print by Texas Ptg. & Lith. Co. Fort Worth. Letterhead includes the names W. G. Curtiss, President; J. V. Green, Cashier.
Date: 1891
Partner: Texas General Land Office

The Wilbarger Nurseries

Description: Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes decorative illustration with business name and text reading: "Office of The Wilbarger Nurseries, H. I. Gaskins, Proprietor. Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Evergreens, Grapevines, Raspberries, Strawberries, Roses, Etc. Nurseries: One-Half Mile East Court House."
Date: 1890
Partner: Texas General Land Office
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