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Subsidence Due to Coal Mining in Illinois

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over investigations on surface subsidence from coal mining in Illinois. The results of the investigations are presented and discussed. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1927
Creator: Herbert, Charles Arthur & Rutledge, J. J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Cloche

Description: Cloche style hat of beige crocheted straw. The rounded crown with tucks and folds is created of beige straw which has been crocheted. Around base of crown is band of dark brown piping. Shallow brim is turned up around sides and back, with wide edge band of brown satin with parallel rows of stitching. Front of brim has radiating ridges worked into straw. Hat is lined with dark beige satin. Designer's label sewn into crown: "Budwig / Ltd."
Date: 1920
Creator: Budwig, Ira
Item Type: Refine your search to only Physical Object
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

[35 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois, United States]

Description: Detailed view of stonework and windows above the front doors of a multistory building at 35 East Wacker Drive in Chicago, Illinois. The address, "35 East Wacker Drive" is engraved in the stone above the doors, at the bottom of this image. The building was also formerly known as the North American Life Building, the Pure Oil Building, and the Jewelers' Building.
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Date: 1924/1927~
Creator: Thielbar and Fugard
Item Type: Refine your search to only Physical Object
Location: 41.88672537711067 -87.62678013407344
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

[35 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois, United States]

Description: A building at 35 East Wacker Drive in Chicago, Illinois. The building was also formerly called the North American Life Building, the Pure Oil Building, and the Jewelers' Building.
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Date: 1924/1927~
Creator: Thielbar and Fugard
Item Type: Refine your search to only Physical Object
Location: 41.88676809257132 -87.62710856508181
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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Alsike Clover

Description: Report discussing the distribution and cultivation of the leguminous crop alsike clover, which grows primarily in the northeastern United States. Topics discussed include soil requirements, seeding, uses, and insect enemies and diseases.
Date: 1920
Creator: Pieters, A. J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Soft Red Winter Wheats

Description: "At least 66 distinct varieties of soft red winter wheat, known by nearly 400 different names, are grown commercially in the United States, and additional varieties are grown experimentally. These varieties differ widely in yield, adaptation, milling and baking value, and other characteristics. The most widely grown varieties in the United States in order of importance are Fultz, Fulcaster, Mediterranean, Poole, Red May, Red Wave, and Harvest Queen. The area of each of these varieties in 1919 v… more
Date: 1922
Creator: Leighty, C. E. (Clyde Evert), b. 1882 & Martin, John H. (John Holmes), 1893-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Rosette Disease of Wheat and Its Control

Description: Report discussing the newly-discovered rosette disease of wheat, the cause of which is still unknown. Discussion includes the disease's geographic distribution, affected crops, symptoms, and methods of control.
Date: 1924
Creator: Johnson, Aaron G. (Aaron Guy), 1880-; McKinney, Harold H.; Webb, Robert W. (Robert William), b. 1895 & Leighty, C. E. (Clyde Evert), b. 1882
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Influence of the Tractor on Use of Horses

Description: This bulletin promotes the use of tractors on farms in the Corn Belt of the United States in order to increase agricultural productivity. It discusses the possible uses of tractors and the displacement of horses on farms.
Date: 1920
Creator: Reynoldson, L. A. (Le Roy August), b. 1886
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Beekeeping in the Clover Region

Description: "Beekeeping methods suitable for the clover region are well developed but many beekeepers of this region are failing to obtain the full available honey crop because of deficiencies in their practice. A system of management is here given which will result in a full crop from these sources. The variation in the value of the clovers to the beekeeper is also discussed and the methods to be followed in bringing the clover region back to its former prominence in honey production are outlined." -- p. 2 more
Date: 1922
Creator: Phillips, Everett Franklin, 1878-1951 & Demuth, Geo. S. (George S.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Beef Production in the Corn Belt

Description: This bulletin discusses beef production in the Corn Belt of the United States with special regard to feed preparation, cattle selection, and methods for fattening cattle.
Date: 1921
Creator: Black, W. H. (William Henry), 1888-1949
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Beekeeping in the Tulip-Tree Region

Description: "Many thousand colonies of bees occur in the region where the tulip-tree is abundant but the honey crop from tulip-tree flowers inconsiderable. Too few beekeepers in this region have modern equipment, it is true, but the greatest loss comes from the fact that they do not care for their bees so as to have them ready to gather the abundant nectar from this early-blooming tree. In this bulletin a methods is given for the management of the apiary so that the full honey crop from this source may be … more
Date: 1922
Creator: Phillips, Everett Franklin, 1878-1951 & Demuth, Geo. S. (George S.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Wheat Scab and Its Control

Description: This bulletin discusses wheat scab, a fungal disease of wheat, rye, barley, and oats that is caused by a parasite. It describes the appearance of afflicted crops as well as the parasite's life cycle and proposes a variety of control measures.
Date: 1921
Creator: Johnson, Aaron G. & Dickson, James G. (James Geere), b. 1891
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Take-All of Wheat and Its Control

Description: This bulletin discusses take-all, a fungal disease of wheat, and methods for controlling it. It also describes the distribution, symptoms, and causes of take-all.
Date: 1921
Creator: Humphrey, H. B. (Harry Baker), 1873-1955; Johnson, Aaron G. & McKinney, Harold H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Hard Red Winter Wheats

Description: This bulletin discusses the classes and varieties of hard red winter wheats and the areas in which they are successfully grown. Among the varieties discussed are Turkey, Kharkof, Kanred, Blackhull, Minturki, and Baeska.
Date: 1922
Creator: Clark, J. Allen (Jacob Allen), b. 1888 & Martin, John H. (John Holmes), 1893-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Screen Sizing of Coal, Ores and Other Minerals

Description: From Introduction: "The data in this bulletin were obtained during an investigation of screening practice by the University of Illinois engineering experiment station and the United States Bureau of Mines under a cooperative agreement between them and the State of Illinois Geographical Survey Division. The present investigation was limited to a study of screening as applied in preparing mineral products with the expectation of obtaining more comprehensive information on screening machinery."
Date: 1925
Creator: Holbrook, E. A. & Fraser, Thomas
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Coal-Washing Investigations: Methods and Tests

Description: From Introduction: "The investigations described in this bulletin are confined to a study of the washing characteristics of bituminous coals. The washing characteristics of coals from many of the most important coal-producing fields of the Eastern and Central States were examined."
Date: 1929
Creator: Yancey, H. F. & Fraser, Thomas
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Analyses of Mine and Car Samples of Coal Collected in the Fiscal Years 1916 to 1919

Description: From Introduction: "The present bulletin presents analyses and descriptions of samples collected during the fiscal years 1916 to 1919. In order that the material in this bulletin may be used to supplement that presented in Bulletins 22, 85, and 123, the same plan of geographical classification has been followed, the analyses and descriptions of the samples being grouped in alphabetical order according to the State, country, and town near which the mines or prospects sampled are situated."
Date: 1922
Creator: Fieldner, Arno C.; Selvig, Walter A. & Paul, J. W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[Item 10: Owsley family home movie footage]

Description: Home movie footage of children posing in front of landmarks in Chicago's Lincoln Park, including the John Peter Altgeld Monument, the Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Monument, and the Elks National Memorial Headquarters building.
Date: [1920..1929]
Duration: 4 minutes 06 seconds
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Review of State Mine Inspector's Reports as They Relate to Accidents from Falls of Roof

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines over state mine inspection reports from 19 U.S. states. The information in the reports includes details of accidents, locations that specific accidents occurred, and proposed remedies for prevention of future accidents. This report includes tables.
Date: April 1929
Creator: Paul, James Washington
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Gas Masks for Gases Met in Fighting Fires

Description: Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over the development of gas masks designed for fighting fires. The characteristics of the different types of masks in development are presented. This paper includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: August 1921
Creator: Fieldner, Arno Carl; Katz, Sidney H. & Kinney, Selwyne P.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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