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[Pair of individuals by rose bush]

Description: Photograph of a Frank Cuellar Sr. and an unidentified woman standing on a garden. A carnation bush is in front of the couple and covers most of their torso. Cuellar wears a suit and a boater hat while the woman has a light-colored blouse. Behind the couple are trees, fences, and a house.
Date: [1924..1948]
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[Man with hat]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified man standing outside in front of trees. The man wears a suit and a hat but besides his head, only his right arm and his torso can be seen in the photograph.
Date: [1924..1934]
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[La Princesita]

Description: Photograph of an early family album page with two photographs of different members of the Cuellar family. The front page displays a newspaper cut-out of a dance performer wearing a strap dress, long earrings, and a decorated headband. On the right side are the lyrics of the song "La Princesita" (Little Princess) by the Spanish singer, José Padilla. Unknown words are written in blue ink. On the back page a group of children and a woman (on the very right) are on a floating port at an unidentifie… more
Date: [1924..1940]
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Stone Dusting or Rock Dusting to Prevent Coal-Dust Explosions, as Practiced in Great Britain and France

Description: From Introduction: "Coal dust as an agent of widespread explosions had been under suspicion, and watering to allay the dust was recommended by some mining engineers but the watering of coal-mine dust was adopted in comparatively few mines of the United States and Great Britain, and had not been introduced widely in any country except Germany. Rock dusting, another method of preventing explosions of coal dust, was early tested with success by the Bureau of Mines in its first gallery at Pittsburg… more
Date: 1924
Creator: Rice, George S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Tests of Marine Boilers

Description: From Scope of Bulletin: "The material presented is divided into two main parts. Part I describes the evaporative tests of the marine water-tube boilers, and Part II describes the evaporative tests of the Scotch marine boiler."
Date: 1924
Creator: Kreisinger, Henry; Blizard, John; Mumford, A. R.; Cross, B. J.; Argyle, W. R. & Sherman, R. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Flame Safety Lamps

Description: From Introduction: "However, before the flame lamp becomes obsolete, it is fitting that the Bureau of Mines compile a permanent record of a device which has served the mining industry for more than three generations, and not only made possible the development of entire districts that otherwise could have not been worked but undoubtedly saved the lives of thousands of underground workers."
Date: 1924
Creator: Paul, J. W.; Ilsley, L. C. & Gleim, E. J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Estimation of Underground Oil Reserves by Oil-Well Production Curves

Description: From Scope of Bulletin: "This bulletin reviews, in the light of the recent experience, the use of production-decline curves in estimating the future production of oil from wells. The bulletin does not deal with costs, oil prices, or the methods of evaluating oil properties."
Date: 1924
Creator: Cutler, Willard W., Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Coal-Mine Fatalities in the United States, 1923

Description: Report compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Mines including statistics on fatalities in coal mines located in the United States as well as data regarding the various operations (e.g., number of miners employed and average production). The information is organized into tables for comparison and the text draws some overall conclusions in the summary.
Date: 1924
Creator: Adams, William W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Central District Bituminous Coals as Water-Gas Generator Fuel

Description: From Introduction Scope of Investigation: "The purpose of the present paper is to discuss, in some detail, the principles involved in water-gas manufacture as they apply to the use of bituminous generator fuel; and to discuss in more detail the results obtained in the Streator tests and the application in other plants of the operating methods."
Date: 1924
Creator: Odell, W. W. & Dunkley, W. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Coal-Mining Problems in the State of Washington

Description: From Introduction: "On account of extensive folding and faulting of the coal measures, mining in Washington presents many difficulties; therefore a description of the methods employed at some of the mines may be useful in planning operations in other regions, and is presented in this bulletin."
Date: 1924
Creator: Evans, George Watkin
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Buying a Farm in an Undeveloped Region.

Description: Provides information on buying farmland in undeveloped regions throughout the United States; also suggests the amount of capital needed for purchasing farmland and sources of credit to consider.
Date: January 1924
Creator: Henderson, B. (Bertha)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[Calendar for 1925]

Description: Cover of the Tiffany and Company calendar for the year 1925, bound in full brown leather with gilt decorations.
Date: 1924
Creator: Tiffany and Company
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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