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Do not abolish present system, GMC head tells monopoly committee. Washington, D.C., Dec. 6. William S. Knudsen, President of the General Motors Corp., today told the Monopoly Committee that to abolish the patent system would be 'bad for industry generally.' He added, 'it wouldn't mean much to General Motors but hurt the inventors'

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Cameramen 'shoot' Edsal [i.e. Edsel] Ford. Washington, D.C., Dec. 5. Edsal [i.e. Edsel] Ford, President of the Ford Motor Co., faced a battery of cameramen as he took the stand today before the Monopoly Committee. He told of early efforts of the Ford Motor Co. to maintain a patent monopoly, success of which would have destroyed the company in its first year of operation

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Patent Drawing of Engine - for T. L. Dennis' Bicycle Public domain image

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Patent drawing - for J. A. Earl's Candle Holder and Dish for Birthday Cakes Public domain image

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Patent Drawing of Engine - for A. Pascocello' Steeplechase or Hurdle Fence Public domain image

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Patent drawing - Drawing for a Submarine Boat Public domain image

This is the printed patent drawing for a submarine boat invented by John P. Holland. Patent Case Files

Enlarged view of the patent traversing arrangement.

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Patent drawing - Mather's patent aniline ageing & steaming chamber. Public domain image

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Patent drawing - The Mather patent kier. Public domain image

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Patent Drawing of Engine - for a Staple Machine Public domain image

This is the printed patent drawing for a staple machine invented by Robert K. Marple. Patent Case Files

Patent drawing - for a Safety Deposit Box Public domain image

This is the printed patent drawing for a safety deposit box invented by Emil A. Strauss. Patent Case Files

[Thomas Alva Edison, 1847-1931, three-quarter length portrait, standing, in laboratory]

Photo copyrighted by Pach. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

Patent drawing - for a Hook and Eye Fastener Public domain image

This is the printed patent drawing for a hook and eye fastener invented by Christian Andersen. Patent Case Files

Patent drawing - for G. Marconi's Apparatus for Wireless Telegraphy Public domain image

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Patent Drawing of Engine - for G. W. Baier's Cake or Doughnut Cutter Public domain image

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PATENT OFFICE. EXTERIOR - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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PATENT OFFICE. EXTERIOR - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Copy of first patent

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Wheat streaming into wagon, showing patent apparatus for measurng the grain, Illinois

Man with shovel seated on wagon. Stereo copyrighted by Keystone View Co. No. 6403. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Farm machinery and implements; Ill. Misc. 1905; More

PATENT OFFICE. INTERIOR - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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PATENT OFFICE. EXTERIOR - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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PATENT OFFICE EXTERIOR - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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PATENT OFFICE. INTERIOR - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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PATENT OFFICE. EXTERIOR - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Patent drawing - for a Propeller Public domain image

This is the printed patent drawing for an adjustable-pitch propeller invented by William B. Hayden. Patent Case Files

Patent drawing - for G. Marconi's Wireless Telegraphy Public domain image

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"Lyons patent for moving trunks, stoves, etc. down stairs"

summary: Subject: Two wheeled hand cart with a special attachment to help haul heavy objects up stairs. original size: 6x8

Patent Drawing of Engine - for a Window Blind Public domain image

This is the printed patent drawing for a window blind invented by Dayton I. Andrews. Patent Case Files

Hydraulic Dive - National Parks Gallery

Glen Echo Park-Clara Barton House. Left: A drawing from Lorenzo Shaw's 1907 patent application for the "Hydraulic Dive" from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; Right: Visitors to the Glen Echo amusement park More

[Stacks of documents in Patent Office, Washington, D.C.]

National Photo Company Collection. No. 36516. Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington DC, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Patent ofc. - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Int. Patent Office - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Patent Ofc., [Washington, D.C.]

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Patent drawing - Drawing for a Washing Machine Public domain image

This is the printed patent drawing for a washing machine invented by Oliver B. Wright. Patent Case Files

Patent Office - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Patent Drawing of Engine - for O. F. Davis' Fire Escape Public domain image

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Patent drawing - Drawing of a Traveling Trunk Public domain image

This patent was designed by John Fitzgibbon. Utility Patent Drawings Public domain photograph of a patent diagram drawings, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Int. Patent Office - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Wrights Get Long Sought Patent on Stabilizer; and Mr. Wright Leads Air Safety Race [Herald, 8 December 1913]

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll More

Oiling - Colt's Patent Firearms Mfg. Co. - Hartford, Conn.

Woman oiling machine in ordnance plant. No. 35765. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: WWI; Geogr.; Women War work.

[Shoppers looking at window display of Brown's Drug Store, advertising "Digestit," a stomach relief patent medicine; product is being endorsed by a pianist, "Mr. Thomas," who has been playing in the store window non-stop for 60 hours and 45 minutes; Mr. W.L. Brown in standing behind Mr. Thomas.]

Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. LOT subdivision subject: Business Activities. National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). Formerly in SPF - Medicines. Caption ca More

Patent Ofc., [Washington, D.C.]

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Patent Ofc., [Washington, D.C.]

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Neve Final Affidavit - Homestead National Monument of America

This document shows Mr. Neve's widow receiving the land patent. The patent gave her ownership of the land.

Alien Property Custodian - Property Seized - Seizure of Alien Property by U.S. Government. Golde Patent Company, New York, N.Y

Photographer: Alien Property Custodian Alien Property Custodian - Property Seized Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S. Patent Ofc., [Washington, D.C.]

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Patent Ofc. - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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U.S. Patent Ofc., [Washington, D.C.]

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[Aerial view of the U.S. Patent Office, Washington, D.C.]

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U.S. Patent Office building, Wash., D.C.

Birds-eye view from northeast. Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. LOT subdivision subject: Architecture in the Washington, D.C., region: U.S. Patent Office. National Photo Compa More

U.S. Patent Office building, Wash., D.C.

Exterior facade. Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. LOT subdivision subject: Architecture in the Washington, D.C., region: U.S. Patent Office. National Photo Company Collection More

U.S. Patent Office building, Wash., D.C.

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[Thomas Edison, half-length portrait, facing left and looking down into glass, experimenting in his laboratory]

J239947 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by T.A.E. Inc. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A drawing of a motorcycle on a piece of paper. Motorcycle bike harley, backgrounds textures.

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Coolidge & Sec. Work with Com. on Patent Office conditions, 10/6/24

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Patent Ofc. Interior - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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U.S. Patent Office, [7/16/25] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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U.S. Patent Office, [7/16/25] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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U.S. Patent Office, [7/16/25] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Original baseball patented 1883 and S.D. Castle of Patent off., 10/8/25

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U.S. Patent Office, [7/16/25] - Public domain dedication image

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U.S. Patent Office, 7/16/25 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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U.S. Patent Office, [7/16/25] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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F St., Treasury from Patent Office

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U.S. Patent Office, [7/16/25] - Public domain dedication image

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Original baseball patented 1883 & S.D. Castle of Patent office, [10/8/25]

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Patent of John Fitch steamboat, Natl. Museum

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"Lady Edison" with latest invention: an air baby doll that can be bathed. Miss Beulah Louise Henry, of North Carolina and a direct descendent of Patrick Henry, is often called the "Lady Edison" because of her many inventions. She arrived at the Patent Office in Washington today to consult with Uncle Sam about one of her more than 40 inventions. Miss Henry is shown with her latest invention, an air baby doll which can be bathed and looks more like a real baby than any of its kind

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Department of Commerce. Patent Office entrance on 15th St.

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A black and white photo of two men in indian headdress - FSA / Office of War Information Photograph

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Patent medicine shop. Hagerstown, Maryland

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Monopoly huddle. Washington, D.C., Dec. 12. At this informal conference just before the Monopoly Committee opened today's hearing can be seen, left to right: Assistant Attorney General Thurman Arnold, Chairman Joseph C. O'Mahoney, S.E.C. Commissioner Jerome Frank, and Hugh B. Cox, Special Assistant to the Attorney General. In opening today's hearing on the glass industry's patent policies, Cox said the Justice Department seeks to disclose the relation between patent laws and enforcement of anti-trust laws, 12/12/38

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Coalbox in front of miner's house with typical patent medicine advertisement on it. Caples, West Virginia

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In migrant camps patent medicine vendors are usually found. Belle Glade, Florida

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Stanley R. Miller, residence on E. Middle Patent Lane, Greenwich, Connecticut. Living room, to sofa

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Stanley R. Miller, residence on E. Middle Patent Lane, Greenwich, Connecticut. Library, to bar

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Druggist in front of patent medicine shelf. San Augustine, Texas

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A group of men standing in front of a store, North Carolina. Farm Security Administration photograph

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Stanley R. Miller, residence on E. Middle Patent Lane, Greenwich, Connecticut. Living room, to fireplace

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Patent medicine salesman demonstrating his wares to farmers outside warehouse during tobacco auction sales. Durham, North Carolina

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Patent medicine salesman talking to farmers outside warehouse during tobacco auction sales. Durham, North Carolina

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A group of men standing in front of a store, North Carolina. Farm Security Administration photograph

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Patent medicine salesman waiting for farmers, outside tobacco warehouse where auction sales are being held. Durham, North Carolina

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Salesman displaying patent medicine to farmers who have brought tobacco to warehouse and are waiting outside for the sales to begin. Mebane, North Carolina

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A group of men standing next to each other. Great Depression FFSA / OWI Negatives

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A group of men standing next to each other. Great Depression FFSA / OWI Negatives

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Stanley R. Miller, residence on E. Middle Patent Lane, Greenwich, Connecticut. South terrace end

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Stanley R. Miller, residence on E. Middle Patent Lane, Greenwich, Connecticut. Staircase

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Patent monopoly not fully safeguarded: U.S. Patents Commissioner tells Senate Committee. Washington, D.C., Jan. 16. Conway F. Coe, U.S. Commissioner of Patents, today told the Senate Monopoly Committee that the patent monopoly is not now fully safeguarded. He said the patentee should be afforded the opportunity to hold his rights of property against the pressure of the strongest adversary, 1/16/39

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A group of men standing next to each other. Great Depression FSA photogpraph

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Farmers listening to sales talk of patent medicine vendor in warehouse during tobacco auctions. Durham, North Carolina

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Salesman displaying patent medicine to farmers who have brought tobacco to warehouse and are waiting outside for the sales to begin. Mebane, North Carolina

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A black and white photo of a group of men, North Carolina. Farm Security Administration photograph

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Stanley R. Miller, residence on E. Middle Patent Lane, Greenwich, Connecticut. Entrance facade

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Farmers listening to sales talk of patent medicine vendor in warehouse during tobacco auctions. Durham, North Carolina

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A group of men standing next to each other, North Carolina. Farm Security Administration photograph

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Spectators listening to patent medicine salesman who has his stand outside tobacco warehouse during tobacco auction sales. Durham, North Carolina

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Stanley R. Miller, residence on E. Middle Patent Lane, Greenwich, Connecticut. Entrance facade, sharp

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Farmer buying patent medicine from salesman outside tobacco warehouse during auction sale. Durham, North Carolina

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