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[Commodity Rates and Charges]
Rates and charges for various commodities listed by the Texas Railroad Commission.
Date:
19XX
Creator:
Texas Railroad Commission
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Document Discussing the Proposed Santa Fe Railroad in Abilene, Texas]
Document describing the City of Abilene's Railroad Committee's dealings with the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Company. The text details the company's reneging on agreements to build a new line to Abilene and the committee's attempts at securing the new railroad, ending with an appeal to the people of Texas to lobby for regulations protect the state's residents from the whims of large companies. This is possibly an editorial or open letter.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Sayles, Henry
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Texarkana Gateway to Texas and the Southwest
This text gives an overview of the places and resources in Texas with an emphasis on the locations where the railroads run through the state. Indexes start on page 220.
Date:
1896
Creator:
Texas & Pacific Railway
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Henry Sayles, October 2, 1909]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Henry Sayles discussing Morgan Jones building what is likely a railroad, parallel to the Santa Fe between Abilene and San Angelo, Texas.
Date:
October 2, 1909
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of Abilene
Cadastral map of Abilene, Texas, showing the parcels of land within the city labeled by lot and block numbers. The map shows street names, land ownership, a Texas & Pacific Railroad line, buildings, and cemeteries. An index to subdivisions is included in the upper-left corner. Scale ca. 1:10,000
Date:
192X
Creator:
Kirby, A. H. & Thomas, J. A.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of Abilene
Cadastral map of Abilene, Texas, showing the parcels of land within the city labeled by lot and block numbers. The map shows street names, land ownership, a Texas & Pacific Railroad line, buildings, and cemeteries. An index to subdivisions is included in the upper-left corner. Scale [ca. 1:10,000] (300 varas to the inch).
Date:
1885
Creator:
Kirby, A. H.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of Abilene
Cadastral map of Abilene, Texas, showing the parcels of land within Bellevue Ridge and the surrounding area, with street names, block and lot numbers, land ownership, Texas & Pacific Railroad line, buildings, and cemeteries. An index to subdivision is included in the upper-left corner. Scale 1:10,000
Date:
192X
Creator:
Kirby, A. H. & Thomas, J. A.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of Abilene
Cadastral map of Abilene, Texas, showing the parcels of land within the city labeled by lot and block numbers. The map shows street names, land ownership, a Texas & Pacific Railroad line, buildings, and cemeteries. An index to subdivisions is included in the upper-left corner. Scale [ca. 1:10,000] (300 varas to the inch).
Date:
1885?
Creator:
Kirby, A. H. & Thomas, J. A. (John A.), 1932-
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of Abilene
Cadastral map of Abilene, Texas, showing the parcels of land within Bellevue Ridge and the surrounding area, with street names, block and lot numbers, land ownership, Texas & Pacific Railroad line, buildings, and cemeteries. An index to subdivision is included in the upper-left corner. Scale [ca. 1:10,000] (300 varas to the inch).
Date:
192X
Creator:
Kirby, A. H.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Voris C. Riley, November 1, 2005
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Voris C. Riley of Kingland, Texas. He discusses enlisting in the military while living in Abilene, Texas and getting sent to civil service for the Army before being offered to join the Navy. In the Navy he went through basic training in San Diego, California, then to St. Louis Electrical School and finally through firefighting training in Rhode Island. After he completed his training Mr. Riley was assigned to the U.S.S. Lake Champain, CB 39 and went on a shakedown cruise where 16 crewmen were lost for various reasons. In the Navy he was an electrician aboard the ship and dealt with setting up electricity onshore. He also dealt with Prisoners of War, being put in charge of a group of them to build a swimming pool. He was in New York City on temporary leave when the news of the wars end was released by President Truman. Mr. Voris also talks about serving in the Civilian Conservation Corps in New Mexico.
Date:
November 1, 2005
Creator:
Riley, Voris C.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Abilene Daily Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 248, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 28, 1910
Daily newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 28, 1910
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Abilene Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, November 13, 1891
Weekly newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 13, 1891
Creator:
Hoeny, John, Jr.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Abilene Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, March 23, 1900
Weekly newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 23, 1900
Creator:
Shook, L. B.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 87, Ed. 2 Thursday, September 12, 1940
Daily newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 12, 1940
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Abilene Daily Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 123, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 13, 1910
Daily newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 13, 1910
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Abilene Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, October 1, 1897
Weekly newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
October 1, 1897
Creator:
Shook, L. B.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Abilene Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, March 18, 1892
Weekly newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 18, 1892
Creator:
Hoeny, John, Jr.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Abilene Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, January 26, 1894
Weekly newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 26, 1894
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Abilene Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, April 15, 1892
Weekly newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
April 15, 1892
Creator:
Hoeny, John, Jr.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Statistics and Information Concerning the State of Texas
This book covers statistical information for the state of Texas. It includes "great inducements for the investment of capital, health for the invalid, interesting sights and scenes for the tourist and pleasure seeker, broad fields of research for the historian, unsurpassed hunting grounds for the sportsman, and other resources waiting to be unlocked by the key of capital in the hands of labor and industry" (title page).
Date:
1890
Creator:
Missouri Pacific Railway Company
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Abilene Daily Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 134, Ed. 1 Monday, January 24, 1910
Daily newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 24, 1910
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Abilene Daily Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 236, Ed. 1 Friday, May 6, 1910
Daily newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 6, 1910
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Abilene Semi-Weekly Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 50, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 30, 1911
Semi-weekly newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 30, 1911
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Abilene Daily Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 319, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 28, 1910
Daily newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 28, 1910
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History