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[Clipping: Colorful Dream]
Newspaper clipping of an artist's rendering of plans for Abilene's City Hall, including a description of the project.
Date:
196X
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Abilene, Texas Ordinance 173 Regarding Fair Grounds in City Limits]
A copy of Abilene, Texas City Ordinance 173, passed and approved on December 23, 1921.
Date:
December 23, 1921
Creator:
Hobbs, Oscar Knox
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Count-Down Light Sales Set in 24 Eastern States]
Newspaper clipping of an article about the installation of count-down lights at traffic intersections in Abilene, Texas, including a photograph of the lights' inventor with Abilene's G. C. Montague and Bill Campbell.
Date:
19uu
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Abilene May Have Choice of Three Methods For Financing Additions to Water Sources]
Newspaper clipping of an article about Abilene's financing of an increase in their water sources.
Date:
June 2, 1948
Creator:
Walker, Earle
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Drama, Courage Fill Business History]
Newspaper clipping of an article about businessman W. G. Swenson, including a photograph of Mr. Swenson with three young entrepreneurs.
Date:
December 5, 1965
Creator:
Duff, Katharyn
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mr. Wiley L. Caffey to Mr. O. K. Hobbs, March 8, 1937]
Letter from Abilene, Texas City Attorney Mr. Wiley L. Caffey to Mr. O. K. Hobbs, city engineer of Abilene, discussing building ordinances and the Abilene City Commission's authority to change them. The letter is typewritten on stationary for the City of Abilene.
Date:
March 8, 1937
Creator:
Caffey, Wiley L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Abilene Sidewalk Construction Ordinance]
An Ordinance titled "An Ordinance Regulating the Construction and Repairing of sidewalks: Providing for Notice to Property Owners and Fixing a Lien on the Abutting property, and Providing for a penalty." The ordinance is signed by Thomas. E. Hayden, Jr., Mayor.
Date:
1927
Creator:
Hayden, Thomas E., Jr.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Water System Needs New Tanks, Mains and Pumps]
Newspaper clipping of an article about Abilene's water system, including a map of the city water lines.
Date:
February 8, 1964
Creator:
Shell, Bill
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[M-D Cut-In Connections Price List, 1933]
A printed price list for the M-D Cut-In Connection, which is a house connection built of Terra Cotta, Cement-Concrete, Cast Iron Soil and Water Pipe.
Date:
January 1, 1933
Creator:
The Atlas Mineral Products Co.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Articles from Abilene Reporter-News]
Newspaper clipping of several articles from the Abilene Reporter-News, including an article about a burglary ring stealing weed killer, an army corporal receiving a medal for his service in Vietnam, a $100 Billion Water Plan, a sales tax bill, and others. The article about the army corporal includes a photographic portrait of the young man in his uniform. A small advertisement in the bottom left corner lists jewelry rings.
Date:
February 5, 1967
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: H-SU Begins Revamping Campus Streets, Parking]
Newspaper clipping of an article about improvements to Hardin-Simmons University campus streets and parking lots, including a map of the campus showing areas with plans for changes.
Date:
June 27, 1962
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Modernization, Key Rate In Fire Dept. Bond Item]
Newspaper clippings of an article about Abilene's plans for improvement in their fire departments for better protection, including a map showing the location of Abilene's seven fire stations and the radius of their service.
Date:
February 5, 1964
Creator:
Shell, Bill
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Preliminary Master Plan of Redbud Park]
Newspaper clipping of an illustration of plans for Redbud Park in Abilene, Texas, including a brief description of the plans and their conception.
Date:
1966/1969
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Additional Airport Land Called Vital for Growth]
Newspaper clippings of an article about the development of an airport in Abilene. Also included is a map of the Abilene municipal airport.
Date:
February 6, 1964
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: 22 'Problem' Streets Due Paving; Lake Study Set]
Newspaper clipping of an article about the development and improvement of roads in Abilene, Texas. A photo of the new Abilene city hall is included.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mr. H. D. Hughes to Mr. O. K. Hobbs, June 7, 1933]
Letter from Mr. H. D. Hughes, of the Cast Iron Pipe Trade Recovery Committee, to Mr. O. K. Hobbs, city engineer of Abilene, Texas, discussing the National Industrial Recovery Act, the Texas Rehabilitation and Relief Commission's surveys, and waterworks improvements in Abilene, Texas
Date:
June 7, 1933
Creator:
Hughes, H. D.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Lakes Gain More Water]
Newspaper clipping of an article about increasing water levels in Abilene's local lakes, including input from the city's water and sewer superintendent Bill Weems.
Date:
August 31, 1964
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water Works Engineering: The Journal of the Water Works Profession
Article explaining how the Reconstruction Finance Corporation law would help cities wanting to apply for loans for water works plants.
Date:
May 17, 1933
Creator:
Lockwood, Robert H.
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Effort to Increase City Bus Use Started; Routes Listed]
Newspaper clipping of an article about efforts by the city to increase Abilene bus system use. The article includes the system's routes and stops.
Date:
November 3, 1964
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Abilene Rainfall Since 1885]
Newspaper clipping of a list of rainfall measurements in Abilene, Texas since 1885, with small articles on the right side of the list.
Date:
1968-07~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter From B. A. Baugh]
Letter from B. A. Baugh including survey blanks from the Texas Rehabilitation and Relief Commission.
Date:
June 6, 1933
Creator:
Baugh, B. A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Buffalo Gap Messenger, Summer Edition 1965
Summer 1965 edition of the Buffalo Gap Messenger, with articles about the Ernie Wilson Museum of the Old West, historical sites around Buffalo Gap, and other points of history about Buffalo Gap, Texas.
Date:
July 15, 1965
Creator:
Buffalo Gap Publishing Co.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: City Officials Set Up Uniform Procedure on New Additions]
Newspaper clipping of an article about uniform procedures for developers and city departments in the annexation of new additions and subdivisions to Abilene, Texas.
Date:
March 9, 1950
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Parties To Pay For Old Fire Station Recalled]
Newspaper clipping of an article about the history of an old Abilene fire station, which the articles notes was torn down. The article includes a photograph of the station.
Date:
19uu
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History