The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 65, Ed. 1, Wednesday, July 2, 1986 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 65, Ed. 1, Wednesday, July 2, 1986

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: July 2, 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 66, Ed. 1, Monday, July 21, 1986 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 66, Ed. 1, Monday, July 21, 1986

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: July 21, 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train in Abilene

Close-up photograph of the back of a wooden wagon, that was part of the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train while it was parked in Abilene, Texas. The wooden door at the back of the wagon is folded down and has wooden stairs to get into the bed and the canvas covering over the back is partially rolled up. A small sign on the side says, "This 'Prairie Schooner' or Conastoga Wagon was also in this Bicentennial Wagon Train of 1976."
Date: July 6, 1986
Creator: Cirincione, Nick
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History