100 Feet Off of the South Side of Lots 5 and 6, Alfred and Mary Fasshauer Subdivision, Survey #65, B. A. Lands. (open access)

100 Feet Off of the South Side of Lots 5 and 6, Alfred and Mary Fasshauer Subdivision, Survey #65, B. A. Lands.

Paper with a description of a railroad right of way on the property, 100 Feet off of the south side of Lots 5 and 6, Alfred and Mary Fasshauer Subdivision, Survey #65, B. A. Lands.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

1920s Woman on Horse; Woman and Horse

Copy negative of two pictures. The first is of a woman riding a dark colored horse in an open area. The second is another woman in riding apparel standing next to a saddled dark colored horse in an open area.
Date: [1920..1929]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

1930s People on Horses

Copy negative of two women riding dark horses in an open area with mountains in the distance.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

1930s Two Women and Child

Copy negative of two women and a little girl standing beside an automobile near water with buildings in the distance.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

1930s Woman

Copy negative of a woman wearing a hat and sweater with her arms crossed standing next to an automobile with trees in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[1934 Individual Income Tax Return for Perry Sayles] (open access)

[1934 Individual Income Tax Return for Perry Sayles]

An individual income tax return for Perry Sayles. The form is partially filled and there are several handwritten notes on the back of a time sheet.
Date: 1935~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

1940s Boys in Wagon

Copy negative of two boys, identified as Merle Stevens and Rick Hooper. One boy is standing in a toy wagon, and the other boy is behind it with his hands on the sides. In the background, there is a house.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

1940s Women in Downtown Abilene

Copy negative of two women identified as Jeffie Reynolds and her daughter, Maxene "Polly" Stevens. The two are wearing coats and walking down a sidewalk by a street. In the background, there are cars and buildings.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

1940s, Young boy in Front of a School; Little Girl with Birthday Cake #1

One copy negative of two images. Image A is Mike McClure standing in front of Alta Vista Elementary School. He is wearing a button down shirt and pants. There is a girl with pigtails in the background. Image B is of Pat McDaniels by her front porch with a birthday cake. There are steps leading up to the porch and bricks surround the pillars.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

1940s, Young boy in Front of a School; Little Girl with Birthday Cake #2

One copy negative of two images. Image A is Mike McClure standing in front of Alta Vista Elementary School. He is wearing a button down shirt and pants. There is a girl with pigtails in the background. Image B is of Pat McDaniels by her front porch with a birthday cake. There are steps leading up to the porch and bricks surround the pillars.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
1941-1942 National Officers of The American Legion, The American Legion Auxillary, La Societe des Quarante Hommes Et Huit Chevaux (Forty and Eight) (open access)

1941-1942 National Officers of The American Legion, The American Legion Auxillary, La Societe des Quarante Hommes Et Huit Chevaux (Forty and Eight)

A roster of the 1941-1942 National Officers of The American Legion, The American Legion Auxillary, La Societe Des Quarante Hommes Et Huit Chevaux (Forty and Eight), dated October 14, 1941. Lynn, U. Stambaugh, W. C. "Tom" Sawyer, De Lacey Allen, Charles E. Booth, V. M. Armstrong, John F. Sullivan, Father Frederick J. Halloran, Thomas M. Owen, John R. Ruddick, Ralph B. Gregg, Frank E. Samuel. The American Legion, War Memorial Building, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Date: October 14, 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[1963 West Texas Fair Parking Map] (open access)

[1963 West Texas Fair Parking Map]

An insert to the September 8, 1963 issue of the Abilene Reporter-News: "How to Get to Exposition Grounds for 1963 West Texas Fair."
Date: September 8, 1963
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

25th Wedding Anniversary

Copy negative of Scott Lavette and Menvil Mae Buchanan Seastrunk. The married couple is celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary. They are standing behind a table filled with serving plates and dishes, punch, a wedding cake complete with bride and groom on top, and other sweet snacks. They are standing in front of windows with floral curtains. Scott and Menvil are wearing a suit and dress respectively.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
56th Texas Legislature, 3rd Called Session, House Simple Resolution 94 (open access)

56th Texas Legislature, 3rd Called Session, House Simple Resolution 94

Simple resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives commending Representatives Brownrigg Dewey, Bill Heatly, John Huebner, Truett Latimer, and Jess Osborn for their outstanding performance during the Fifty-sixth session of the Legislature.
Date: August 6, 1959
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[73rd U. S. Congress, 1st Called Session, House Resolution 5755] (open access)

[73rd U. S. Congress, 1st Called Session, House Resolution 5755]

An act to encourage national industrial recovery, to foster fair competition, and to provide for the construction of certain useful public works, and for other purposes.
Date: 1933
Creator: United States. Congress (73rd, 1st session : 1933)
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

Abilene

Topographic quadrangle map of Abilene, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing towns, roads, bodies of water, and borders, with relief shown by contours (interval 100 feet) and spot heights. Scale 1:250,000
Date: 1954
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Abilene Boys Ranch #1

Copy photograph of fourteen boys in a classroom with six adults, one of whom is standing at the front of the room at a microphone. The boys are sitting on folding chairs. The other five adults stand toward the back of the classroom. A bus can be seen through the window. A sign on the bus says, "Buy Mead's."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Abilene Boys Ranch #1

Photograph of an exterior view of Abilene Boys Ranch. The building is a one story structure with a covered porch. The building is surrounded by desert.
Date: 1956
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Abilene Boys Ranch #2

Copy photograph of an exterior view of Abilene Boys Ranch. The building is a one story structure with a covered porch. The building is surrounded by desert.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Abilene Boys Ranch #2

Photograph of fourteen boys in a classroom with six adults, one of whom is standing at the front of the room at a microphone. The boys are sitting on folding chairs. The other five adults sit toward the back of the classroom. A bus can be seen through the window. A sign on the bus says, "Buy Mead's."
Date: 1956
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Abilene Chamber of Commerce Members With Billboard

Copy negative of a group of Abilene Chamber of Commerce Members at the 15th Texas' Largest Barbecue in honor of Dyess AFB. The Banner reads "Dyess….. / Abilene Thinks You're Great / Texas' Largest Barbecue / by Abilene Chamber of Commerce". The men in the picture from left to right: Colonel King(?), W. P. "Dub" Wright, Jim Naler, Troy Sampley, J.C. Hunter (behind man leaning out), E.N. Wishcamper (leaning out), Oliver Howard, and Fred Lee Hughes.
Date: May 8, 1971
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Abilene Council on Alcoholism and Information Center Meeting Summary, June 29, 1959] (open access)

[The Abilene Council on Alcoholism and Information Center Meeting Summary, June 29, 1959]

Meeting summary for the Abilene Council on Alcoholism and Information Center board of directors, held June 29, 1959.
Date: 1959
Creator: Southern, Paul & Spain, Carl
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Abilene Daily Reporter, Volume 17, Number 109 (open access)

The Abilene Daily Reporter, Volume 17, Number 109

Copy of the May 6, 1913 issue of The Abilene Daily Reporter, including several articles. The headline reads, "Reply of the Abilene County Seat Committee to the Article of Mr. T.B. Holliday, Which is Printed in Today's Reporter."
Date: May 6, 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Abilene Daily Reporter, Volume 17, Number 109 (open access)

The Abilene Daily Reporter, Volume 17, Number 109

May 6, 1913 issue of The Abilene Daily Reporter, including several articles. The headline reads, "Reply of the Abilene County Seat Committee to the Article of Mr. T.B. Holliday, Which is Printed in Today's Reporter."
Date: May 6, 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History