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[Auction Wagon, Abilene, Texas]
Photograph of a horse-drawn auction wagon parked outside of a drug store in Abilene, Texas. A man is using the wagon as a stage to speak to a crowd around him. The auction is likely related to the cotton industry.
Date:
1906
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cotton Compress at Abilene, Texas]
Photograph of a man in a suit and bowler hat standing amidst stacks of compressed cotton bales. Several buildings and electric lines are visible in the background.
Date:
January 15, 1906
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cotton Compress in Abilene, Texas]
Photograph of a many bales of cotton at a cotton compress. Each bale has a paper tag attached to it. A man is visible standing among the bales.
Date:
January 16, 1906
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Federal Building in Abilene, Texas]
Photograph of a three-story federal building in Abilene, Texas. A man, a wagon, and power lines are visible outside of the building. An American flag flies from the roof of the building.
Date:
January 1, 1906
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Man in a Cotton Field between Abilene and Anson, Texas]
Photograph of a man wearing a suit and bowler hat standing in a cotton field. The cotton extends all the way to the flat horizon.
Date:
January 15, 1906
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Men at a Cotton Compress in Abilene, Texas]
Photograph of three men, Bob Rutledge, Phil Hanlon, and [unidentified] Hanlon, standing in front of many stacked bags of compressed cotton. They're holding and observing some of the cotton. They all wear suits and hats.
Date:
1906
Creator:
Caldwell, Frank, 1883-1962
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Men in Abilene, Texas]
Photograph of three men and a young man in the town of Abilene. A utility pole and two small, wooden shacks or buildings are visible behind the group.
Date:
1906
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Men in Abilene, Texas]
Photograph of two men in suits and bowler hats, standing by the side of a brick building. They are trading objects, one of which being a metal (possibly gold) bar. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Windsor Hotel, Captain [...] gold prices sold for $6,000.00, 36 lbs."
Date:
June 17, 1906
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Men Inspecting Cotton in Abilene, Texas]
Photograph of three men with cotton. Many large bales of cotton are visible in the background. A handwritten note on the back reads, "Moore, Thomas and the common negro."
Date:
January 17, 1906
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Men with Cotton, Abilene, Texas]
Photograph of men sampling cotton from a bale. Many more cotton bales are visible in the background.
Date:
January 1906
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Mill in Abilene]
Photograph of a man at a mill named Bob in Abilene, Texas. The man is standing next to a large pile of cotton seed and a horse-drawn cart filled with seed. A cotton [seed oil?] mill is to his left, with large smokestacks protruding from the building.
Date:
1906
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Mr. Moore, W. C. weighing Cotton in Abilene, Texas]
Photograph of several men, including a Mr. W.C. Moore, weighing bales of cotton with a large scale. The scale weighs the cotton by suspending it from a chain.
Date:
January 10, 1906
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Mr. Thompson and Rutledge at a Cotton Compress]
Photograph of several men, including a Mr. Thompson and a Mr. Rutledge, at a cotton compress. Bales of cotton are neatly laid out on the ground. A large wooden structure and a smokestack are visible in the background.
Date:
January 16, 1906
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Post Office and Federal Building in Abilene, Texas]
Photograph of two men on the front steps of a large brick building. A sign above the building's entrance says, "Post Office and Court House."
Date:
December 29, 1905
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Tayor County Courthouse, Abilene, Texas]
Photograph of the Taylor County Courthouse in Abilene, Texas. It is a two-story building with an additional two stories in a clock tower. An individual is sitting by the bushes in front of the building.
Date:
December 29, 1905
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Thompson and Thompson, Abilene Cotton Buyers]
Photograph of two men, Thompson and Thompson, sampling cotton at a cotton compress. Bales of cotton are stacked neatly in the background. The roof of a wooden structure is partially visible over the men.
Date:
January 1906
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[W. C. Moore and Frank Caldwell sampling Cotton]
Photograph of W. C. Moore and Frank Caldwell sampling cotton at a cotton compress. Many bales of cotton are neatly laid out in the background.
Date:
January 16, 1906
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Windsor Hotel in Abilene, Texas]
Photograph of the Windsor Hotel in Abilene, Texas. It is a three-story brick building with an awning around the ground level.
Date:
December 29, 1905
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History