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[Poem: Abilene Texas...] (open access)

[Poem: Abilene Texas...]

Poem written about the city of Abilene, Texas published in The Southern Pharmaceutical Journal and Drug Price Review, with a portion of an article about frontier medicine printed on the other side.
Date: October 1936
Creator: Cousins, Walt
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cattle Drive Poems] (open access)

[Cattle Drive Poems]

Two poems about cattle driving titled, "The Cattle String Out", and "The Drags" with small sketches seen on the page. The sketch at the top appears to be a cow with a brand on its side. Handwriting on back reads, "[illegible] Moore never shook a duty or a danger in his life".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Poem: An Old Cowhand's Prayer] (open access)

[Poem: An Old Cowhand's Prayer]

Poem about praying to be a better cowboy during the war. At the end is typed, "To my friend John Bryan, From Bill Tolleson."
Date: unknown
Creator: Tolleson, Bill
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Poem: Rest] (open access)

[Poem: Rest]

Poem written about rest after a hard day and published in The Southern Pharmaceutical Journal and Drug Price Review, with an advertisement for Vitalis on the back.
Date: unknown
Creator: Cousins, Walt
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Poem: The Passing of the Backhouse] (open access)

[Poem: The Passing of the Backhouse]

Poem about simple life in a small mountain cottage. The poem is forwarded by an introduction by an unknown author that discusses heeding the message of the poem.
Date: unknown
Creator: Riley, James Whitcomb
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Soul (open access)

The Soul

Poem written in a small booklet titled, "The Soul".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History