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[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
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Courthouse in Midland, Texas]
Photograph of the courthouse in Midland, Texas, apparently under construction. The stone building has one level competed with wood framing beginning to be put in place for second story windows. Small trees partially obscure the building.
Date:
1906
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Courthouse at Anson, Texas]
Photograph of the courthouse at Anson, Texas. It is a two-story building with a tower in the center. A man is visible at the corner of the building and a horse is in the foreground, tied to a fence.
Date:
January 10, 1906
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Scurry County Courthouse, Snyder, Texas]
Photograph of the Scurry County Courthouse built in 1886. It is a two-story brick building in Snyder, Texas. A man in a suit stands at the corner of the building and a lumber pile is set up in front of the building. A few other buildings are visible in the background.
Date:
1906
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Howard County Courthouse, Big Spring, Texas]
Photograph of the Howard County Courthouse in Big Spring, Texas. It is a two-story stone building with a bell tower. A man ("Jones") and a cow are visible in front of the building.
Date:
1906
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Shackleford County Courthouse, Albany, Texas]
Photograph of the Shackleford County Courthouse in Albany, Texas. It is a three story stone building with a clock/bell tower. Three people are standing at the fence in front of the building.
Date:
1906
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cliff near Colorado City, Texas]
Photograph of two men at the foot of a cliff. The photograph was taken looking upwards with one man at the lower left and the other standing on a rocky shelf at center.
Date:
1906
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Capt. Drannon -- Chief of Scouts
Photograph of Capt. Drannon, Chief of Scouts, at age 80 in Clarendon, Texas. A farmhouse is visible in the background.
Date:
November 25, 1906
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pigeons in Anson, Texas]
Photograph of pigeons gathered around a wooden-fenced area with a large birdhouse or dovecote. Much of the view is obscured due to the motion blur of flying pigeons.
Date:
January 10, 1906
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Men in Colorado City, Texas]
Photograph of two men in front of a large, two-story building with a clock tower (likely the Mitchell County Courthouse). A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Jones & Ed Hanlon, Colorado City, Texas, 06."
Date:
1906
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History