Prickly Pear, Yearbook of Abilene Christian College, 1919 (open access)

Prickly Pear, Yearbook of Abilene Christian College, 1919

Yearbook for Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas includes photos of and information about the school, student body, professors, and organizations.
Date: 1919
Creator: Abilene Christian College
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Abilene Christian College, 1919-1920 (open access)

Catalog of Abilene Christian College, 1919-1920

Catalog describes the governance, history, course offerings, and campus life of Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas.
Date: July 1919
Creator: Abilene Christian College
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

F. E. Haynes Subdivision of Part of Lot #2, Block Number 185, Abilene, Texas [#1]

Map of R. E. Haynes' Subdivision in the city of Abilene, Texas bordered by Kansas and Digby avenues and by South Third, Boyce, South Fifth, and Jeanette streets. The block is divided into numbered segments showing property divisions. Scale: 1:1,200.
Date: August 27, 1919
Creator: Hobbs, Oscar Knox
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 2, Ed. 1, Wednesday, January 1, 1919 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 2, Ed. 1, Wednesday, January 1, 1919

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: January 1, 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 1, Ed. 1, Monday, November 17, 1919 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 1, Ed. 1, Monday, November 17, 1919

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: November 17, 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 2, Ed. 1, Thursday, November 27, 1919 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 2, Ed. 1, Thursday, November 27, 1919

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: November 27, 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 3, Ed. 1, Thursday, December 4, 1919 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 3, Ed. 1, Thursday, December 4, 1919

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: December 4, 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 4, Ed. 1, Thursday, December 11, 1919 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 4, Ed. 1, Thursday, December 11, 1919

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: December 11, 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 5, Ed. 1, Thursday, December 18, 1919 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 5, Ed. 1, Thursday, December 18, 1919

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: December 18, 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
John F. Worley Directory Co. Abilene City Directory, 1919 (open access)

John F. Worley Directory Co. Abilene City Directory, 1919

Directory for Abilene, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, the directory contains "a miscellaneous directory of state, county and city governments, educational institutions, churches, secret and benevolent societies, etc., a street guide and householders' directory, an alphabetically arranged list of business houses and private citizens, giving full names, occupation or pursuit, and address, also a complete classified business directory, 'The Buyer's Guide.'" The index to advertisements begins on page 8.
Date: 1919
Creator: John F. Worley Directory Co.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Stadium Stands]

Photograph of the Abilene Christian College stadium at the old campus on South 1st. A women in a dress can be seen standing at the bottom of the wooden stands.
Date: 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Women's Basketball Team]

Group photograph of the 1919 Abilene Christian College women's basketball team, showing eight ladies and their male coach.
Date: 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Snowball Fight]

Photograph of a large group of students participating in a snowball fight in front of the Administration Building on the Abilene Christian College campus.
Date: Winter 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Daisy Hall Parlor]

Photograph of the parlor of Daisy Hall, taken from Carrie Acuff Brasher scrapbook. The photograph shows a piano, several chairs, and a coach.
Date: 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Abilene Christian College Library Interior]

Photograph of the interior of the Abilene Christian College library, showing tables and chairs with books placed on many of them. Located on the wall next to the door is a framed portrait of George Washington.
Date: 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Student Army Training Corps]

Photograph of the Student Army Training Corps (SATC) in front of the Administration Building on the old Abilene Christian College campus "Waiting Orders" from the Prickly Pear (1919) yearbook.
Date: 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Orchestra]

Photograph of the Abilene Christian College orchestra taken from the Prickly Pear yearbook. The students of the orchestra form two rows and hold their various instruments in their laps.
Date: 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History