Hale Co.

Blue line print of survey map of Hale County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, blocks of land, cities, and towns. Scale [ca. 1:177,778] (4000 varas to 3/4 of an inch).
Date: 1900
Creator: Twichell, W. D.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J.W. Ward to K.K. Legett - January 12, 1900] (open access)

[Letter from J.W. Ward to K.K. Legett - January 12, 1900]

Letter written by J.W. Ward of the Texas & Pacific Railway Company to K.K. Legett, concerning passage for his cattle underneath the railroad tracks on his land.
Date: January 12, 1900
Creator: Ward, J. W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from E. G. Youlsman to W. K. McAlpine, May 16, 1900] (open access)

[Letter from E. G. Youlsman to W. K. McAlpine, May 16, 1900]

Letter from E. G. Youlsman to N. K. McAlpine stating his delay in answering was caused by the merchant not cashing a check right away.
Date: May 16, 1900
Creator: Youlsman, E. G.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Athletic Field and Grandstand

Copy negative of a Simmons College brochure with a picture of the athletic field and goals with grandstands in the corner. There are houses in the background.
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Auditorium

Copy negative of the a Simmons College brochure with a picture of the auditorium viewed from the back. There are rows of seats and in the back is a stage with pianos and a painted forest background.
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Biology Laboratory

Copy negative of a Simmons College brochure with a picture of the biology lab. There are tables with microscopes on them and cases of supplies along the walls.
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Campus View

Copy negative of a Simmons College brochure with a picture of the campus. There are a few buildings and a road with people and automobiles in the scene. On the right is a field with trees.
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Campus View

Copy negative of a Simmons College brochure with a view of the campus. There is a cannon in a field with trees and two buildings in the background.
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Campus View

Copy negative of a Simmons College brochure with a view of the campus. There are fields with trees, a road, and a few buildings in the background including Anna Hall.
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

College Campus View

Copy negative of a Simmons College brochure with pictures of campus buildings on the left and right, an oval-shaped picture of a building above, and a design in the middle.
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Delta County, States of Texas.

Blue line print of survey map of Delta County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities, towns, and drilling locations. A legend indicating locations of wells, rigs ups or drilling sites, oil wells, gas wells, and dry holes is included in the lower-right corner. A handwritten note has been made on the published map in pencil to denote the addition of Dowdle Crossing. Scale [ca. 1:133,333] (2000 varas to 1/2 of an inch).
Date: 1900
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Domestic Science Laboratory

Copy negative of a Simmons College brochure with a picture of the domestic science laboratory. There is a table in the middle and stations with equipment along the edges of the room.
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ellis County

Blue line print of survey map of Ellis County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities, towns, oil and gas wells, drilling locations, and railroads. A legend indicating producing wells, drilled wells, gas wells, and abandoned wells is included in the lower-right corner of the map. Scale [ca. 1:177,778] (4000 varas to 3/4 of an inch).
Date: [1900..1925]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope Addressed to W. K. McAlpine] (open access)

[Envelope Addressed to W. K. McAlpine]

Envelope addressed to W. K. McAlpine and stamped with one stamp reading, "Registered Apr 20 1900 Uniontown, Ala." and the other stamp reading, "Registered Apr 25 1900 Galveston, Texas." There is a note written on the envelope, "Gouldman heirs receipt."
Date: April 20, 1900
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Freshman Chemistry Laboratory

Copy negative of a Simmons College brochure with a picture of the freshman chemistry laboratory. There are several long tables with storage drawers in the room.
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Freshman Physics Laboratory

Copy negative of a Simmons College brochure with a picture of the freshman physics laboratory. There are tables with racks over them and stools in the room with a cabinet of supplies by the door.
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lecture Room

Copy negative of a Simmons College brochure with a picture of a lecture room viewed from the front. There are six rows of chairs arranged auditorium style.
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Library

Copy negative of a Simmons College brochure with two pictures of the inside of the library. The top picture is of the front area with a woman standing behind the desk with shelves behind her and in front. The bottom picture is of a room with long tables and chairs and bookcases along the wall.
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lipscomb County: Texas

Blue line print of survey map of Lipscomb County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, blocks of land, cities, towns, railroads, and drilling location for oil and gas wells. A legend indicating locations of wells, rigs ups, drilling, producing wells, gas wells, dry holes, abandoned wells, and abandoned locations is included in the upper-right corner. Scale [ca. 1:70,000] (2000 varas to the inch).
Date: 1900
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of 1901 Graduates]

Group photograph of the women of the Simmons College graduating class of 1901. Handwritten note in the bottom margin reads, "Simmons College -- Abilene, Texas. Class of 1900-1901."
Date: [1900..1901]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Brick Cottages]

Photograph of brick buildings with porches and chimneys on the Simmons College campus. These cottages served as boys’ dormitories from 1900 to 1908. Typed note included with the photograph reads, “Five brick cottages served as boys' housing 1900-1908.”
Date: [1900..1908]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Female Graduates]

Group photograph of Simmons College graduates from the class of 1900-1901 in their dark-colored caps and gowns.
Date: [1900..1901]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Female Graduates]

Group photograph of Simmons College graduates in their caps and gowns. The photo shows 15 women in three rows.
Date: [1900..1901]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Old Main Building]

Photograph of students standing on the porch and balcony of the administration building at Simmons College in Abilene, Texas.
Date: 1900
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History