Resource Type
Collection
Abilene Library Consortium
69
Abilene Photograph Collection
27
Sayles and Sayles Collection
18
Hardin-Simmons Photograph Collection
7
Jesse Wallace Williams Map Collection
7
K. K. Legett Collection
3
T. N. Carswell Collection
2
San Simon Cattle and Canal Papers
2
Hardin-Simmons University Catalogs
1
Serial/Series Title
Country
States
Year
Language
69 Matching Results
Results open in a new window/tab.
Results:
1 - 24 of
69
next
At the Athletic Club
Newspaper clipping of a political cartoon by Herbert Johnson depicting two men in the dressing room of an athletic club, getting dressed in clothes held together by safety pins and nails. The man on the left asks the other man, "Your Wife Doing Any Knitting For Soldiers?" The other man answers, "Yep!"
Date:
[1900..]
Creator:
Johnson, Herbert
Object Type:
Clipping
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
[Business card for T. H. Gatlin, Abilene Business College]
A business card for T. H. Gatlin, of the Abilene Business College (Abilene, Texas). The card was originally part of a scrapbook assembled by Thomas Norwood Carswell.
Date:
[1900, 1915]
Creator:
Gatlin, T. H.
Object Type:
Text
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
Catalogue of Simmons College, 1899-1900
Catalogue describes the governance, history, course offerings, and campus life of Simmons College in Abilene, Texas.
Date:
1900~
Creator:
Simmons College (Abilene, Tex.)
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Check Written to W. J. Hughes & Co.]
Galveston National Bank check made out to W. J. Hughes & Co. for $33.90 and signed by W. K. McAlpine. The background of the check has a yellow seal in the center for the U.S. Internal Revenue and the text "Documentary Stamp" around the number 2 on either side of the seal. The back of the check is stamped and endorsed by W. J. Hughes & Co.
Date:
April 12, 1900
Creator:
McAlpine, W. K.
Object Type:
Text
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
[Confirmation of Deed Transfer]
Document certifying the validity of a transfer of land deeds and certificates of the Austin and Williams land that occurred in 1854 from Mary E. Sayles, Emily B. Gillespie, and John Sayles over to a Mr. Abner S. Lipscomb.
Date:
1900
Creator:
Sayles, Mary E.
Object Type:
Legal Document
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]
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
[E. F. Sullivan's Acknowledgement of Receiving Inheritance]
Document stating that E. F. Sullivan has received his share of the inheritance from Dugald McAlpine and that he believes the minor children of Sarah R. Gouldman should receive their mother's share of the same inheritance. The back of the paper lists the names of Sarah R. Gouldman's children and the word "will" is written in the center of the page.
Date:
February 2, 1900
Creator:
Sullivan, E. F.
Object Type:
Legal Document
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
Gray County
Blue line print of survey map of Gray County, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, blocks of land, cities, towns, and railroads. Scale [ca. 1:177,778] (2000 varas to 3/8 of an inch).
Date:
1900
Creator:
Texas. General Land Office.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
[Land Grant for Canals and Ditches]
Certificate from the General Land Office granting James H. Parramore the land rights to construct canals and ditches.
Date:
November 12, 1900
Creator:
General Land Office
Object Type:
Legal Document
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
[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