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Abilene Library Consortium
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The Brand (Abilene, TX)
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Sayles and Sayles Collection
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Men in Office; Man Standing in Creek
Copy negative of two pictures. The first is of a two men with initials L. O. S. and H. R. M. standing in the office of the Meyer Brothers and Perini wearing suits. There are handwritten notes at the bottom of the picture. The second picture is of a man standing on stones in a creek.
Date:
{1926-12-20,1940~}
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Collingsworth Co.
Blue line print of survey map of Collingsworth County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, blocks of land, cities, towns, oil wells, drilling locations, and railroads. A legend is included in the upper-left corner to depict drilling location, abandoned wells, dry holes, producing wells, and gas wells. Scale [ca. 1:160,000] (6000 varas to 1 1/4 of an inch).
Date:
1926
Creator:
Texas. General Land Office.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dallam County
Blue line print of survey map of Dallam County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, blocks of land, cities, towns, and railroads. Scale [ca. 1:213,333] (4000 varas to 5/8 of an inch).
Date:
1926
Creator:
Atlee, Tom
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Terry County
Blue line print of survey map of Terry County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, blocks of land, cities, towns, and railroads. Scale [ca. 1:190,476] (5000 varas to 7/8 of an inch).
Date:
1926
Creator:
Giles, J. B.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Parmer County
Blue line print of survey map of Parmer County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, lakes, original land grants or surveys, towns, and railroads. Scale [ca. 1:190,476] (5000 varas to 7/8 of an inch).
Date:
1926
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Archer County
Survey map of Archer County, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing property lines, ownership, and plat numbers. The map also includes towns, bodies of water, roads, and railroads. Scale [ca. 1:66,667] (2000 varas to the inch).
Date:
January 1926
Creator:
McDonald & Giles
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Deaf Smith County
Blue line print of survey map of Deaf Smith County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, blocks of land, cities, towns, and railroads. A handwritten note has been made on the published map in pencil to denote the addition of Old Fort Sumner Road. Scale [ca. 1:228,571] (6000 varas to 7/8 of an inch).
Date:
1926
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sterling County
Blue line print of survey map of Sterling County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, blocks of land, cities, towns, and railroads. Scale [ca. 1:200,000] (6000 varas to the inch).
Date:
1926
Creator:
Morriss, G. C.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Liberty Co.
Blue line print of survey map of Liberty County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities, towns, and railroads. Scale [ca. 1:222,222] (5000 varas to 3/4 of an inch).
Date:
1926
Creator:
Texas. General Land Office.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Archer County
Blue line print of survey map of Archer County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities, towns, and railroads. Scale [ca. 1:177,778] (4000 varas to 3/4 of an inch).
Date:
1926
Creator:
McDonald, H. F. & Giles, J. Bascom
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sectional Map indicating main Automobile Roads between Canada and United States (Middle West Sheet).
Map of roadways in the Midwestern United States and southern portions of the Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario provinces of Canada. The map includes major towns and cities; bodies of water, including the Great Lakes; and boundaries. The map also includes an inset map of the four Canadian road map sheets in this series near the upper-right corner. Scale [ca. 1:2,217,600] (35 miles to the inch).
Date:
1926
Creator:
Canada. National Development Bureau.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sectional Map indicating main Automobile Roads between Canada and United States (Great Lakes Sheet).
Map of roadways of the region surrounding the Great Lakes, including Iowa, Kentucky, Wisconsin, New York, and the Canadian provinces Quebec and Ontario. The map includes major towns, bodies of water, and boundaries. The map also includes an inset map of the four Canadian road map sheets in this series bottom-center of the map. Scale [ca. 1,077,120] (17 miles to the inch).
Date:
1926
Creator:
Canada. National Development Bureau.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of the Corral]
Photograph taken from the street of “The Corral” gym at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas.
Date:
[1926..1971]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Julius Olsen]
Portrait of Julius Olsen, visible from the shoulders up, wearing a dark-colored suit and striped tie. A handwritten note has been make in the lower-right corner: "Julius Olsen -- 1926."
Date:
1926
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Verna Smith Holding Paint Palette]
Full-body portrait of Verna Smith holding a paint palette and brushes. She wears a "SU" sweater and a skirt with tights. Note beneath the photo reads, "Verna Smith class '26 -- Died Jan. '27 -- Presented to S. U. Library by her mother Mrs. U. M. Smith."
Date:
1926
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Verna Smith Holding Paint Palette]
Full-body portrait of Verna Smith holding a paint palette and brushes. She wears a "SU" sweater and a skirt with tights. Note in purple ink beneath the photo reads, "Verna Smith class '26 -- Died Jan. '27 -- Presented to S. U. Library by her mother Mrs. U. M. Smith." Portrait has been mounted in a red thread book with gold embossed lettering: "College Histories of Art."
Date:
1926
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Catalogue of Simmons University, 1926 Summer Session
Catalogue describes the governance, history, admission requirements, course offerings, and campus life of Simmons University in Abilene, Texas.
Date:
March 1926
Creator:
Simmons University (Abilene, Tex.)
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Catalogue of Simmons University, 1925-1926
Catalogue describes the governance, history, admission requirements, course offerings, and campus life of Simmons University in Abilene, Texas.
Date:
July 1926
Creator:
Simmons University (Abilene, Tex.)
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Verna Smith Holding Paint Palette]
Full-body portrait of Verna Smith holding a paint palette and brushes. She wears a "SU" sweater and a skirt with tights. Note beneath the photo reads, "Verna Smith class '26 -- Died Jan. '27 -- Presented to S. U. Library by her mother Mrs. U. M. Smith."
Date:
1926
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Abilene Electrical Ordinance]
Electrical ordinance of the city of Abilene, Texas.
Date:
January 1, 1926
Creator:
Hobbs, Oscar Knox
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Report on Pitometer Survey (Abilene, Texas, 1926)
A report, prepared in 1926 for O. K. Hobbs, who was serving at the time as the Director and Assistant City Engineer of the Abilene (Texas) Water Department. The report relates to water usage and leakage problems in the system being used at the time. The report was prepared by The Pitometer Company of New York, NY.
Date:
1926
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Mr. W. J. Bryan, November 18, 1926]
Letter to Mr. W. J. Bryan acknowledging receipt of the letter he sent and discussing the details of his recent visit to Texas.
Date:
November 18, 1926
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ike Ashburn to Honorable W. J. Bryan, October 30, 1926]
Letter from Ike Ashburn to Honorable W. J. Bryan asking him to reach out to the influential Representatives or Senators in his county in regards to the needs of their College, Texas A&M.
Date:
October 30, 1926
Creator:
Ashburn, Ike
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. D. Bowen to W. J. Bryan, October 27, 1926]
Letter from R. D. Bowen to W. J. Bryan updating him about J. H. Kirby's selection as a member of their committee and asking Mr. Bryan to attend the Fair at Conroe where J. H. Kirby has been invited.
Date:
October 27, 1926
Creator:
Bowen, R. D.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History