Serial/Series Title

[1963 West Texas Fair Parking Map] (open access)

[1963 West Texas Fair Parking Map]

An insert to the September 8, 1963 issue of the Abilene Reporter-News: "How to Get to Exposition Grounds for 1963 West Texas Fair."
Date: September 8, 1963
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[73rd U. S. Congress, 1st Called Session, House Resolution 5755] (open access)

[73rd U. S. Congress, 1st Called Session, House Resolution 5755]

An act to encourage national industrial recovery, to foster fair competition, and to provide for the construction of certain useful public works, and for other purposes.
Date: 1933
Creator: United States. Congress (73rd, 1st session : 1933)
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Abilene Electrical Ordinance] (open access)

[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
[Abilene Sidewalk Construction Ordinance] (open access)

[Abilene Sidewalk Construction Ordinance]

An Ordinance titled "An Ordinance Regulating the Construction and Repairing of sidewalks: Providing for Notice to Property Owners and Fixing a Lien on the Abutting property, and Providing for a penalty." The ordinance is signed by Thomas. E. Hayden, Jr., Mayor.
Date: 1927
Creator: Hayden, Thomas E., Jr.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Abilene, Texas Ordinance 173 Regarding Fair Grounds in City Limits] (open access)

[Abilene, Texas Ordinance 173 Regarding Fair Grounds in City Limits]

A copy of Abilene, Texas City Ordinance 173, passed and approved on December 23, 1921.
Date: December 23, 1921
Creator: Hobbs, Oscar Knox
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Atlas Mineral Products Co. Pamphlet (open access)

The Atlas Mineral Products Co. Pamphlet

Pamphlet with information about The Atlas Mineral Products Co. of Pennsylvania, their facilities, their staff, and their production process. There are photographs of the company president, treasurer, and secretary .on the back of the pamphlet.
Date: 1932~
Creator: The Atlas Mineral Products Co.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Book of Carefully Selected Ordinances (open access)

Book of Carefully Selected Ordinances

Book of Abilene, Texas's City Ordinances, including a list of city officers in the beginning pages. Index begins on page 77.
Date: [1920-04-02..]
Creator: Cox, B. A.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Buffalo Gap Messenger, Fall & Winter Edition 1959 (open access)

Buffalo Gap Messenger, Fall & Winter Edition 1959

Fall and Winter 1959 edition of the Buffalo Gap Messenger, with articles about the Ernie Wilson Museum of the Old West. There is handwritten text on the first page to Mr. Holdes from someone named Ernest.
Date: December 15, 1959
Creator: Buffalo Gap Publishing Co.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Buffalo Gap Messenger, Summer Edition 1960 (open access)

Buffalo Gap Messenger, Summer Edition 1960

Summer 1959 edition of the Buffalo Gap Messenger, with articles about the Ernie Wilson Museum of the Old West and other Buffalo Gap history, including photographs.
Date: July 1, 1960
Creator: Buffalo Gap Publishing Co.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Buffalo Gap Messenger, Summer Edition 1965 (open access)

Buffalo Gap Messenger, Summer Edition 1965

Summer 1965 edition of the Buffalo Gap Messenger, with articles about the Ernie Wilson Museum of the Old West, historical sites around Buffalo Gap, and other points of history about Buffalo Gap, Texas.
Date: July 15, 1965
Creator: Buffalo Gap Publishing Co.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: $2.45 Million Asked for Streets Work] (open access)

[Clipping: $2.45 Million Asked for Streets Work]

Newspaper clippings of two articles about Abilene city's plans for funds for improvements to city streets, including illustrations of several streets in need of improvement.
Date: February 7, 1967
Creator: Armistead, Bob
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: $2,433,000 City's Bonded Debt For Water, Sewer Systems] (open access)

[Clipping: $2,433,000 City's Bonded Debt For Water, Sewer Systems]

Newspaper clipping with several articles, including one reporting on the financial picture of Abilene, Texas. In particular, the article discusses a $2,433,000 bonded debt for water and sewer systems.
Date: May 22, 1938
Creator: Roe, Maurine Eastus
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: 2 More City Bus Schedules Listed] (open access)

[Clipping: 2 More City Bus Schedules Listed]

Newspaper clipping of an article about changes to the Abilene city bus schedule.
Date: 19uu
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: $3.6 Million Proposed For Water, Sewer Plan] (open access)

[Clipping: $3.6 Million Proposed For Water, Sewer Plan]

Newspaper clipping of an article about funds for Abilene City's improvement plans for their water and sewer systems. To the right, there is also a small article about nine men who were rescued at Padre Island.
Date: December 23, 1963
Creator: Shell, Bill
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: 22 'Problem' Streets Due Paving; Lake Study Set] (open access)

[Clipping: 22 'Problem' Streets Due Paving; Lake Study Set]

Newspaper clipping of an article about the development and improvement of roads in Abilene, Texas. A photo of the new Abilene city hall is included.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: 123 Named For Bond Issue Study] (open access)

[Clipping: 123 Named For Bond Issue Study]

Newspaper clipping of an article about a committee for Abilene city to study the feasibility of a capital improvements bond program, including the names of the committee members and a photograph of the chairman, John A. Wright, who helped select the members.
Date: December 5, 1966
Creator: Shell, Bill
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Abilene Map] (open access)

[Clipping: Abilene Map]

Newspaper clipping of a map of Abilene Texas.
Date: July 22, 1956
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Abilene May Have Choice of Three Methods For Financing Additions to Water Sources] (open access)

[Clipping: Abilene May Have Choice of Three Methods For Financing Additions to Water Sources]

Newspaper clipping of an article about Abilene's financing of an increase in their water sources.
Date: June 2, 1948
Creator: Walker, Earle
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Abilene Plant Helping AF To Lick the Heat Barrier] (open access)

[Clipping: Abilene Plant Helping AF To Lick the Heat Barrier]

Newspaper clipping of an article about an airplane plant's work on helping the U.S. Air Force overcome the heat barrier. Includes a photograph of engineers and foremen standing with a machine.
Date: 1941~/1946~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Abilene Rainfall Since 1885] (open access)

[Clipping: Abilene Rainfall Since 1885]

Newspaper clipping of a list of rainfall measurements in Abilene, Texas since 1885, with small articles on the right side of the list.
Date: 1968-07~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Additional Airport Land Called Vital for Growth] (open access)

[Clipping: Additional Airport Land Called Vital for Growth]

Newspaper clippings of an article about the development of an airport in Abilene. Also included is a map of the Abilene municipal airport.
Date: February 6, 1964
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: And Just Where Does All That City Money Go?] (open access)

[Clipping: And Just Where Does All That City Money Go?]

Newspaper clippings of an article about the Abilene City budget and how the funds are used.
Date: September 30, 1965
Creator: Shell, Bill
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Articles from Abilene Reporter-News] (open access)

[Clipping: Articles from Abilene Reporter-News]

Newspaper clipping of several articles from the Abilene Reporter-News, including an article about a burglary ring stealing weed killer, an army corporal receiving a medal for his service in Vietnam, a $100 Billion Water Plan, a sales tax bill, and others. The article about the army corporal includes a photographic portrait of the young man in his uniform. A small advertisement in the bottom left corner lists jewelry rings.
Date: February 5, 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Articles from Abilene Reporter-News, January 15, 1967] (open access)

[Clipping: Articles from Abilene Reporter-News, January 15, 1967]

Newspaper clipping with articles about local and national news, including an article about building projects in Abilene, Texas.
Date: January 15, 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History