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Abilene Public Library
309
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48
McMurry University Library
21
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
7
The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
4
Private Collection of T. B. Willis
4
Abilene Library Consortium
2
Texas General Land Office
2
University of Texas at Arlington Library
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People on Front Porch
Copy negative of R. H. Parker and family standing on the porch of a large two story house at S. 2nd St. and Butternut in Abilene in the late 1880's. There is a fence in front and other buildings in the background.
Date:
1880~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Street Scene #1
Copy negative of downtown Abilene in the 1880s. There are buildings along the street, signs, men, horses, buggies, and wagons.
Date:
1880~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Street Scene #2
Copy negative of downtown Abilene in the 1880s. There are buildings along the street, signs, men, horses, buggies, and wagons.
Date:
1880~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of Taylor County, Texas.
Survey map of Taylor County, Texas, along with advertisements and a description of Taylor County, published in a periodical. The map shows property lines, ownership, land grants, and plat numbers. The map also includes rivers, creeks, towns, roads, railroads, and mountains, with relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:133,333] (4000 varas to the inch).
Date:
1889?
Creator:
Thomas, J. A. & Henderson, H. M.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of Abilene
Cadastral map of Abilene, Texas, showing the parcels of land within the city labeled by lot and block numbers. The map shows street names, land ownership, a Texas & Pacific Railroad line, buildings, and cemeteries. An index to subdivisions is included in the upper-left corner. Scale [ca. 1:10,000] (300 varas to the inch).
Date:
1885
Creator:
Kirby, A. H.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of Abilene
Cadastral map of Abilene, Texas, showing the parcels of land within the city labeled by lot and block numbers. The map shows street names, land ownership, a Texas & Pacific Railroad line, buildings, and cemeteries. An index to subdivisions is included in the upper-left corner. Scale [ca. 1:10,000] (300 varas to the inch).
Date:
1885?
Creator:
Kirby, A. H. & Thomas, J. A. (John A.), 1932-
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Law License for Thomas Middlebrook Willis]
Law license from the Law School of Cumberland University acknowledging that Thomas Middlebrook Willis (1859-1937) has fulfilled the requirements for the degree. T. M. Willis practiced law in Abilene, TX for many years.
Date:
January 18, 1883
Creator:
Law School of Cumberland University
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Killing Rodents
Patent for an apparatus for killing rodents "that may be used effectively for the destruction of all animals that burrow in the ground; and it consists in a furnace for the generation of sulphurous odors or other suffocating gases and a pump for forcing the gases into the burrows of the animals . . . ."
Date:
August 22, 1882
Creator:
Palmer, Austin D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Birds eye view of Abilene Taylor County, Texas.
Map shows late nineteenth century Abilene, Texas street names, buildings, Texas and Pacific Railroad, and businesses. Includes short index to local points of interest. Scale not given.
Date:
1883
Creator:
Koch, Augustus, b. 1840
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, April 19, 1889
Weekly newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
April 19, 1889
Creator:
Lowry, James A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, April 26, 1889
Weekly newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
April 26, 1889
Creator:
Lowry, James A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, May 3, 1889
Weekly newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
May 3, 1889
Creator:
Lowry, James A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, May 10, 1889
Weekly newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
May 10, 1889
Creator:
Lowry, James A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, May 24, 1889
Weekly newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
May 24, 1889
Creator:
Lowry, James A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, May 31, 1889
Weekly newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
May 31, 1889
Creator:
Lowry, James A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, June 7, 1889
Weekly newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
June 7, 1889
Creator:
Lowry, James A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, June 14, 1889
Weekly newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
June 14, 1889
Creator:
Lowry, James A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, June 21, 1889
Weekly newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
June 21, 1889
Creator:
Lowry, James A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, June 28, 1889
Weekly newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
June 28, 1889
Creator:
Lowry, James A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, July 12, 1889
Weekly newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
July 12, 1889
Creator:
Lowry, James A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, July 19, 1889
Weekly newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
July 19, 1889
Creator:
Lowry, James A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, July 26, 1889
Weekly newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
July 26, 1889
Creator:
Lowry, James A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, October 5, 1888
Weekly newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
October 5, 1888
Creator:
Lowry, James A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, August 2, 1889
Weekly newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
August 2, 1889
Creator:
Lowry, James A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History