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[Portrait of Sikes Rowden]

Portrait of Sikes Rowden, the first boarding student to arrive at Abilene Christian College, who stayed at Old Childer's Home from 1906-1908.
Date: [1906..1908]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Entrance to Daisy Hall]

Photograph of Daisy Hall at Abilene Christian College, showing the entrance doors and steps. Not a full frame shot of Daisy Hall, overexposed with some fuzziness.
Date: [1906..1919]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Old Dining Hall]

Photograph of the interior of the old Abilene Christian College dining hall, showing rows of tables with full place settings and linens.
Date: [1906..1919]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Auditorium Stage]

Photograph of the Abilene Christian College auditorium stage set with a piano, three chairs, and a table. Rows of auditorium seats can be seen in the foreground.
Date: [1906..1919]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Daisy Hall and Zellner Hall]

Photograph of Daisy Hall with several trees in the yard as well as a two chairs close to the front steps. Includes a drawing of Zellner Hall beneath the photograph of Daisy Hall. Both of the buildings are labeled.
Date: [1906..1919]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Interior of Administration Building]

Photograph from the stage of the auditorium seats in the Old Administration Building at Abilene Christian College. There are two people visible in the upper window.
Date: [1906..1919]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Zellner Hall]

Photograph of the front windows and entrance of Zellner Hall at Abilene Christian University, with some furniture visible through the windows.
Date: [1906..1919]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Tennis Courts]

Photograph of the tennis courts behind the old AD building with the Gray Cottage in background. There are eight people standing and two people sitting in the photocopy enlargement, and there are twelve people standing and two people sitting in the original.
Date: [1906..1919]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Daisy Hall]

Photograph of the front of Daisy Hall with "Hosea H. Lewis" handwritten on the frame. The three-story brick building has a detailed roof line and a set of large concrete steps to the entrance doors.
Date: [1906..1919]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Zellner Hall in Snowstorm]

Photograph of the front of Zellner Hall during a snow storm. There is an individual standing on the front steps, and an individual looking out the window on the third floor straight above the front steps.
Date: [1906..1919]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Zellner Hall]

Photograph of Zellner Hall on the old Abilene Christian College campus, with four girls looking out of the second story window. A pile of rubble can be seen collected near the base of the building.
Date: [1906..1919]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Bean Bell]

Photograph of the Bean Bell on the Abilene Christian College campus with the caption "A Call To Meals." Various campus buildings and a utility pole can be seen in the background.
Date: [1906..1919]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Abilene Christian College Buildings in Snow]

Photograph of Abilene Christian College, showing Zellner Hall, the Administration Building, and Daisy Hall. Snow covers the ground and the roofs of the buildings.
Date: [1906..1919]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Daisy Hall]

Photograph of Daisy Hall, showing the front and side of the building. The folder notes that it is "copied from Arledge Large Original."
Date: [1906..1919]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Administration Building Interior]

Photograph of the lower-left level of the auditorium in the Abilene Christian University Administration Building, showing rows of seats, a podium, and a section of the balcony seating.
Date: [1906..1919]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of College Heights Addition to Abilene, Texas

Map of the College Heights Addition in the City of Abilene, Texas. The addition encompasses 31 lots which are bordered by Ambler Avenue, Hickory and Grape streets. The block is divided into numbered segments showing property divisions. Scale 1:2,400.
Date: March 1906
Creator: Riney, W. A.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Water Cycle (open access)

Water Cycle

Patent for a water cycle. This invention is propeller designed to provided driving force for the floating cycle. Illustrations included.
Date: December 11, 1906
Creator: Standard, Allie Lee
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Cutter (open access)

Stalk-Cutter

Patent for a tool that can be attached to cultivators and harrows to make stalk and vine cultivation more efficient.
Date: April 24, 1906
Creator: Dorris, William P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trolley (open access)

Trolley

Patent for "a peculiar construction" (lines 11-12) that will reduce the liability of a trolley running off of the trolley-wire. This construction "involves a trolley-wheel carried on an axis fixed on the trolley pole or harp and an auxiliary wheel yieldingly mounted on the pole and pressed against the under side of the wire, so that should the pole drop slightly the auxiliary wheel will move relatively to the pole and reduce this contact with the wire." (lines 12-19)
Date: July 17, 1906
Creator: Ward, Gurney Enoch
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from K.K. Legett to Robert S. Simmons - April 2, 1906] (open access)

[Letter from K.K. Legett to Robert S. Simmons - April 2, 1906]

Letter written to Robert S. Simmons from K.K. Legett, containing a short message, "I mailed check to Judge Clinch Saturday."
Date: April 2, 1906
Creator: Legett, Kirvin Kade, 1857-1926
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shingle-Gage (open access)

Shingle-Gage

Patent for improved shingle-gage for the measurement and spacing of roofing-shingles.
Date: June 19, 1906
Creator: Jones, William W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from K.K. Legett to Robert Simmons - June 22, 1906] (open access)

[Letter from K.K. Legett to Robert Simmons - June 22, 1906]

Letter written to Robert S. Simmons from K.K. Legett, updating him about recent events at Simmons College.
Date: June 22, 1906
Creator: Legett, Kirvin Kade, 1857-1926
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from K.K. Legett to Edward Clinch - June 22, 1906] (open access)

[Letter from K.K. Legett to Edward Clinch - June 22, 1906]

Letter written to Edward Clinch from K.K. Legett, giving updates on recent events at Simmons College.
Date: June 22, 1906
Creator: Legett, Kirvin Kade, 1857-1926
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from K.K. Legett to William Young - April 7, 1906] (open access)

[Letter from K.K. Legett to William Young - April 7, 1906]

Letter written to William Young from K.K. Legett, asking for payment of a note and its accrued interest.
Date: April 7, 1906
Creator: Legett, Kirvin Kade, 1857-1926
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History