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[Letter from Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company to Nap Foster and Annie B. Foster, December 29, 1906] (open access)

[Letter from Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company to Nap Foster and Annie B. Foster, December 29, 1906]

Letter from Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company to Nap Foster and Annie B. Foster discussing purchasing three lots in Abilene, Texas from the Nap and Annie Foster.
Date: December 29, 1906
Creator: Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company
Object Type: Letter
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
The Corral, Volume 2, Number 4, December, 1906 (open access)

The Corral, Volume 2, Number 4, December, 1906

The Corral literary journal of Simmons College includes editorials and notes regarding societies and happenings within the school as well as original creative fiction, poetry, and jokes.
Date: December 1906
Creator: Simmons College
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Corral, Volume 2, Number 3, November 1906 (open access)

The Corral, Volume 2, Number 3, November 1906

The Corral literary journal of Simmons College includes editorials and notes regarding societies and happenings within the school as well as original creative fiction, poetry, and jokes.
Date: November 1906
Creator: Simmons College
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric Light Hanger (open access)

Electric Light Hanger

Patent for an electric light hanger. Illustration included.
Date: October 30, 1906
Creator: Carter, James William
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Corral, Volume 2, Number 2, October 1906 (open access)

The Corral, Volume 2, Number 2, October 1906

The Corral literary journal of Simmons College includes editorials and notes regarding societies and happenings within the school as well as original creative fiction, poetry, and jokes.
Date: October 1906
Creator: Simmons College
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry Sayles to A. W. McQueen, August 21, 1906] (open access)

[Letter from Henry Sayles to A. W. McQueen, August 21, 1906]

Letter from Henry Sayles to A. W. McQueen discussing having sold land and timber from his family's properties and inquiring to know of any other land his father may have owned.
Date: August 21, 1906
Creator: Sayles, Henry
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Contract Between J. M. Radford et al. and The Pecos and Northern Texas Railway Company] (open access)

[Contract Between J. M. Radford et al. and The Pecos and Northern Texas Railway Company]

Contract between the citizens of Abilene, Texas and the Pecos & Northern Texas Railway Company. The contract details the rights and obligations of both parties regarding the securing of right of ways and the construction of a railroad through Abilene, Texas.
Date: August 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
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 T.L. Foster to William John Bryan, June 24, 1906] (open access)

[Letter from T.L. Foster to William John Bryan, June 24, 1906]

Letter from T.L. Foster to William John Bryan discussing an enclosed post card requesting they both appear before the Board of Equalization in San Augustine county over the matter of valuation of Bryan's property.
Date: June 24, 1906
Creator: Foster, T. L.
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 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
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

[Men in Abilene, Texas]

Photograph of two men in suits and bowler hats, standing by the side of a brick building. They are trading objects, one of which being a metal (possibly gold) bar. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Windsor Hotel, Captain [...] gold prices sold for $6,000.00, 36 lbs."
Date: June 17, 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from K.K. Legett to W.R. Smith - April 30, 1906] (open access)

[Letter from K.K. Legett to W.R. Smith - April 30, 1906]

Letter written to W.R. Smith from K.K. Legett, inviting him to deliver the commencement address at Simmons College.
Date: April 30, 1906
Creator: Legett, Kirvin Kade, 1857-1926
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from K.K. Legett to Edward Clinch - April 25, 1906] (open access)

[Letter from K.K. Legett to Edward Clinch - April 25, 1906]

Letter written to Edward Clinch from K.K. Legett, explaining the Simmons College board's decision regarding money to be donated to the James B. Simmons endowment fund.
Date: April 25, 1906
Creator: Legett, Kirvin Kade, 1857-1926
Object Type: Letter
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
[Letter from Charles A. Walsh to William John Bryan, April 20, 1906] (open access)

[Letter from Charles A. Walsh to William John Bryan, April 20, 1906]

Letter from Charles A. Walsh to William John Bryan discussing political strategies hinging on teamwork between William Randolph Hearst and William Jennings Bryan.
Date: April 20, 1906
Creator: Walsh, Charles A.
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
[Letter from Harry Tom King to William John Bryan, April 3, 1906] (open access)

[Letter from Harry Tom King to William John Bryan, April 3, 1906]

Letter from Harry Tom King to William John Bryan reminding Bryan to obtain King and another man named W. J. train passes to Austin for legislative business.
Date: April 3, 1906
Creator: King, Harry Tom
Object Type: Letter
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

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
[Land Sale Memorandum] (open access)

[Land Sale Memorandum]

Memorandum stating all the contractual terms for the sale of subdivision #32 of the Austin and Williams League # 340 from Mary E. Sayles to C. E. Jones. The document is signed by C. E. Jones and by John Sayles on behalf of Mary E. Sayles.
Date: February 27, 1906
Creator: Sayles, Mary E. & Jones, C. E.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to K.K. Legett - February 27, 1906] (open access)

[Letter to K.K. Legett - February 27, 1906]

Letter written to K.K. Legett, donating a $3,000 Continental Oil Company bond to Simmons College for general endowment.
Date: February 27, 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History