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[Postcard to Banard Dashiell Bryan, July 20, 1948]
Postcard to Banard Dashiell Bryan asking for donations to Washington and Lee University. Other names are written on the address side that read, "Martha Chapman Dashiell Bryan June 17- 1861 at San Marcus July 21-1948" and "Rev. Boyd Marvin L. Boyd Porter 1st Methodist Church".
Date:
July 20, 1948
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Council Okays Federal Aid Application for Water Plant]
Newspaper clipping of an article about Abilene City Council's approval of action to file an application for federal aid for the city water plant, including the council's considerations, decision-making process, plans for the aid, and public reception of the plan.
Date:
January 12, 1967
Creator:
Armistead, Bob
Object Type:
Clipping
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
[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: $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: Bus Line Loses $1,700 Monthly]
Newspaper clipping of an article about the Abilene bus company's budget being cut by $1,700 for the 1965-1966 fiscal year. Below the article is a brief traffic score for Abilene.
Date:
November 1, 1965
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
[Clipping: Ceremony Feb. 13 At New City Hall]
Newspaper clipping of an article about an open house ceremony for Abilene's city hall opening.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photocopy of Clipping: Water Line Bids Asked; City Supply 'Assured']
Photocopy of a newspaper clipping of an article about bids for a water line for Abilene, Texas.
Date:
December 23, 1963
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Image
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Progress Needs Wings]
Newspaper clipping of an article about the Abilene Council's vote on improvements for the Abilene Municipal Airport, including a photograph of an airplane and an airport.
Date:
February 8, 1967
Creator:
Armistead, Bob
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Bond Issue Improvements By City Are on Schedule]
Newspaper clipping of an article about the progress of Abilene city improvements, including changes to the city zoo, work on the water lines, and the purchase of land. The article includes a photograph of construction on Abilene city hall.
Date:
June 20, 1965
Creator:
Shell, Bill
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: City Bus Schedule Listing]
Newspaper clipping of an article about changes to the Abilene city bus schedule.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
M-D Cut-In Connection For Sewers
Pamphlet for The Atlas Mineral Products Company's M-D cut-in connection for sewers, detailing its production and use. The pamphlet also includes illustrations of the cut-in and its installation.
Date:
19uu
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Brick Paving, Long Used All but Faded From Scene]
Newspaper clipping of an article about the historical brick paving in Abilene's streets and the city's replacement of the brick with more modern paving material. The article includes a photograph of an example of brick paving in Abilene.
Date:
November 21, 1966
Creator:
Martin, Ray
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Where Does Money Come From?]
Newspaper clippings of an article about how the City of Abilene generates revenue for their budget. There is also a photograph of four Abilene High School cheerleaders on the first clipping.
Date:
September 29, 1965
Creator:
Shell, Bill
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
[Clippings: Long-Discussed Zoo Move Is in Tuesday Bond Vote]
Newspaper clippings of an article about moving the zoo in Abilene, Texas, discussing the city's reasons for moving the zoo and the finances behind the move. The article includes an architect's drawing of plans for the zoo after the move.
Date:
February 13, 1964
Creator:
Shell, Bill
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mr. O. K. Hobbs to Mr. Wiley L. Caffey, March 6, 1937]
Letter from Abilene City Engineer Mr. O. K. Hobbs to Abilene City Attorney Mr. Wiley L. Caffey, listing three questions about Abilene's city ordinances and the authority of the Abilene City Commission.
Date:
March 6, 1937
Creator:
Hobbs, Oscar Knox, 1893-1975
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[M-D Cut-In Connections Price List, 1931]
A price list for M-D Cut-In Connections, which are house connections built of Terra Cotta, Cement-Concrete, Cast Iron Soil and Water Pipe.
Date:
June 1, 1931
Creator:
The Atlas Mineral Products Co.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Says City's Pumps Short on Horsepower]
Newspaper clipping of a letter to the editor of the Abilene Reporter-News concerning the city's work on Abilene's water pumps.
Date:
November 2, 1952
Creator:
English, Joe H.
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tegul-Mineralead Pamphlet
Pamphlet for Tegul-Mineralead, including its production and use, with nine photographs demonstrating its uses. The pamphlet includes a table of quantities and a brief history of Mineralead's development.
Date:
November 1938
Creator:
The Atlas Mineral Products Co.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Pine Street Looking South]
Photograph of a trolley car in the middle of a large dirt road between rows of two-story buildings. A small group of men and women wait in a line to enter the trolley car from the right. A man sits on top of an open, horse-drawn buggy to the left of the trolley car. There is a thin decorative border around the photograph.
Date:
[1873..]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
[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