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Map of Kent County
Cadastral map of Kent County, Texas in the Panhandle Plains region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch). Shows boundaries and ownership of land, including that of several railroad companies. Compiled and drawn by William S. Porter, later known as the short story writer O. Henry. Map is notable for its landscape drawings near the top.
Date:
July 1889
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of Webb County
Cadastral map of Webb County, Texas in the South Texas Plains region. Some features are marked in color and some sketched illustrations around the title. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch). Authorship is attributed to W.S. Porter, later known as the short story writer O. Henry.
Date:
June 1888
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Lobby of First National Bank, Austin, Texas]
Photograph of the lobby of First National Bank, including the bank teller window behind a grill. William Sydney Porter (O. Henry) is the teller. Another man stands behind the front counter, one is seated in back, and a customer is at the teller window. The man behind the open counter is listed as Brackenridge.
Date:
[1890,1900]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Gentle Grafter
This work is a collection of short stories by O. Henry. The stories in this volume were inspired by tales of confidence men that O. Henry had heard while in Columbus, Ohio.
Date:
1908
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Memento
Short story about two former Broadway actresses.
Date:
February 1908
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type:
Prose fiction
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Buried Treasure
Short story developed during O. Henry's time working as a draftsman at the Texas General Land Office.
Date:
July 1908
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type:
Prose fiction
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rouge et Noire
A short story about the banana trade in Central America based on O. Henry's experiences in Honduras in the late 1890s. This is perhaps the first instance of O. Henry's use of the term "banana republic."
Date:
December 1901
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type:
Prose fiction
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Flag Paramount
A short story set in Central America and based on O. Henry's experiences in Honduras in the late 1890s.
Date:
January 1902
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type:
Prose fiction
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Passing of Black Eagle
A short story set in Texas.
Date:
March 1902
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type:
Prose fiction
System:
The Portal to Texas History
October and June
A short story about the age difference between a captain and the woman he is courting.
Date:
June 1903
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type:
Prose fiction
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Remorse
A three-stanza poem by O. Henry and published under the pen name S. H. Peters.
Date:
July 1903
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type:
Prose fiction
System:
The Portal to Texas History
At Arms with Morpheus
A short story about two young medical students.
Date:
October 1903
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type:
Prose fiction
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Indian Summer of Dry Valley Johnson
A short story set in Texas.
Date:
February 1907
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type:
Prose fiction
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The World and the Door
A short story about a New York broker who flees to Central America.
Date:
August 1907
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type:
Prose fiction
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Gift of the Wise Men
A short story about the secret Christmas gifts that a young married couple with little money buy for each other.
Date:
1911
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
"What You Want"
A short story about a wealthy man and a hat-cleaner in New York City.
Date:
September 1908
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type:
Prose fiction
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Discounters of Money
A short story about a young millionaire in New York City.
Date:
October 1908
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type:
Prose fiction
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Enchanted Profile
A short story about a wealthy woman and a young typist.
Date:
November 1908
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type:
Prose fiction
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Born and Raised in No'th Ca'llina
This article is the first part of Arthur W. Page's biography of O. Henry, "Little Pictures of O. Henry." It addresses O. Henry's early life and is illustrated with photographs and sketches.
Date:
June 1913
Creator:
Page, Arthur W. (Arthur Wilson), 1883-1960
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texan Days
This article is the second part of Arthur W. Page's biography of O. Henry, "Little Pictures of O. Henry." It addresses O. Henry's time in Texas and is illustrated with photographs.
Date:
July 1913
Creator:
Page, Arthur W. (Arthur Wilson), 1883-1960
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Portal to Texas History
About New York with O. Henry
Article excerpted from a literature magazine providing a description of the places in New York that O. Henry used as settings for many of his short stories. The article is illustrated with photographs.
Date:
September 1913
Creator:
Maurice, Arthur Bartlett, 1873-1946
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The New York Days
This article is the fourth part of Arthur W. Page's biography of O. Henry, "Little Pictures of O. Henry." It addresses O. Henry's time in New York and is illustrated with photographs.
Date:
October 1913
Creator:
Page, Arthur W. (Arthur Wilson), 1883-1960
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Another Glimpse
Excerpt from an issue of "The Bookman" magazine including the cover, table of contents and a note from the editor about the reception of Arthur W. Page's "Little Pictures of O. Henry" series. Includes a letter to the editor written by Robert H. Davis about the author's first impressions of O. Henry. Illustrated by a self-portrait of O. Henry.
Date:
November 1913
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Portal to Texas History
O. Henry and New Orleans
A description of the places in New Orleans that O. Henry used as settings for many of his short stories. The article is illustrated with photographs.
Date:
May 1914
Creator:
Richardson, Caroline Francis
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Portal to Texas History