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The Daily News-Tribune, Industrial Review Edition: Austin, Capital City of Texas. (open access)

The Daily News-Tribune, Industrial Review Edition: Austin, Capital City of Texas.

This edition gives an overview of the city of Austin including major buildings, businesses, and people as well as general information about the the layout and statistics of the city.
Date: February 1906
Creator: The Daily News-Tribune
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

View of Austin from the Capitol

Photograph of the view from the Capitol building facing southwest. The Colorado River and a bridge spanning it can be seen in the background.
Date: 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Scene at Camp Mabry

Photograph of a scene at Camp Mabry with men on horseback riding across a field. One man, left of center, holds a flag.
Date: 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers on Horseback at Camp Mabry]

Photograph of soldiers on horseback at Camp Mabry.
Date: 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Trimmed Lamp (open access)

The Trimmed Lamp

Short story about two young women living and working in New York.
Date: August 1906
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Handbook of Hymen (open access)

The Handbook of Hymen

Short story about a man and a very helpful book.
Date: July 1906
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Higher Abdication (open access)

The Higher Abdication

Short story set in San Antonio.
Date: August 1906
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History
Calloway's Code (open access)

Calloway's Code

A newspaper staff tries to decipher a code sent by a reporter abroad.
Date: September 1906
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ethics of Pig (open access)

The Ethics of Pig

Short story about a man who practices "unillegal graft." The advertisement on the cover of the magazine for Cream of Wheat includes the brand's mascot, Rastus, a racist depiction of a Black cook.
Date: October 1906
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seats of the Haughty (open access)

Seats of the Haughty

Short story by O. Henry.
Date: October 1906
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Ruler of Men (open access)

A Ruler of Men

Short story about two old friends meeting in New York.
Date: August 1906
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Country of Elusion (open access)

The Country of Elusion

Short story about a magazine editor.
Date: December 1906
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Four Million (open access)

The Four Million

This work is O. Henry's first collection of short stories, many of which are set in New York City. Stories in this volume include "The Gift of the Magi" and "The Cop and the Anthem."
Date: 1906
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Compliments of the Season (open access)

Compliments of the Season

A short story set during Christmastime, centered around the misadventures of several characters.
Date: December 1906
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Colonel Seibel from William Sydney Porter] (open access)

[Letter to Colonel Seibel from William Sydney Porter]

Letter from William Sydney Porter to Colonel Seibel discussing "The Last Edition" and the theater.
Date: December 11, 1906
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Studio portrait of O. Henry

O. Henry sitting forward in chair.
Date: 1906
Creator: Imhof, J. A.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Colonel Seibel from William Sydney Porter] (open access)

[Letter to Colonel Seibel from William Sydney Porter]

Letter from William Sydney Porter to Colonel Seibel discussing "The Last Edition" and the theater.
Date: December 11, 1906
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mr. Moore, W. C. weighing Cotton in Abilene, Texas]

Photograph of several men, including a Mr. W.C. Moore, weighing bales of cotton with a large scale. The scale weighs the cotton by suspending it from a chain.
Date: January 10, 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mr. Thompson and Rutledge at a Cotton Compress]

Photograph of several men, including a Mr. Thompson and a Mr. Rutledge, at a cotton compress. Bales of cotton are neatly laid out on the ground. A large wooden structure and a smokestack are visible in the background.
Date: January 16, 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Courthouse in Midland, Texas]

Photograph of the courthouse in Midland, Texas, apparently under construction. The stone building has one level competed with wood framing beginning to be put in place for second story windows. Small trees partially obscure the building.
Date: 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Courthouse at Anson, Texas]

Photograph of the courthouse at Anson, Texas. It is a two-story building with a tower in the center. A man is visible at the corner of the building and a horse is in the foreground, tied to a fence.
Date: January 10, 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Federal Building in Abilene, Texas]

Photograph of a three-story federal building in Abilene, Texas. A man, a wagon, and power lines are visible outside of the building. An American flag flies from the roof of the building.
Date: January 1, 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Auction Wagon, Abilene, Texas]

Photograph of a horse-drawn auction wagon parked outside of a drug store in Abilene, Texas. A man is using the wagon as a stage to speak to a crowd around him. The auction is likely related to the cotton industry.
Date: 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man in a Cotton Field between Abilene and Anson, Texas]

Photograph of a man wearing a suit and bowler hat standing in a cotton field. The cotton extends all the way to the flat horizon.
Date: January 15, 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History