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Telemachus, Friend

Description: A man discusses friendship with a hotel proprietor. 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: December 1905
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Texan Days

Description: 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
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Thimble Thimble

Description: O. Henry's selection of the winners of the puzzle prize, as announced in December 1908. Includes a letter to the editor from O. Henry with his reasons for selecting the four winners.
Date: February 1909
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

W. C. Porter Drug Store

Description: Back of postcard reads: "Greensboro, N. C. W. C. Porter Drug Store is partially reconstructed in the O. Henry section of Greesboro Historical Museum. Wm. Sidney Porter (better known as O. Henry) was born in Greensboro, and worked in the store as a boy. This is the largest collection of O. Henryana in America."
Date: unknown
Creator: Hutchins Post Cards
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Waifs and Strays

Description: This work contains short stories by O. Henry and critical and biographical analyses of his life and works, which were written by various contributors.
Date: 1917
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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