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[Fairland Depot]

Photograph of Fairland Depot in Burnet County. A train engine is on the tracks and passengers wait to board on a small platform. A caboose can be seen in the distance on right on a second set of tracks. A windmill and water tower stand in front of the depot building, and some type of mechanical or construction apparatus can be seen on the far left in the foreground. The image is partially obscured due to deterioration of the original photograph.

Date: 1900~

Creator: Boone, Alanson D.

Item Type: Photograph

[Log Cabin and Cow on River Bank]

Photograph of a log cabin on the bank of what is likely the Colorado River in Austin, Travis County, Texas. The log cabin is surrounded by trees and enclosed by a barbed wire fence with a small gate. One cow stands outside the cabin but inside the fence. The image is partially obscured due to deterioration of the original photograph.

Date: 1900~/1920~

Creator: Boone, Alanson D.

Item Type: Photograph

[Correspondence to Julia Maria Pease from Elisabet Ney]

A letter to Julia Maria Pease from Elisabet Ney, who discusses her lawsuit against Henry Ladd. Includes typewritten transcription of the letter.

Date: November 16, 1903

Creator: Ney, Elisabet

Item Type: Letter

[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

Item Type: Photograph

[Post Office and Federal Building in Abilene, Texas]

Photograph of two men on the front steps of a large brick building. A sign above the building's entrance says, "Post Office and Court House."

Date: December 29, 1905

Item Type: Photograph

[Jailhouse]

Photograph of a jailhouse, possibly in Jack County. The building has two full stories with a small attic, and has a small windmill to its right.

Date: 1900

Creator: Price, J. C.

Item Type: Photograph

[Haschke Family House]

Photograph of two houses located at 100-102 East 17th Street in Austin, Texas. The house on the right belonged to the Haschke Family. A woman and child stand by the gate of the picket fence. Another person stands on the balcony.

Date: January 14, 1905

Item Type: Photograph

Texas First Air Flight

Photograph of the first flight in Texas. A biplane is in the sky and a man's hat is partially visible at the left and a utility pole is at the right. "Rogers" is indicated in the inscription on the back.

Date: 1908

Item Type: Photograph

[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

Item Type: Photograph

[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

Item Type: Photograph

[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

Item Type: Photograph

[Family in Lampasas, Texas]

Photograph of a family gathered at the front porch of a two-story house in Lampasas, Texas. The house is behind a small picket fence, and the porch is elevated several feet off the ground.

Date: 1907

Item Type: Photograph

[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

Item Type: Photograph

[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

Item Type: Photograph

[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

Item Type: Photograph

Clay County Courthouse

Photograph of the newly constructed Clay County Courthouse. A note on the photograph mount credits W.H. Wilson as its architect and Strain, Risley, & Swinburn as the builders.

Date: 1900

Item Type: Photograph

[Tayor County Courthouse, Abilene, Texas]

Photograph of the Taylor County Courthouse in Abilene, Texas. It is a two-story building with an additional two stories in a clock tower. An individual is sitting by the bushes in front of the building.

Date: December 29, 1905

Item Type: Photograph

[Cotton Compress in Abilene, Texas]

Photograph of a many bales of cotton at a cotton compress. Each bale has a paper tag attached to it. A man is visible standing among the bales.

Date: January 16, 1906

Item Type: Photograph

[Thompson and Thompson, Abilene Cotton Buyers]

Photograph of two men, Thompson and Thompson, sampling cotton at a cotton compress. Bales of cotton are stacked neatly in the background. The roof of a wooden structure is partially visible over the men.

Date: January 1906

Item Type: Photograph

[Men in Abilene, Texas]

Photograph of three men and a young man in the town of Abilene. A utility pole and two small, wooden shacks or buildings are visible behind the group.

Date: 1906

Item Type: Photograph

Frank Caldwell

Photograph of Frank Caldwell in a head-and-shoulders portrait.

Date: 1902

Item Type: Photograph

[W. C. Moore and Frank Caldwell sampling Cotton]

Photograph of W. C. Moore and Frank Caldwell sampling cotton at a cotton compress. Many bales of cotton are neatly laid out in the background.

Date: January 16, 1906

Item Type: Photograph

[Scurry County Courthouse, Snyder, Texas]

Photograph of the Scurry County Courthouse built in 1886. It is a two-story brick building in Snyder, Texas. A man in a suit stands at the corner of the building and a lumber pile is set up in front of the building. A few other buildings are visible in the background.

Date: 1906

Item Type: Photograph

[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

Item Type: Photograph

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[Fairland Depot]

[Log Cabin and Cow on River Bank]

[Correspondence to Julia Maria Pease from Elisabet Ney]

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

[Post Office and Federal Building in Abilene, Texas]

[Jailhouse]

[Haschke Family House]

Texas First Air Flight

[Mr. Thompson and Rutledge at a Cotton Compress]

[Courthouse in Midland, Texas]

[Courthouse at Anson, Texas]

[Family in Lampasas, Texas]

[Federal Building in Abilene, Texas]

[Auction Wagon, Abilene, Texas]

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

Clay County Courthouse

[Tayor County Courthouse, Abilene, Texas]

[Cotton Compress in Abilene, Texas]

[Thompson and Thompson, Abilene Cotton Buyers]

[Men in Abilene, Texas]

Frank Caldwell

[W. C. Moore and Frank Caldwell sampling Cotton]

[Scurry County Courthouse, Snyder, Texas]

[Men in Abilene, Texas]