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[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

[Bullring in Juarez, Mexico]

Photograph of two men outside of a bullring in Juarez, Mexico. One man is identified as Jon Denton of Austin and the other is "Stewart". The bullring has various advertisements posted on it in English.

Date: May 1906

Capt. Drannon -- Chief of Scouts

Photograph of Capt. Drannon, Chief of Scouts, at age 80 in Clarendon, Texas. A farmhouse is visible in the background.

Date: November 25, 1906

[Cliff near Colorado City, Texas]

Photograph of two men at the foot of a cliff. The photograph was taken looking upwards with one man at the lower left and the other standing on a rocky shelf at center.

Date: 1906

[Cotton Compress at Abilene, Texas]

Photograph of a man in a suit and bowler hat standing amidst stacks of compressed cotton bales. Several buildings and electric lines are visible in the background.

Date: January 15, 1906

[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

[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

Courthouse at Baird, Texas

Photograph of the old Callahan County Courthouse at Baird, Texas. It is a two-story stone building with a statue of a person on top of a dome in the center of its roof. A small windmill is set up on the, near a telephone pole. A fence surrounds the building.

Date: 1906

[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

[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

[Howard County Courthouse, Big Spring, Texas]

Photograph of the Howard County Courthouse in Big Spring, Texas. It is a two-story stone building with a bell tower. A man ("Jones") and a cow are visible in front of the building.

Date: 1906

[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

[Man in a Horse-Drawn Cart]

Photograph of a man by the name of Bob in a horse-drawn cart. The photograph was taken in a level field with sparse trees, likely near Abilene.

Date: 1906?

[Men at a Cotton Compress in Abilene, Texas]

Photograph of three men, Bob Rutledge, Phil Hanlon, and [unidentified] Hanlon, standing in front of many stacked bags of compressed cotton. They're holding and observing some of the cotton. They all wear suits and hats.

Date: 1906

Creator: Caldwell, Frank, 1883-1962

[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

[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