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[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

[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?

Item Type: Photograph

[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

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

[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

[Men in Colorado City, Texas]

Photograph of two men in front of a large, two-story building with a clock tower (likely the Mitchell County Courthouse). A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Jones & Ed Hanlon, Colorado City, Texas, 06."

Date: 1906

Item Type: Photograph

[Men Inspecting Cotton]

Photograph of men sampling cotton from a stack of cotton bales.

Date: January 1906

Item Type: Photograph

[Men Inspecting Cotton in Abilene, Texas]

Photograph of three men with cotton. Many large bales of cotton are visible in the background. A handwritten note on the back reads, "Moore, Thomas and the common negro."

Date: January 17, 1906

Item Type: Photograph

[Men with Cotton, Abilene, Texas]

Photograph of men sampling cotton from a bale. Many more cotton bales are visible in the background.

Date: January 1906

Item Type: Photograph

[Mill in Abilene]

Photograph of a man at a mill named Bob in Abilene, Texas. The man is standing next to a large pile of cotton seed and a horse-drawn cart filled with seed. A cotton [seed oil?] mill is to his left, with large smokestacks protruding from the building.

Date: 1906

Item Type: Photograph

[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

[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

[Nimitz Hotel, Fredericksburg]

Photograph of the exterior of the Nimitz Hotel in Fredericksburg. Several Ford cars are parked in front of the building. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads: "One of these Fords could very well be on I traveled in while with the U.S. Rubber Co. I often stopped at the old Hotel, long long ago. [illegible signature]."

Date: [1900..1925]

Item Type: Photograph

[Pigeons in Anson, Texas]

Photograph of pigeons gathered around a wooden-fenced area with a large birdhouse or dovecote. Much of the view is obscured due to the motion blur of flying pigeons.

Date: January 10, 1906

Item Type: Photograph

[Pigeons in Anson, Texas]

Photograph of numerous pigeons gathered in a wooden-fenced. Some are sheltered in what appears to be a large birdhouse or a dovecote.

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

[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

[Shackleford County Courthouse, Albany, Texas]

Photograph of the Shackleford County Courthouse in Albany, Texas. It is a three story stone building with a clock/bell tower. Three people are standing at the fence in front of the building.

Date: 1906

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

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

[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

[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

[Windsor Hotel in Abilene, Texas]

Photograph of the Windsor Hotel in Abilene, Texas. It is a three-story brick building with an awning around the ground level.

Date: December 29, 1905

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 32.452808 -99.733501

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

[Man in a Horse-Drawn Cart]

[Men at a Cotton Compress in Abilene, Texas]

[Men in Abilene, Texas]

[Men in Abilene, Texas]

[Men in Colorado City, Texas]

[Men Inspecting Cotton]

[Men Inspecting Cotton in Abilene, Texas]

[Men with Cotton, Abilene, Texas]

[Mill in Abilene]

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

[Mr. Thompson and Rutledge at a Cotton Compress]

[Nimitz Hotel, Fredericksburg]

[Pigeons in Anson, Texas]

[Pigeons in Anson, Texas]

[Post Office and Federal Building in Abilene, Texas]

[Scurry County Courthouse, Snyder, Texas]

[Shackleford County Courthouse, Albany, Texas]

[Tayor County Courthouse, Abilene, Texas]

Texas First Air Flight

[Thompson and Thompson, Abilene Cotton Buyers]

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

[Windsor Hotel in Abilene, Texas]