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Men and Farm Equipment; Farm Equipment; Barn and House Exterior; Barn and House Exterior

Description: Copy negative of four pictures taken on Sunnybank Farm in Abilene. The top left picture is of three men working with a machine in 1958. From left to right they are Charley, A. John, and another man. In the top right picture, taken in July of 1958, there is a man on a tractor in a field with a pile of hay on a wagon behind him. The bottom left picture is of the barn in 1945. The bottom right picture is of the ranch house in 1945. It has stone siding, a chimney, porch, and balcony. There are peop… more
Date: {1945,1958}
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Parked Tractor]

Description: Photograph of what appears to be a tractor parked on a dirt road, with trees and grassy area visible in the background. Two house are partially visible in the background.
Date: 1942
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Armstrong Tractor Company [Displays New Tractors]

Description: Photograph of employees of Armstrong Tractor Company displaying the new Ford tractor and equipment. Signs read "We Welcome the New Ford Tractor to Texas" and "Ford Tractors Flown to Austin by Braniff for State Highway Department, Armstrong Tractor Co." A crowd of men and boys gather to look at the new equipment.
Date: February 25, 1948
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[A tractor pulling a combine in a field at the George Ranch]

Description: Photograph taken at the George Ranch of a tractor pulling a combine in a field. There is a man seated on the tractor beneath the umbrella top and a man wearing overalls, long sleeved shirt, and hat, who is walking beside the right rear tire of the tractor. The image is small with dimensions that measure approximately: 2.9 cm x 3.1 cm. The picture has a large white border around perimeter. Stamped on back of photograph in black: "29U 1947 Trade Mark Reg. Fox-Tone Fox Co [in outline of fox] San … more
Date: 1947
Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, November 7, 1947]

Description: Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner responding to a previous letter concerning a Model A tractor being picked up by Mr. Keyser, with promise of another tractor becoming available in December. James ends the letter by noting they have a previously requested disc harrow, at Kempner's request, available, but that a cultivator has not been ordered.
Date: November 7, 1947
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from W. B. Keyser to D. W. Kempner, October 7, 1947]

Description: Letter from W. B. Keyser to D. W. Kempner discussing the need for pedigreed seed and fertilizer that will cover his needs, but also corresponding tenants and gin customers. Keyser writes he will find out what turkeys are selling for, that he has no need for a cultivator since he already has one, and that Glazner sold his land to someone from Houston.
Date: October 7, 1947
Creator: Keyser, William B.
Partner: Rosenberg Library
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