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The Trimmed Lamp

Short story about two young women living and working in New York.

Date: August 1906

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Prose fiction

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

The Handbook of Hymen

Short story about a man and a very helpful book.

Date: July 1906

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Prose fiction

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

The Higher Abdication

Short story set in San Antonio.

Date: August 1906

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Prose fiction

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Calloway's Code

A newspaper staff tries to decipher a code sent by a reporter abroad.

Date: September 1906

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Prose fiction

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

The Ethics of Pig

Short story about a man who practices "unillegal graft." 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: October 1906

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Prose fiction

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Seats of the Haughty

Short story by O. Henry.

Date: October 1906

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Prose fiction

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

The Daily News-Tribune, Industrial Review Edition: Austin, Capital City of Texas.

This edition gives an overview of the city of Austin including major buildings, businesses, and people as well as general information about the the layout and statistics of the city.

Date: February 1906

Creator: The Daily News-Tribune

Item Type: Book

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[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

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[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

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[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

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[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

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[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

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[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

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[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

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[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

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[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

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[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

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Men Inspecting Cotton]

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

Date: January 1906

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[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

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[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

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[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

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[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

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[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

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[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

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

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The Trimmed Lamp

The Handbook of Hymen

The Higher Abdication

Calloway's Code

The Ethics of Pig

Seats of the Haughty

The Daily News-Tribune, Industrial Review Edition: Austin, Capital City of Texas.

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

[Mr. Thompson and Rutledge at a Cotton Compress]

[Courthouse in Midland, Texas]

[Courthouse at Anson, Texas]

[Federal Building in Abilene, Texas]

[Auction Wagon, Abilene, Texas]

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

[Man in a Horse-Drawn Cart]

[Cotton Compress in Abilene, Texas]

[Thompson and Thompson, Abilene Cotton Buyers]

[Men Inspecting Cotton]

[Men in Abilene, Texas]

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

[Scurry County Courthouse, Snyder, Texas]

[Men in Abilene, Texas]

[Men with Cotton, Abilene, Texas]

[Mill in Abilene]