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[Photograph of Expression Class]

Description: Group photograph of a 1906 expression class posed in four rows in front of a brick building at Simmons College in Abilene, Texas. Note on the back of the frame identifies a number of individuals in the photo.
Date: 1906
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Photograph of Old Main Building]

Description: Photograph of the Old Main building at Simmons College in Abilene, Texas. Two female students can be seen walking on the dirt sidewalk leading up to the building. The writing on the back includes information about the photographer and owner.
Date: [1906..1907]
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Photograph of Simmons College Library Interior]

Description: Photograph of students studying at three tables in the Simmons College library, circa 1906. The walls of the room are lined with tall bookcases, and the student tables are cluttered with papers and various materials. Two men, one with a typewriter set up in front of him, sit at a smaller table. One of these men has been identified as J. Manley Morgan, the librarian. Typed note on the back of the photograph reads, “Library located about the site of the new chemistry laboratory, Science Hall 1906… more
Date: 1906?
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Photograph of Art Class]

Description: Photograph of several art students working on independent projects in the Art Room at Simmons College, circa 1906. The walls of the room are heavily decorated with framed drawings, pennants, and masks.
Date: 1906~
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Photograph of Women in Front of Anna Hall]

Description: Photograph of a group of women standing on the front steps of Anna Hall at Simmons College. The typed note in the bottom margin describes the women as the “Girls of Anna Hall.”
Date: 1906~
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

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

Description: 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
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Mr. Thompson and Rutledge at a Cotton Compress]

Description: 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
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Federal Building in Abilene, Texas]

Description: 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
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Auction Wagon, Abilene, Texas]

Description: 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
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Cotton Compress in Abilene, Texas]

Description: 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
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Thompson and Thompson, Abilene Cotton Buyers]

Description: 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
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Men in Abilene, Texas]

Description: 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
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

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

Description: 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
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Men in Abilene, Texas]

Description: 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
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Men with Cotton, Abilene, Texas]

Description: Photograph of men sampling cotton from a bale. Many more cotton bales are visible in the background.
Date: January 1906
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Mill in Abilene]

Description: 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
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Four Mail Carriers - 1906]

Description: Photograph of four mail carriers wearing uniforms and hats. One of the men is seated in the seated and the others are standing in a horizontal line behind him.
Date: 1906
Partner: McMurry University Library

[Golden Wedding Day In 1906]

Description: Copy slide of a photograph of a newspaper advertisement for the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Clabe Merchant. The slide lists the names of several members of the Merchant family.
Date: 1906~
Partner: McMurry University Library

[Cotton Compress at Abilene, Texas]

Description: 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
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Men Inspecting Cotton in Abilene, Texas]

Description: 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
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Men at a Cotton Compress in Abilene, Texas]

Description: 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
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Photograph of a Cooking Class]

Description: Photograph of an Abilene Christian College domestic science room in the early 1900s, showing two students in uniforms and hats during a cooking class. Gas burners as well as a stove and canned goods on an upper shelf can be seen in the background.
Date: [1906..1919]
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library
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