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[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

[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

[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

[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

[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

[Letter from Laura Jernigan to Mary Moore, June 22, 1906]

Letter from Laura Jernigan to Mary Moore in which she discusses the weather, crops and Lizzie and Lon going to Baylor University. Luara says that Sarah Wallace has died. She also share family news.

Date: June 22, 1906

Creator: Jernigan, Laura

Item Type: Letter

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[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

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[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

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[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

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[First cotton gin (built in 1906)]

Postcard image of the first cotton gin in Rosenberg (built in 1906) during its 1907-08 ginning season. Man standing in foreground. Two men in wagon. Man standing on platform of gin. Bales of cotton on platforms. Two horses grazing on right. Mule wagon on right.

Date: 1906

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Invitation for Opening of New Cotton Exchange]

An invitation documenting the request presence of the president and lady from the president and directors of the Liverpool Cotton Association Limited for the opening of the New Cotton Exchange. H.R.H. The Prince of Wales hosted the new cotton exchange event. There are numerous pictures on the invitation ranging from cotton plant, buildings, and two men holding various objects.

Date: 1906~

Creator: Liverpool Cotton Association, Ltd.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Telegram from I. H. Kempner to Liverpool Cotton Association, November 14, 1906]

Telegram from I. H. Kempner to Liverpool Cotton Association discussing I. H. Kempner declining their invitation but stating that he greatly appreciates the invitation.

Date: November 14, 1906

Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Postcard Souvenir of Waco]

Postcard of a woman standing with baskets full of cotton in a cotton field. Handwritten text on the card reads: " I made a mistake in names, it should have been E[. . .] instead of Grost. Thus I will reach you before you write them. B[. . .] see what made me make such a mistake L[. . .] May." The card is addressed to Mrs. M. Linus H[. . .]" of Oakland, California.

Date: October 16, 1906

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

Machine for Forming Round Cotton-Bales.

Patent to improve automation for forming round cotton bales in baling presses, including illustrations.

Date: January 9, 1906

Creator: Cagle, Carter M.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Machine For Picking and Cleaning Cotton

Patent for a machine for picking and cleaning cotton. Illustration included.

Date: September 4, 1906

Creator: Richmond, George E. & Desel, Charles L.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Insect Destroyer

Patent for an insect destroyer for use on cotton fields to destroy moths that produce boll weevils. Illustration included.

Date: November 27, 1906

Creator: Sissom, Thomas A.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Method of Fastening Bale Bands

Patent for a method of fastening bale bands. This method is designed to tie and fasten bale bands to cotton. Illustration included.

Date: September 11, 1906

Creator: Campbell, Douglas M.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Float Drive For Cotton Linters

Patent for a float drive. This invention is for cotton seed linters as a means for imparting rotative movement to the float. Illustration included.

Date: November 13, 1906

Creator: Kimbrough, Jacob Wheeler

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Cotton Press

Patent for a cotton press. This invention compresses and feeds cotton in a continuous spiral layer bat. The cotton goes to a revolving press of a cylindrical formation where they are compressed and condensed into a bale. Illustrations included.

Date: November 13, 1906

Creator: Baker, Horace A. & Crowson, John J.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Baling Press

Patent for a baling press. This is an invention designed for use in baling cotton. Illustrations included.

Date: February 27, 1906

Creator: Washington, George M.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Seed-Cotton Cleaning Machine

Patent for a machine to clean seed cotton. This invention elevates and distributes cotton in the machine for beating, cleaning, and separating all matter from seed cotton on its way to the cotton gins. Illustrations included.

Date: October 2, 1906

Creator: Lamb, William R.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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

[Mr. Thompson and Rutledge at a Cotton Compress]

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

[Cotton Compress in Abilene, Texas]

[Thompson and Thompson, Abilene Cotton Buyers]

[Men Inspecting Cotton]

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

[Men with Cotton, Abilene, Texas]

[Letter from Laura Jernigan to Mary Moore, June 22, 1906]

[Cotton Compress at Abilene, Texas]

[Men Inspecting Cotton in Abilene, Texas]

[Men at a Cotton Compress in Abilene, Texas]

[First cotton gin (built in 1906)]

[Invitation for Opening of New Cotton Exchange]

[Telegram from I. H. Kempner to Liverpool Cotton Association, November 14, 1906]

[Postcard Souvenir of Waco]

Machine for Forming Round Cotton-Bales.

Machine For Picking and Cleaning Cotton

Insect Destroyer

Method of Fastening Bale Bands

Float Drive For Cotton Linters

Cotton Press

Baling Press

Seed-Cotton Cleaning Machine