Photograph of the front street view of Abilene City Hall in the mid 1950's. The building has two large pillars and a set of stairs leading to the entrance with "Municipal Building, Abilene, 1926, Texas" engraved at the top. A sign that says "Police" is visible on the bottom right and represents the entrance to the Abilene Police Department. Multiple cars are partially visible on the street on the bottom left.
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Abilene Library Consortium
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Photograph of the front street view of Abilene City Hall in the mid 1950's. The building has two large pillars and a set of stairs leading to the entrance with "Municipal Building, Abilene, 1926, Texas" engraved at the top. A sign that says "Police" is visible on the bottom right and represents the entrance to the Abilene Police Department. Multiple cars are partially visible on the street on the bottom left.
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1 photograph : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm.
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Additional information: "The Abilene City Hall, as it appeared in mid 1950's. Originally built in 1926, was located at 190 Cedar Street and remained in service until 1966." is displayed on a note on the back of the photograph.
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