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[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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Oral History Interview with Ammie Rose Hollar Garrett Salter, February 14, 2001

Description: Interview with Ammie Rose Hollar Garrett Salter, a retiree who has lived in Kerrville, Texas intermittently over the years. Mrs. Salter discusses visiting her grandparents in Kerrville, meeting her first husband, Julian "Joe" Garrett, a Canadian immigrant, her involvement with planes, her substitute teaching career, and her work with the Audubon Society.
Date: February 14, 2001
Creator: Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Bethel, Ann & Salter, Ammie Rose Hollar Garrett
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

Oral History Interview with Frankie Rosita Holdsworth Hollar, November 11, 1998

Description: Interview with Frankie Rosita Holdsworth Hollar, a 99 year old Mexican woman who immigrated to Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Hollar is almost 100 years old at the time of the interview. Her family were some of the early residents of Kerrville and Kerr County, and her younger sister, Mary, eventually married Mr. H. E. Butts (founder of HEB). One of the oldest surviving members of the community, she describes her education, her career as a teacher, and how the area has changed over the years.
Date: November 11, 1998
Creator: Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Bethel, Ann; Hollar, Frankie Rosita Holdsworth & Salter, Ammie Rose
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

[Pamphlet for the Gypsy Ted Gallery]

Description: A pamphlet describing the history of the Gypsy Ted Gallery at McMurry University and providing a brief biography of its owner, Gypsy Ted. The late Gypsy Ted is described as a highly influential dean of fine arts for the University.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: McMurry University Library

[Photograph of Meredith Lewis with Horn]

Description: Photograph of a young boy wearing a band uniform and holding a small trumpet while standing in a fenced yard with houses in the background. Handwritten notes on the back of the photo say, "South side of front yard, Hickory St. at 16th St. Looking east across Hickory (Person's house and barns in background)" and "Meredith Lewis, first mascot of first uniformed Simmons College Band, of which his father C.H. Lewis was director and organizer. Holding 'Daddy's horn.' About 1911 or 1912."
Date: [1911,1912]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of Melton Lee Cagle in a Suit]

Description: Portrait of Melton Lee Cagle wearing a suit and a piece of text pasted on the bottom. The text on the bottom has a description of Cagle, his birth and death date/location, and his rank in the military: "Melton Lee Cagle, Born Sept. 18, 1928, Abilene, Texas Killed Togol, Korea April 8th, 1951 Co. G. 23rd Infantry, 2nd Division."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Program: Abilene Study Club, 1930]

Description: Program for the Abilene Study Club variety program, including musical performances and a production of the "The Undercurrent" by McMurry College students, held the afternoon of April 9, 1930, at the Hilton Hotel Crystal Ball Room.
Date: 1930-04~
Creator: Abilene Study Club
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: McMurry University Library

[Program: Chapel Service, December 1958]

Description: Program for a Christmas concert by the McMurry Chanters held in the college chapel on December 16, 1958. It includes a list of songs and soloists, lyrics, and information about the director. The front of the program has an image of a hymnal, lit red candle, violin, and red poinsettia plant, with the words "And praises sing to God our King, and peace to men on earth."
Date: December 1958
Creator: McMurry College
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: McMurry University Library
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