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[Letter to Colonel Seibel from William Sydney Porter]

Letter from William Sydney Porter to Colonel Seibel discussing "The Last Edition" and the theater.

Date: December 11, 1906

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Letter

[Letter to Colonel Seibel from William Sydney Porter]

Letter from William Sydney Porter to Colonel Seibel discussing "The Last Edition" and the theater.

Date: December 11, 1906

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Letter

Compliments of the Season

A short story set during Christmastime, centered around the misadventures of several characters.

Date: December 1906

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Prose fiction

The Country of Elusion

Short story about a magazine editor.

Date: December 1906

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Prose fiction

Capt. Drannon -- Chief of Scouts

Photograph of Capt. Drannon, Chief of Scouts, at age 80 in Clarendon, Texas. A farmhouse is visible in the background.

Date: November 25, 1906

Item Type: Photograph

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

Seats of the Haughty

Short story by O. Henry.

Date: October 1906

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Prose fiction

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

The Higher Abdication

Short story set in San Antonio.

Date: August 1906

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Prose fiction

A Ruler of Men

Short story about two old friends meeting in New York.

Date: August 1906

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Prose fiction

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

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

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

[Bullring in Juarez, Mexico]

Photograph of two men outside of a bullring in Juarez, Mexico. One man is identified as Jon Denton of Austin and the other is "Stewart". The bullring has various advertisements posted on it in English.

Date: May 1906

Item Type: Photograph

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

[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

[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

[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

[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

[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

[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

[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

[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

[Pigeons in Anson, Texas]

Photograph of pigeons gathered around a wooden-fenced area with a large birdhouse or dovecote. Much of the view is obscured due to the motion blur of flying pigeons.

Date: January 10, 1906

Item Type: Photograph

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[Letter to Colonel Seibel from William Sydney Porter]

[Letter to Colonel Seibel from William Sydney Porter]

Compliments of the Season

The Country of Elusion

Capt. Drannon -- Chief of Scouts

The Ethics of Pig

Seats of the Haughty

Calloway's Code

The Higher Abdication

A Ruler of Men

The Trimmed Lamp

The Handbook of Hymen

[Men in Abilene, Texas]

[Bullring in Juarez, Mexico]

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

[Men Inspecting Cotton in Abilene, Texas]

[Cotton Compress in Abilene, Texas]

[Mr. Thompson and Rutledge at a Cotton Compress]

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

[Cotton Compress at Abilene, Texas]

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

[Courthouse at Anson, Texas]

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

[Pigeons in Anson, Texas]