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[Auction Wagon, Abilene, Texas]

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

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

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

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

[Cliff near Colorado City, Texas]

Photograph of two men at the foot of a cliff. The photograph was taken looking upwards with one man at the lower left and the other standing on a rocky shelf at center.

Date: 1906

Item Type: Photograph

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

[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

[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

The Country of Elusion

Short story about a magazine editor.

Date: December 1906

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Prose fiction

[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

Courthouse at Baird, Texas

Photograph of the old Callahan County Courthouse at Baird, Texas. It is a two-story stone building with a statue of a person on top of a dome in the center of its roof. A small windmill is set up on the, near a telephone pole. A fence surrounds the building.

Date: 1906

Item Type: Photograph

[Courthouse in Midland, Texas]

Photograph of the courthouse in Midland, Texas, apparently under construction. The stone building has one level competed with wood framing beginning to be put in place for second story windows. Small trees partially obscure the building.

Date: 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

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

[Federal Building in Abilene, Texas]

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

Item Type: Photograph

The Four Million

This work is O. Henry's first collection of short stories, many of which are set in New York City. Stories in this volume include "The Gift of the Magi" and "The Cop and the Anthem."

Date: 1906

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Book

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

The Higher Abdication

Short story set in San Antonio.

Date: August 1906

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Prose fiction

[Howard County Courthouse, Big Spring, Texas]

Photograph of the Howard County Courthouse in Big Spring, Texas. It is a two-story stone building with a bell tower. A man ("Jones") and a cow are visible in front of the building.

Date: 1906

Item Type: Photograph

[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

[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

[Man in a Horse-Drawn Cart]

Photograph of a man by the name of Bob in a horse-drawn cart. The photograph was taken in a level field with sparse trees, likely near Abilene.

Date: 1906?

Item Type: Photograph

[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

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[Auction Wagon, Abilene, Texas]

[Bullring in Juarez, Mexico]

Calloway's Code

Capt. Drannon -- Chief of Scouts

[Cliff near Colorado City, Texas]

Compliments of the Season

[Cotton Compress at Abilene, Texas]

[Cotton Compress in Abilene, Texas]

The Country of Elusion

[Courthouse at Anson, Texas]

Courthouse at Baird, Texas

[Courthouse in Midland, Texas]

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

The Ethics of Pig

[Federal Building in Abilene, Texas]

The Four Million

The Handbook of Hymen

The Higher Abdication

[Howard County Courthouse, Big Spring, Texas]

[Letter to Colonel Seibel from William Sydney Porter]

[Letter to Colonel Seibel from William Sydney Porter]

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

[Man in a Horse-Drawn Cart]

[Men at a Cotton Compress in Abilene, Texas]