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Mexican Americans: The Invisible Minority in the Abilene Area

Description: An essay chronicling research pertaining to the history of early Abilene (TX) Mexican Americans. Notable themes include the education of Hispanics and the Catholic Church and Mexican Americans. Also included are lists of burials at the Abilene Cemetery (1880-1919), Callahan County Birth Records before 1900, Taylor County Birth Records, 1885-1920, Callahan County Marriages, 190-1920, and Abilene Marriage Licenses, 1886-1898. There is also an interview with Fernando "Fred" Santibanez, a descenda… more
Date: 2000/2010
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Partner: The Grace Museum

[Rev Benjamin Rodarte]

Description: A photocopy of a photograph of Rev. Benjamin Rodarte. On the reverse of the photo was written, "A Mexican exiled priest took charge of the Mexican work as assistant to Fr. Henry Knufer in Aug. 1928. Died Dec. 22, 1929, in Abilene Baptist Sanitarium in consequence of an operation for gall stones."
Date: 1928/1929
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[Sketch of St. Francis Mission Mexican Combination School in Abilene, Texas]

Description: A sketch of the first St. Francis Mission Mexican Combination Church and School and Sisters House in Abilene (TX), built by Rev. R. A. Gerken, now Archbishop of Santa Fe, NM. The house was occupied for 18 months by Mexican Sisters of the Order of Maria Guadalpupe, exiled from Mexico during the Caranza Revolution. One of the Sisters, nursing the sick during the Flu, died here and is buried here.
Date: unknown
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[Train #75 on Display in Abilene, Texas]

Description: Photograph of train #75 on display in Abilene, Texas. A playground can be seen in the background, and the train is surrounded by a fence. Below the image are written "[sic] Abilene, Texas 1960 - Abilene Fairgrounds (Former Paris & Mt Pleasant #316 & T&P #316)" and "Charles E. Winters."
Date: 1960
Creator: Winters, Charles E.
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Partner: The Grace Museum

[Scrapbook: Abilene Fine Arts Museum, Volume 8]

Description: Scrapbook of materials documenting the activities and history of the Abilene Fine Arts Museum in Abilene, Texas during the 1960s. It includes newspaper clippings, photographs, postcards, brochures, programs, booklets, letters, and exhibition information.
Date: 1964/1967
Creator: Abilene Fine Arts Museum (Tex.)
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[Scrapbook: Abilene Fine Arts Museum, Volume 7]

Description: Scrapbook of materials documenting the activities and history of the Abilene Fine Arts Museum in Abilene, Texas during the 1960s and 1970s. It includes newspaper clippings, photographs, postcards, brochures, programs, booklets, letters, and exhibition information.
Date: 1967/1970
Creator: Abilene Fine Arts Museum (Tex.)
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[Scrapbook: Abilene Fine Arts Museum, Volume 10]

Description: Scrapbook of materials documenting the activities and history of the Abilene Fine Arts Museum in Abilene, Texas during the 1960s. It includes newspaper clippings, photographs, postcards, brochures, programs, booklets, letters, and exhibition information.
Date: 1964/1967
Creator: Abilene Fine Arts Museum (Tex.)
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[Abilene Public School]

Description: Photograph of Abilene Public School. There is a fence in the foreground and people are visible around the building. There is a horse to the left of the image. Below the image are written "Scenes Along the T&P 1895-1896" and "T&P."
Date: 1895/1896
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Partner: The Grace Museum

[Street in Abilene]

Description: Copy photo of a street in Abilene as viewed along the T&P rail line. Written on the bottom of the photo is "Street in Abilene." Below the image are "Scenes along the T&P 1895-1896" and "T&P."
Date: 1895/1896
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Partner: The Grace Museum

[T&P Train #287]

Description: Photograph of T&P train #287 on tracks next to a platform in Abilene, Texas. A man is walking away from the train. Written below the image are "Abilene, Texas May 1939" and "R. H. Carlson."
Date: May 1939
Creator: Carlson, R. H.
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Partner: The Grace Museum
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