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[Postcard of Farmers Union Warehouse]

Postcard of a man standing between stacks of cotton bales in a large barn, with the caption, "Rogers Tex. Farmers Union Warehouse." A handwritten note on the back of the postcard is addressed to Miss Annie Wiggers in Temple, Texas and says, "Hello. How are you this eve? I am down in the bottom cutting wood now. Got 8 more boys with me. We are having a good old time. Well how was preaching Sunday? Mattie & Leo. Kreuger were at our house Sunday. All went to Knob Creek to prayer meeting Sunday night. Bye bye. A."

Date: January 24, 1907

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard from Ethel to Lois Matlock, October 26, 1911]

Postcard from Ethel (possibly Ethel Harris) to Lois Matlock asking her if she is going to the fair the next day and if she is excited for school to start. The image on the front depicts a child sitting down on the ground with a title that reads: "Never Trouble Trouble Till Trouble Troubles you."

Date: October 26, 1911

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[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

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[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

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[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

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[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

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Men Inspecting Cotton]

Photograph of men sampling cotton from a stack of cotton bales.

Date: January 1906

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[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

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Thompson and Thompson, Abilene Cotton Buyers]

Photograph of two men, Thompson and Thompson, sampling cotton at a cotton compress. Bales of cotton are stacked neatly in the background. The roof of a wooden structure is partially visible over the men.

Date: January 1906

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[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

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[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

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[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

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Men with Cotton, Abilene, Texas]

Photograph of men sampling cotton from a bale. Many more cotton bales are visible in the background.

Date: January 1906

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Postcard of Cotton Compress]

Postcard of men working with a cotton compress in Waco, Texas. A handwritten note next to the photo says "I guess you remember the time the old man took us through here. Mrs. J."

Date: 1893

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Newspaper Article Concerning the First Bale of Cotton in 1949]

Newspaper clipping of an article entitled: "Bell May Get First Bale of 1949 Cotton." This article discusses the first bale of cotton being picked in Tarrant County by Guy Bell, Jr. of Saginaw; the rest of the article discusses his father winning the award in the past and the far that he operates on. The prize for the previous year's winner was "a championship belt buckle, $105 in cash and $25 in merchandise."

Date: 1949

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: Haslet Public Library

[Cotton Field in Hays County]

Photograph of a cotton field located in Hays county near Uhland, Texas. In the very back of the photo small farm houses and buildings can be seen.

Date: unknown

Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Texas Lutheran University

[Newspaper Clipping: Mr. Sam Planned His Great Future In Cotton Field]

Newspaper clipping about Sam Rayburn planning out his future, while in a cotton field, as a young boy. His accomplishments, marriage, divorce, and personality as a politician are being discuss in this newspaper clipping. On the back of the clipping are portions of advertisements and two comics.

Date: unknown

Creator: Burnett, Leon

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: Sam Rayburn House Museum

[Photograph of Family in Cotton Field]

Photograph of a family working together in a cotton field harvesting cotton.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: McMurry University Library

Cotton Seed Planter.

Patent for "a new and useful edge drop feeder or seeder". (line 14)

Date: April 1, 1913

Creator: C. W. Loe; Loe, C. W & Mitchell, T. L.; T. L. Mitchell

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Process of Refining Crude Cotton-Seed Oil.

Patent for "refining crude cotton seed oil designed to increase the yield of refined oil of the required color, odor and flavor." (lines 11-13)

Date: March 18, 1913

Creator: Jesse C. Chisholm; J. Chisholm; Chisholm, Jesse

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Apparatus for Cleaning Cotton.

Patent for an apparatus that cleans burs and other foreign matter from cotton through a suction process prior to ginning, including instructions and illustrations. The inventor claims this apparatus is simpler, more affordable, and more effective than previous methods for cleaning cotton.

Date: April 15, 1913

Creator: Brown, Thomas N.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Cotton-chopper.

Patent for a cotton chopper. The text describes the construction of the machine and explains how it is different from current cotton choppers.

Date: April 22, 1913

Creator: Forrest, Bedford W.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Cotton Knife and Hook.

Patent for Cotton Knife and Hook, a tool used for cutting and pulling out cotton from the bales. The tool has a knife with a curved point at the tip, as well as a notch for the user to place a finger for support.

Date: May 6, 1913

Creator: Bowers, Jacob R.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department