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1906 Ruby Yearbook, Ursinus College Junior Class, Miles Abdel Keasey

The Ruby Yearbooks, 1897-2020

A digitized copy of the 1906 Ruby, the Ursinus College yearbook.

Maid Of La Puerta, Judd Mortimer Lewis, William Doherty

Gulf Coast Line Magazine

Poem. "Dedicated to Miss Mary King with sincerest admiration of the writer." Includes photographs of 'Los Cedros', the residence of Jeff N. Miller, in Corpus Christi , Texas. Some images depict people engaged in various domestic activities.

Irish Progenitors Of Texas, William Doherty

Gulf Coast Line Magazine

Article describing the history of Irish colonists who settled in Refugio and other nearby communities in the nineteenth century. Includes photographs of locations in Refugio ("Our Lady of Refuge" church(interior and exterior, the Mission Hotel, the county jail), farm fields and groves, and members of the Texas Press Association at a train station in Harlingen, Texas. Some photos by Wheelus.

San Patricio And Refugio Counties: Statistical Facts, William Doherty, Wheelus

Gulf Coast Line Magazine

Article describing the economic and other statistical data for Refugio and San Patricio counties. Includes a photo of a Eucalyptus tree. Photo by Wheelus.

And Nothing But The Truth: Achievements Of Farmers And Truck Growers, William Doherty

Gulf Coast Line Magazine

Article describing the agricultural productivity of the Texas Gulf Coast region. Includes several photographs depicting farm fields, farmers/ farm workers, various crops, an apiary, and transportation of crops. Most are images are of locations near Brownsville. Some photos by Wheelus.

Agriculture In Our Public Schools, Edwin Jackson Kyle

Gulf Coast Line Magazine

Article on agricultural education in Texas. Includes photographs of a sugar cane field with farm workers in the Rio Grande Valley, a cotton field with farm workers in West Texas.

What I Have Accomplished: Achievements Of A Pioneer Rio Grande Farmer, John Closner

Gulf Coast Line Magazine

John Closner's account of his account of his success farming in San Juan (Hidalgo County), Texas. Includes photographs: irrigation canal construction, a Brownsville garden, and a basket of produce on a table. Brownsville garden photo by Wheelus.

(EDITOR'S NOTE—Mr. Closner's recital of his fanning experience in the lower Rio Grande Valley is fascinating; indeed, surpassingly so. Fifteen years he made his way into that wilderness, a poor man, but with the aid of the wonderfully fertile soil of that favored region and the life-giving waters of the Rio Grande he is today one of the most substantial men in South …

Dawn Of Texas History: An Account Of The Labors Of The Franciscan Fathers, J. T. Nicholson Rev.

Gulf Coast Line Magazine

Article describing the history of Franciscan missions in Texas during the eighteenth century. Texas Indians, then called Chichimecas, Rev. Andrew de Olmos, a Franciscan father, crossed over from Mexico in 1544", and although he did not establish any permanent mission, he found some Indians who gave him a favorable hearing, and followed him to Tamaulipas, where he was joined by a secular priest, Rev. John de Mesa. Includes an photograph of a young boy standing next to a grapefruit tree in Brownsville, Texas. Photo by Wheelus.

Some Texas Statistics, Norman G. Kittrell

Gulf Coast Line Magazine

Article describing economic and other statistical data such as taxable values, railroad miles, cotton production, and rice crops in Texas. Includes a map of the Gulf coast of Texas showing the route of the St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico railroad.

Gulf Coast Line Magazine V.2 No.2, Back Matter

Gulf Coast Line Magazine

Includes advertisements, and information about the publication.

Gulf Coast Line Magazine V.2 No.2, Front Matter

Gulf Coast Line Magazine

Includes cover, advertisements and table of contents for the issue.

Gulf Coast Line Magazine V.2 No.2, Editorial

Gulf Coast Line Magazine

Contents: Publisher's notice--Shop talk--Character and reputation--The people and the railroads--The truth about 'railroading' in Texas--Funerals and fires--Coming of the Yoakum roads--Freight rates on truck.

Health Conditions In Southwest Texas, Arthur E. Spohn

Gulf Coast Line Magazine

Discusses the region's landscape, water sources, climate, diseases, and typical health conditions of people living in the region. Includes image of Mexican laborers clearing chapparal. Photo by Wheelus.

Gulf Coast Line Magazine V.2 No.3, Front Matter, William Doherty

Gulf Coast Line Magazine

Includes cover, advertisements and table of contents for the issue.

Gulf Coast Line Magazine V.2 No.3, Back Matter, William Doherty

Gulf Coast Line Magazine

Includes advertisements, and information about the publication.

The Stone Cutter: A Japanese Legend, Elizabeth Harrison, Francis M. Arnold

Elizabeth Harrison’s Writings

A retelling of a traditional Japanese tale in which a discontented stonecutter is never satisfied although his every wish is granted by Buddha. At last, through experience, Hashnu learns the lesson Buddha has been teaching.

Gulf Coast Line Magazine V.2 No.3, Editorial, William Doherty

Gulf Coast Line Magazine

Contents: Shop talk--The trend of land values--What really makes land valuable--Contentment--A question of numbers--A crying need of Texas--Freight rates on truck. Also includes a map showing rail connections for St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico railway and a photograph showing the confluence of the Lavaca and Navidad Rivers from the Gulf Line Bridge.

Western Theological Seminary Catalog: 1906-1907, Western Theological Seminary

Western Theological Seminary Catalogs

Western Theological Seminary catalogs 1869-[ongoing] (incomplete). Also published as Calendar and Bulletin.

Milton Wright Diaries: 1906, Milton Wright

Milton Wright Diaries

Bishop Milton Wright, father of Wilbur and Orville Wright, regularly recorded entries in his diary from 1857 until his death in 1917. This diary’s entries began on January 1906 and continue until December 1906. Wright records a variety of information regarding his travels, family history, and expenditures. Of particular note, this diary includes a record of the Wright Brothers receiving a patent #821,393 for a flying machine, which the researcher might find of interest. View the transcript of the Milton Wright diaries.

St. Ignatius Collegian, Vol. 5 (1905-1906), Students Of St. Ignatius College

St. Ignatius Collegian

No abstract provided.

Hutchinson - Dist. #23, Country School Legacy: Humanities On The Frontier

School Buildings

Information on Hutchinson School, located about 14 miles northeast of Oshkosh in Garden County, Nebraska.

Grandview - Dist. #48, Country School Legacy: Humanities On The Frontier

School Buildings

Information on Grandview School (also called the Buckley School), located 18 miles south of Harrison, in Sioux County, Nebraska.

Joggin' Erlong, Paul Laurence Dunbar

Paul Laurence Dunbar Books

Joggin’ Erlong was the final collection of Dunbar’s poetry published during his lifetime. His health continued to decline after his diagnosis with tuberculosis. Separated from his wife in 1902, Dunbar eventually returned home to Dayton to live with his mother, Matilda. Much of his later work between 1902-1906 reflects his increasingly ill health.

Most Bouteously May Heaven

Postal History Collection

This Christmas postcard depicts bells and holly with the greeting.

Otterbein Aegis January 1906, Otterbein Aegis

Otterbein Aegis 1890-1917

No abstract provided.

Hi-O-Hi 1907, Oberlin College

Hi-O-Hi Yearbooks

No abstract provided.

Whitemarsh Island, Allen D. Candler, Clement A. Evans

Defending Savannah: History and Archaeology of the Gibson's Point Battery

An entry found in Volume 3 of Georgia: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form, titled "Whitmarsh Island."

Candler, Allen D., and Clement A. Evans, eds. Georgia: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 3, 573-574. Atlanta: State Historical Association, 1906.

The World's Christmas Tree, Charles E. Jefferson, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Merrymount Press

2 p. ℓ., 44, [1] pages. Curated title for Fleet Library Special Collections book cover exhibition Bound to Please, fall 2022. CONTENTS: The World's Christmas Tree -- How certain men long ago were led to the King. "Composition and electrotype plates by D. B. Updike, The Merrymount Press, Boston"--title page verso. Title page printed in red and black, red border frame. Written in ink, front endpage: Helen Cochran, Christmas 1906. Green book cloth binding, decoration, title, author stamped in gold and white on cover. Color printed card (7 x 43/4 in.), inside back cover. Printed on one side, poem, "Peace" …

New Capitol

Postal History Collection

This black and white postcard depicts the New Capital Building at Jackson, Mississippi.

Beauvoir The Old Home Of Jefferson Davis

Postal History Collection

This black and white postcard depicts "Beauvoir", the home of Jefferson Davis. This postcard has a handwritten inscription at the bottom of the picture.