[Photograph of Cowgirls Holding Tubas]

Photograph of two members of the Hardin-Simmons University Cowgirl Band holding marching band tubas. They both wear matching Cowgirl uniforms which include a light-colored button-down shirt, a knee-length skirt, and a cowboy hat.
Date: April 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Trombone Section]

Photograph of the Hardin-Simmons University Cowboy Band trombone section. There are 3 women posed in a tier pattern with their instruments. A shadow is cast on the back wall.
Date: April 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Cowgirl Band with Instruments]

Photograph of members of the Hardin-Simmons University Cowgirl Band practicing their instruments together. The women play a variety of instruments, including two clarinets, a trumpet, a tuba, and a trombone.
Date: April 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of French Horn Section]

Photograph of the Hardin-Simmons University Cowgirl Band French horn section. There are 3 women in uniform posed with their instruments.
Date: April 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Flute Section]

Photograph of the Hardin-Simmons University Cowgirl Band flute section. There are 4 women in uniform with their instruments. Each woman holds her flute beneath her mouth and across the right side of the body.
Date: April 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Cowgirl Band]

Photograph of the Hardin-Simmons University Cowgirl Band clarinet section. There are 11 women posed in 3 rows with their instruments. Martha Daniels Boggs sits in the front row, second from the left.
Date: April 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Flute Section]

Photograph of the Hardin-Simmons University Cowgirl Band flute section. There are 4 women in uniform with their instruments. Each woman holds her flute across the right side of the body.
Date: April 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Saxophone Section]

Photograph of the Hardin-Simmons University Cowgirl Band posed with their instruments. The saxophone section is shown. The woman on the bottom row and leftmost holds a baritone saxophone.
Date: April 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Trumpet Section]

Photograph of the Hardin-Simmons University Cowgirl Band trumpet section. There are 5 women in uniform with their instruments. Each woman sits in front of a music stand and holds her trumpet against her mouth.
Date: April 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Trumpet Section]

Photograph of the Hardin-Simmons University Cowgirl Band trumpet section. There are 5 women in uniform with their instruments. Each woman holds her trumpet against her chest.
Date: April 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Trumpet Section]

Photograph of the Hardin-Simmons University Cowgirl Band trumpet section. There are 5 women in uniform with their instruments. Each woman holds her trumpet against her chest.
Date: April 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Clarinetists and Flutists]

Photograph of the Hardin-Simmons University Cowgirl Band trumpet and clarinet sections. There are 11 women in three rows with their instruments.
Date: April 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Richardson Library]

Photograph of the Rupert and Pauline Richardson Library at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. Dr. Murl Sickbert was the music librarian.
Date: April 1999
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History