[Photograph of Behrens Chapel Fire]

Photograph of the Behrens Chapel fire taken from between two other Hardin-Simmons University buildings and a parking lot. Flames and a large cloud of black smoke can be seen coming from the roof of the chapel.
Date: 1957?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Behrens Chapel Fire]

Photograph of firefighters pointing hoses into the windows of Behrens Chapel to put out the fire.
Date: 1957
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Behrens Chapel Fire]

Photograph of the original Behrens Chapel on fire, showing a large crowd of onlookers watching as firefighters attempt to put out the fire with fire hoses. A car can be seen parked on the street from where the photographer is taken the picture.
Date: 1957
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Old Behrens Chapel Fire]

Photograph of the Behrens Chapel fire at Hardin-Simmons University. Groups of firefighters can be seen with fire hoses that they are shooting in the building's windows.
Date: 1957
Creator: Roberts Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Old Behrens Chapel Fire]

Photograph of the original Behrens Chapel on fire, showing firefighters using water hoses to control the blaze. At the top of the building, a large cloud of smoke can be seen.
Date: 1957
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Behrens Chapel Fire]

Photograph of the Behrens Chapel fire at Hardin-Simmons University, showing fire trucks parked along the street and firefighters unrolling fire hoses.
Date: 1957
Creator: Blevins, Stan
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Behrens Chapel Demolition]

Photograph of the Behrens Chapel demolition after the fire, showing stacks of bricks with the burnt building in the background. Handwritten note on the back of the photo, "Demolition of old Behrens Chapel after fire -- 1957."
Date: 1957
Creator: Knight, Don
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Old Behrens Chapel Fire]

Photograph of the original Behrens Chapel on fire, showing a fire truck parked in front of the building. Firefighters can be seen attempting to control the blaze with water hoses on the side of the building.
Date: 1957
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Behrens Chapel Fire]

Photograph of the Behrens Chapel fire that burned down the Hardin-Simmons University chapel in 1957. Taken from a dirt road, this photograph shows plumes of black smoke coming up from the background. Residential houses line the street on either side.
Date: 1957
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Old Behrens Chapel Fire]

Photograph of the Behrens Chapel fire at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. Firefighters and a student can be seen shooting a fire hose at one of the building's windows. There are notes on the back of the photo about including the image in the campus newspaper, The Brand.
Date: 1957
Creator: Roberts Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Old Behrens Chapel Fire]

Photograph of the original Behrens Chapel on fire at Hardin-Simmons University. The photo shows a large cloud of smoke coming from the rear of the building, behind Caldwell Hall.
Date: November 1957
Creator: Roberts Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Old Behrens Chapel Fire]

Photograph of the original Behrens Chapel on fire, showing firefighters pointing a stream of water from a hose into the roof of the building.
Date: 1957
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Firefighters at Behrens Chapel]

Photograph of a group of firefighters pointing a hose inside Behrens Chapel to put the fire out.
Date: 1957
Creator: Roberts Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Behrens Chapel During Fire]

Photograph of firefighters attempting to put out the Behrens Chapel fire. Groups of firefighters are manning two fire hoses and aiming the stream of water at the building.
Date: 1957
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Behrens Chapel After Fire]

Photograph of the original Behrens Chapel after the fire, showing what was left of the building. The interior of the first and second story as well as rubble can be seen in the photo.
Date: 1957
Creator: Roberts Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Old Behrens Chapel Fire]

Photograph taken from the street of the original Behrens Chapel on fire. A large cloud of smoke can be seen coming out from the back and roof of the building. Note on the back of the photo reads, "Old Behrens Chapel burns."
Date: 1957
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Old Behrens Chapel Fire]

Photograph of the original Behrens Chapel on fire, showing a large crowd of onlookers watching as firefighters attempt to put out the fire with fire hoses. A fire truck can be seen parked in to grass, with a firefighter climbing up the ladder to the roof of the building.
Date: Autumn 1957
Creator: Blevins, Stan
System: The Portal to Texas History

Restaurant Menu

Photograph of a picture of a plate of food on the menu at Paramount Theatre in Abilene.
Date: 1957
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Restaurant Menu

Photograph of a picture of three slices of pie on plates on the menu at Paramount Theatre in Abilene.
Date: 1957
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Restaurant Menu

Photograph of a page from a menu from Paramount in Abilene, Texas. On the menu is a photograph of onion rings, a steak and French fries.
Date: 1957
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Restaurant Menu

Photograph of a page from a menu from Paramount in Abilene, Texas. On the page is a picture of spaghetti and sauce on a plate.
Date: 1957
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

West Texas Fair

Photograph of a large crowd watching a performance. The event shown is at the West Texas Fair in Abilene.
Date: 1957
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Airplanes

Photograph of people browsing at an airshow in Abilene, TX. Several large airplanes are stationary on the tarmac.
Date: 1957
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

West Texas Fair

Photograph of people in the audience at a West Texas Fair event in Abilene, TX.
Date: 1957
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History