Resource Type

Portrait of Woman

Copy negative of a portrait of a woman standing behind a chair. She was one of S. S. Cook's neighbors in Stephens County, Texas.
Date: 1890~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Exterior of School

Copy negative of a school building in Eolian, Texas. The wooden building is two story with windows.
Date: 1890~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Woman

Copy negative of a portrait of Emma Harvey Miller wearing a light colored blouse, taken by M. L. Sanders.
Date: 1890~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Man

Copy negative of a portrait of Walter Miller sitting in a chair, wearing a suit, taken by M. L. Sanders.
Date: 1890~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Couple

Copy negative of a wedding portrait of Joe Baxter Wear and Hattie Hefner Wear in the 1890's in Young County, Texas. The photograph was taken by Goben-Caldwell of Henrietta, Texas.
Date: 1890~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Couple

Copy negative of an artist's portrait of Joe Baxter Wear and Hattie Susan Wear made near Graham, Texas in the 1890's.
Date: 1890~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Female Graduates]

Group photograph of female graduates from Simmons College. They wear matching graduation dresses and caps. Note on the back of the photo reads, "March '98 -- Seated: Mary Parramore -- Nell Payne."
Date: March 1898
Creator: Vickers
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Old Main Building Construction]

Photograph of the old Main Building during construction at Simmons College. Note on the back of the photo reads, “Hardin Simmons College under construction -- Abilene, Tex -- Old Main.”
Date: 1891?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Simmons College Baseball Team - 1899]

Group photograph of the 1899 Simmons College baseball team. Note on the back of the photograph lists the names of each player and his home city and state: “1. Terry Elkins, 2. Bert Brown, 3. Cullis Forbus, 4. Baxter Scoggins, 5. Freeman Hanna, 6. Fowler Paycock, 7. Prof. Ernest Lotspeich, 8. Bob Young, 9. Charley Brown, 10. Will Marshal, 11. Barris Anderson, 12. Stewart Logan -- December 16, 1899 -- Abilene -- Simmons College.”
Date: December 16, 1899
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Architectural Rendering of Old Main Building]

Architectural rendering of the Old Main at Abilene Baptist College in Abilene, Texas. The first, second, and third floor plans have been included along the top. The architect has been named in the lower-right corner of the frame.
Date: May 4, 1891
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of College Hack]

Photograph of several female Simmons University students sitting in the college hack. Note on the back of the photo reads, “This picture of the college Hack was made during 1905-06 term -- Left to right - in Hack Picture - On back step Mabel Wylie 1904-10 -- Kitty Cowden 1904-07 -- Chloe McBride 1905-1912 -- Grace Rains 1905-1906 -- Virginia Guitar 1903-1909 -- Myrtle Trantham 1905-1908 -- Para Melinda Robinson 1902-1905 -- Carrie Miller 1903-1910 standing -- This Kodak picture made by Mary Paxton evidently in the year 1905-06 - ___ information, as to college attendance of each occupant - furnished by Randy Armstrong Publications Director of HSU - about 1891."
Date: 1891~
Creator: Paxton, Mary
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Mother Holding Rupert Richardson]

Photograph of Rupert N. Richardson Jr. (1943-1953) as an infant in the arms of his mother. She sits on a wooden bench set on rocker legs that is in the front lawn of a house.
Date: [1891..1921]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Pauline Richardson]

Portrait of Pauline Richardson, visible from the shoulders up, wearing a light-colored dress with transparent cut-outs. She is turned to the side, and her hair is gathered into a bun at the base of her neck.
Date: [1891..1921]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of W. C Friley and Wife]

Portrait of W. C. Friley, the first president of Hardin-Simmons University (1892-1894), and his wife. Friley sits in a chair and wears a dark-colored suit with a bow tie. His wife stands by his side, wearing a dark-colored dress with black lace details.
Date: 1892
Creator: Ward, G. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Edith Simmons]

Portrait of Mrs. Edith H. Simmons holding her pet cat, Aristotle, up against her face. Edith wears a dark-colored dress with white embroidered details and a small cap with fringe at the top and both sides.
Date: 1899?
Creator: Rockwood, George G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Val Halla]

Photograph of the fine arts building and business office (also served as a men’s dorm), Val Halla, at Simmons College. Several men stand in front of the building. This building is located on the current Caldwell Hall site.
Date: [1893..1898]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of 1898 Football Team]

Group photograph of a Simmons College football team tentatively identified as being from the 1896 school year. Each member of the team is identified in order on the back of the photo.
Date: 1898?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Old Main Building]

Photograph of the Old Main building at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas, which was erected in 1891 and then remodeled into the Simmons Science Hall in 1918. The brick building is three stories, with a bell tower, and several dormers and chimneys. A person can be seen standing on the steps of the right entrance door.
Date: [1891..1918]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the 1896 Simmons College Football Team]

Group photograph of the Simmons College football team during the 1896-1897 school year. A note has been made at the bottom of the photo which reads, “Here probably is the first football team at Hardin-Simmons University. Organized by Prof. Karl A. Krause, who came to Texas from Yale in 1896.” Each member of the varsity team is listed by name and position.
Date: [1896..1897]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Old Main Building]

Photograph of the Old Main building at Simmons College (science hall) in Abilene, Texas. Typed note in the bottom margin reads, "Completed in 1892."
Date: 1891
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Historic Fort Worth High School]

Copy photo of a historic high school in Fort Worth, Texas. There are small crowds of people visible on the lawn. Written on the bottom of the photo is "Ft. Worth High School." Written below the image are "Scenes along the T&P 1895-1896" and "T&P."
Date: 1895/1896
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Building Along a T&P Rail Line]

Photograph of a building along a T&P rail line. At the top of the building is a sign that says "Sheldon." Two people are sitting on a bench out front near a pond with a large island in the middle. Written below the image are "Scenes along the T&P 1895-1896" and "T&P."
Date: 1895/1896
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Federal Building in Paris, Texas]

Copy photo of the Federal building in Paris, Texas. There is a horse-drawn carriage with some people standing in front.Written on the bottom of the photo is "Federal Bldg Paris." Written below the image are "Scenes along the T&P 1895-1896" and "T&P."
Date: 1895/1896
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group Photo in Front of Train Station]

Copy photo of a group of men posing in front of the train station in Monahans, Texas. A partially visible printed note is on the bottom edge that reads "[sic] Old Monahans depot in yhe 90's..." Below the image are written "T&P Monahans Station 1896-1911" and "James Milton Frame Scrapbook / Permian Historical Society 6027.13."
Date: 1896/1911
Creator: Frame, James Milton
System: The Portal to Texas History