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State of New Mexico
Map of New Mexico, showing county lines, roads, and towns. The map also includes American Indian reservations, National Parks, land grants, areas of elevation, and bodies of water. Relief shown by hachures. Scale ca. 1:760,320
Date:
1950
Creator:
New Mexico State Highway Department
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
El Paso
Topographic quadrangle map of El Paso, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing populated areas, boundaries, water bodies, railroads, and roads, with relief shown by contours and spot heights. Location, coverage, and sectionalized township diagrams are included in the lower-right corner. Scale 1:250,000 On back is a map of El Paso, Texas, and the vicinity, showing roads, bodies of water, and landmarks. Scale ca. 1:40,000
Date:
1950
Creator:
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Guadalupe and San Antonio Rivers, Texas. Profile Guadalupe River.
Map of the Guadalupe and San Antonio Rivers and their tributaries, showing spillways, dams, proposed sites for dams, oil pipelines, average bank lines, elevations above mean sea level datum (in feet), and U.S. Geological Survey river flow gauges. The map also includes highways and major towns located near the river banks. Scale varies.
Date:
May 1950
Creator:
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
State of New Mexico
Map of New Mexico, showing county lines, roads, and towns. The map also includes American Indian reservations, National Parks, land grants, areas of elevation, and bodies of water. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:760,320] (12 miles to the inch).
Date:
1950
Creator:
New Mexico State Highway Department
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Calliope
Copy negative of the McMurry College calliope on the street in front of the Metro Theater in Abilene with a group of people standing around it in the mid 1950's.
Date:
1950~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Horn Trio, Trumpet Section
Copy negative of McMurry College Band members, from left to right, Don Hamilton, Willis Gidden, and Bob Newman in uniform, playing trumpets in the late 1950's. Two are standing, and the one on the right is sittting, and there are five pictures and a map on the wall behind them.
Date:
1950~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Bronco, Yearbook of Hardin-Simmons University, 1950
Yearbook for Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas includes photos of and information about the university, student body, professors, and organizations.
Date:
1950
Creator:
Hardin-Simmons University
Object Type:
Yearbook
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Prom King and Queen]
Photograph of the Hardin-Simmons University prom king, Bill Tolbert, placing a crown on the prom queen, Jessie Myers.
Date:
1950
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. D. Sandefer Jr. to H. A. Pender, E. F. Pittard, Dan Moody, Claude McAden, and Barney Carter - February 9, 1950]
Letter from J. D. Sandefer Jr. to Mrs. Pender, Mrs. Pittard, Mrs. Moody, Mrs. McAden, and Mr. Carter concerning a photo he found while at his mother’s house in Abilene. He includes a limerick that he describes as “unfair to use.”
Date:
February 9, 1950
Creator:
Sandefer, J. D., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Anna Hall Interior]
Photograph of student studying on couches and chairs in the newly remodeled Anna Hall Student Center at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas.
Date:
1950
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Anna Hall Student Center Interior]
Photograph of student studying on couches and chairs in the newly remodeled Anna Hall Student Center at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas.
Date:
1950
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Ping Pong Tables at Anna Hall]
Photograph of students playing ping pong on tables inside Anna Hall at Hardin-Simmons University.
Date:
1950
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Bob Hill]
Portrait photograph of Hardin-Simmons University vocalist Bob Hill, visible from the chest up. He wears cowboy attire and holds a stand-up microphone.
Date:
1950
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of HSU Book Store]
Photograph of the Hardin-Simmons University bookstore, showing the entrance and one side of the building. The one-story building has wooden siding painted white and striped awnings over the front windows. The building has two book store signs, one above the entrance doors and the other in the front lawn.
Date:
1950?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Diana Sandefer Pointing at Lions Club Patch]
Photograph of a young Diana Sandefer standing on a chair to touch the Lions Club International patch on the back of a man's shirt. Diana wears a black dress with an adult cowboy hat and a tiny purse across her body. She holds a baby doll by the arm in her left hand.
Date:
[1950..]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Dr. Richardson and Wayne Evans Shaking Hands]
Photograph of Dr. Rupert N. Richardson and Wayne Evans shaking hands with each other in a residential neighborhood.
Date:
February 25, 1950
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Art Forum Record Book, 1950]
Record book highlighting the activities of American Art Week in communities throughout Texas, with an emphasis on Abilene, in 1950. Includes newspaper clippings, photographs, and memorabilia documenting statewide activities promoted by different clubs.
Date:
1950
Creator:
Carpenter, Allie Mae
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aerial Photograph of Lytle Lake]
An aerial photograph of Lytle Lake in Abilene, Texas.
Date:
1950/1970
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: City Officials Set Up Uniform Procedure on New Additions]
Newspaper clipping of an article about uniform procedures for developers and city departments in the annexation of new additions and subdivisions to Abilene, Texas.
Date:
March 9, 1950
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Pauline Kirk to parolee, copy to T. N. Carswell - January 5, 1950]
A letter written to a parolee in Abilene, Texas from John Ben Shepperd (signed by Pauline Kirk, Chief, Parole Division), Department of State, Austin, Texas dated January 5, 1950. Kirk orders the parolee to report to Mr. T. N. Carswell and advises Subject regarding the parole violation that was committed, of the transfer of the case to Taylor County and of the importance to abide by the parole requirements.
Date:
January 5, 1950
Creator:
Kirk, Pauline
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Louis Scott Wilkerson to T. N. Carswell - August 4, 1950]
A Western Union telegram sent to T. N. Carswell, Chairman, Taylor County Parole Board, Abilene, Texas from Louis Scott Wilkerson, Assistant Secretary of State, Austin, Texas dated 1950 AUG 4 4 20 PM. Wilkerson advises Carswell, with regret, that the Barber Board in Austin is going to prosecute.
Date:
August 4, 1950
Creator:
Wilkerson, Louis Scott
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Governor Allan Shivers - September 21, 1950]
A letter written to Governor Allan Shivers, Austin, Texas, from T. N. Carswell, Chairman, Taylor County Parole Board dated September 21, 1950. Carswell advises of a bill for reimbursement explaining that it was state business which created the expense. He then explains the importance for parolees to be employed in order to be successfully rehabilitated but that, in this case, a representative of a minor state regulatory body has threatened both employer and employee.
Date:
September 21, 1950
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pre-parole Progress Report for Inmate 9803-A - December 7, 1950]
A Pre-Parole Progress Report for Subject Number 9803-A dated December 7, 1950, 3 pages. The reverse side includes inked stamp; "RECEIVED BUREAU OF PAROLES CENTRAL OFFICE, SACTO 1950 DEC 11 AM 11 04".
Date:
December 7, 1950
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript from the State of California Department of Justice - September 8, 1950]
A transcript from the State of California, Department of Justice, Division of Criminal Identification and Investigation (Sacremento, CA), George H. Brereton, Chief of Division dated September 8, 1948 pertaining to parole at San Quentin Prison. 3 pages.
Date:
September 8, 1950
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History