[Photograph of a Buffalo Killing]

Photograph of a buffalo killing taking place at Staley Place; the buffalo is lying under three large poles and some of the men are working on it with tools. The text on the back of the photo reads: "Buffalo killing at Staley Place Dec 1928 W. S. Burnett center right facing camera."
Date: December 1928
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of First and Second Grade Students in 1945]

Photograph of first and second grade students at the Haslet school; most of the boys are wearing overalls while the girls are wearing dresses.
Date: [1945,1946]
Creator: Willis, Bert
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Gathering of Women at a Table]

Photograph of a large gathering of women seating at a long table eating a meal.
Date: June 1961
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Article Saying Haslet was Buying a Pumper Truck] (open access)

[Newspaper Article Saying Haslet was Buying a Pumper Truck]

Newspaper article saying Haslet, Texas was buying a new pumper truck; there are three photographs on the paper that depict the volunteers of the department, the hose brigade, and the Haslet Fire Hall. The text in the article describes the formation of the department and a short paragraph about the Newark Volunteer Fire Department.
Date: May 15, 1969
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Group of Women on Stage]

Photograph of a group of women lined up next to a man on a stage in front of an audience; there is another woman standing at a podium next to the stage. All of the women are wearing nice dresses and the one man on stage is wearing a nice suit.
Date: June 1961
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Article Concerning the First Bale of Cotton in 1949] (open access)

[Newspaper Article Concerning the First Bale of Cotton in 1949]

Newspaper clipping of an article entitled: "Bell May Get First Bale of 1949 Cotton." This article discusses the first bale of cotton being picked in Tarrant County by Guy Bell, Jr. of Saginaw; the rest of the article discusses his father winning the award in the past and the far that he operates on. The prize for the previous year's winner was "a championship belt buckle, $105 in cash and $25 in merchandise."
Date: 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Jerry McCormick and Paul Moon]

Photograph of Jerry McCormick (right) and Paul Moon (left) standing on the side of FM 156 in front of a building with Dr. Pepper and Coca Cola advertisements. There is a car parked behind them and a row of buildings lining the road; according to the back of the photograph the bank is visible in the distant background.
Date: 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Two Women on a Bridge]

Photograph of two women hugging while standing on a bridge; both women are wearing dresses and caps over their hair. There is a note on the back of the card that reads: "going for a walk."
Date: 1929
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping with Two Articles from February 4, 1971] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping with Two Articles from February 4, 1971]

Newspaper clipping with two articles one entitled "Haslet Has First Garbage Service" and the other "U.S. Messes Up Haslet Census." The article on the left discusses the implementation of Haslet's first garbage collection service; the article on the right says that the "U.S. Census Bureau announced in Washington that Haslet's population is 2,276."
Date: February 4, 1971
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Jerry McCormick and Jack Moon]

Photograph of Jerry McCormick and Jack Moon standing on the side of FM 156 in front of a line of buildings along the road. Haslet State Bank can be seen in the distant background as the last building in the line.
Date: 1958?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping Concerning the Haslet Mayor] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping Concerning the Haslet Mayor]

Newspaper clipping of an article written by Jim W. Jones about the Haslet, Texas mayor Will A. Shaw becomming "city attorney in his neighboring town, Blue Mound."
Date: June 11, 1964
Creator: Mid-Cities Star-Telegram
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Jack Smith in a Firefighter's Uniform]

Photograph of Jack Smith, fire chief of the Haslet Fire Department for 20 years; Smith is posing in front of one of the fire trucks used by the department.
Date: 195X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Six Uniformed Basketball Players]

Photograph of six basketball players in uniform standing at the base of a set of stairs; the player in the middle is holding the basketball and the young boy on the far left is wearing a shirt and jeans instead of a uniform. The names of the players are listed on the reverse side of the photograph in order from left to right.
Date: 1938
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping on an Article by Mark S. Leach] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping on an Article by Mark S. Leach]

Newspaper clipping written by Mark S. Leach entitled "In [Haslet], firefighting is burning desire" printed in bold ink. This article details the volunteer Haslet Fire Department including its new fire truck, and the typical work that it does: "During the summer, the department may put out as many as 20 grass fires a month."
Date: 1984
Creator: Leach, Mark S.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Buffalo Killing at Staley Place]

Photograph of a group of people standing behind a building at Staley Place while ranch workers work on skinning a buffalo. According to the back of the photograph the group is standing behind the "pump house and smoke house." There are a number of children in the group, though most in attendance are adults but all are wearing heavy coats.
Date: December 18, 1928
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Meeting for the Haslet Fire Department]

Photograph taken at a 1954 organizational meeting in which the Haslet Fire Department was created; the men in this photograph are seated at a table discussing its creation.
Date: November 1954
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Children in Class]

Photograph of a classroom full of kids at Haslet School in Haslet, Texas. All of the kids are sitting in their desks and looking over their shoulders at the camera, the teacher is sitting at her desk in the front of the room.
Date: [1964..1965]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Family Portrait of John and Victoria Singleton with their Children]

Family portrait of John B. and Victoria Singleton along with seven of their eleven children. John and Victoria are seated in the center and their children are positioned around them; the youngest children are positioned in the front while the older ones are in the back.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum from Reagan Brown to All Community Secretaries, May 31, 1965] (open access)

[Memorandum from Reagan Brown to All Community Secretaries, May 31, 1965]

Memorandum from Reagan Brown to "All Community Secretaries, All Extension Agents." The letter continues by saying that unincorporated and incorporated towns are now eligible to participate in the Texas Community Improvement Program.
Date: May 31, 1965
Creator: Brown, Reagan
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Article Describing Dr. J. H. Gammill's Tax Aid] (open access)

[Newspaper Article Describing Dr. J. H. Gammill's Tax Aid]

Newspaper clipping of an article describing the helpful actions of Dr. J. H. Gammill; he says that taxes "are a solemn obligation." Dr. Gammill had done a lot for Haslet and the people in it, one story in the article says that he occasionally "pays a neighbor's tax bill himself."
Date: 194X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Three Boys Playing on the Side of a Road]

Photograph of James Wade Hasater, Sonny Man Frank, and Jerry McCormick playing on the side of FM 156 and in front of McCoy's Car Wash; the boys are playing with dogs as well.
Date: 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Six Basketball Players]

Photograph of six basketball players seated on a large set of stairs. There are two boys on the far left and right who are not in uniform; the uniformed players are named on the reverse side of the picture from left to right and front row to second row: "Bill Gray, T. J. Elkins, Vernon Erwin, Herschel Elkins, Walter Overstreet, Noble Rust, Pete Gray, Vernon Tucker."
Date: 1938~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Three Boys by a Bicycle]

Photograph of T. J. and Herschel Elkins on their senior trip to Mexico; one of the brothers is seated on a bicycle while the other is standing on the far right. The note on the back of the picture says that the man in the middle is the owner of the bike and is a native of mexico.
Date: 1938
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of First and Second Grade Students]

Photograph of the first and second grade students at an elementary school in Haslet, Texas. There are five rows of children in the picture and the teacher is standing behind them; the names of some of the students are written on the back of the picture along with the names of the teacher, janitor, and superintendent.
Date: 1927
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History