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[Photograph of Group Outside Old Abilene Hall]
Group photograph of men on the front steps of Abilene Hall on the Simmons College campus. Note on the back of the photo reads, “Picture of Preacher in Hardin Simmons University 1925 (Alamo Starkey). I am at left top corner. At my fourth person, the best Bible teacher I ever had, Dr. Fry.”
Date:
1925
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping: E. T. Ambler, Investments]
Clipping of an article concerning the business investments of Mr. Emory T. Ambler, a well-know Ft. Worth businessman. The article details many of his acquired and sold holdings throughout his career and a bit about his personal life. Includes a portrait of Mr. Ambler, visible from the shoulders up, wearing a dark-colored suit and satin tie with tack.
Date:
[1918..]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Oscar H. Cooper]
Photograph of Oscar Henry Cooper, visible from the shoulders up, wearing a dark-colored three-piece suit and a polka dot tie. Cooper was Hardin-Simmons University president from 1902 to 1903. A typed note below the photograph reads, “Oscar Henry Cooper, A.B., L.L. D. Education and Philosophy.”
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Freshman Officers]
Photograph of the 1957 Freshman Class Officers on the front steps of a Hardin-Simmons University building. Standing, left to right: Wayne Wicker, Cammie Hulse, Richard Irwin. Seated on steps, left to right: Buddy Banack, Lannie Skaggs, Don Timberlake.
Date:
1957
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Aileen Culpepper in Front of House]
Photograph of Aileen Culpepper standing in the front flowerbed of a house. She wears a light-colored dress with a big ruffle down the center and a short sleeve crop cardigan.
Date:
1935
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Dining Hall]
Photograph of the Hardin-Simmons University Dining Hall, showing the building from a three-quarter view. The entrance door and steps and several windows of the building are visible. Various trees and large shrubs obscure the building from view. Typed note on the back of the photograph reads, “Hardin Simmons University -- Subject: Dining Hall -- Date: 9-1-41 -- File HSU 7.”
Date:
September 1, 1941
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Pitching Washers]
Photographic slide of children participating in a lawn game of pitching washers toward several boxes at the 2004 Western Heritage Day. The Hardin-Simmons University Richardson Library (left) and lines of children walking from the building can be seen in the background.
Date:
2004
Creator:
Fink, Larry
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Group in Front of Smith Hall]
Photograph of a group on the front steps of Smith Hall, showing two women holding a basketball in the front row. Note on the back of the photo reads, "Smith Hall, Simmons College Abilene, Texas -- Dr. & Mrs. George Smith about 1915."
Date:
1915
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Student Caught by the Ear]
Photograph of two Hardin-Simmons University students clowning around. A young woman, wearing a plaid shirt and high-waisted jeans, smiles while holding the ear of a young man. The man, wearing striped overalls and a button down short-sleeve shirt, has an expression of amusement and pain on his face.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Simmons College - November 15, 1913]
Postcard of Simmons College buildings and the president, J. D. Sandefer. Top row, from left to right: Conservatory -- New $40,000 Administration Building Just Completed -- Anna Hall; Center: J. D. Sandefer, A. B. Ph.B., President; bottom row, left to right: Billie Cowden Hall -- Old Administration Building -- Girl's Industrial Home. This postcard was sent to Dr. Robert S. Simmons, 129 E. 59th Street, New York City, NY, with this note: “All goes well – Greetings and best wishes from president and Mrs. Sandefer. Abilene, Texas. 11/15. 1913.”
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of HSU Dining Room]
Photograph of one long table in the private dining room of the Hardin-Simmons University cafeteria. The back wall is wallpapered with a repeating scene of a mansion surrounded by willows. Note in pencil on the back of the photo reads, "Private dining room of HSU cafeteria -- 1958-59."
Date:
[1958..1959]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of HSU Golf Team]
Photograph of the Hardin-Simmons University golf teams posed in a semi-circle holding gold clubs. A white building can be seen in the background. This photograph was published in the Brand, the weekly student newspaper from Hardin-Simmons University, on May 26, 1951. From left to right: Billy Phillips, Jack Tidwell, George Smith, Frank Freer, and Carl Chambers.
Date:
1951
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Women in Pond]
Photograph of barefoot women and girls walking along the edge of a shallow pond at camp. Many of the women hold their shoes in their hands and clasp each other’s arms or hands for support. Several buildings can be seen in the background behind a row of trees.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Douglus Friley]
Studio portrait of Douglus Friley as a child, wearing a light-colored gown with a collar and neckerchief. Douglus Friley is associated with Dr. W. C. Friley, the first president of Hardin-Simmons University in 1892 to 1894.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Hillyer & Son
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Football Portrait of #40]
Photograph of Hardin-Simmons University football player tentatively identified as Hardy Pearce, all-conference tackle and co-captain. He has dark curly hair parted to the side and wears a number 40 jersey.
Date:
1930
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Elwin L. Skiles in Airplane]
Photograph of Dr. Elwin L. Skiles, who was president of Hardin-Simmons University from 1966 to 1977, in an airplane. He wears a pair of communication headphones and holds onto a bar in the plane.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Ramsey, Jack
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Three Men at Cowden Hall]
Postcard of three men and a car in front of the Cowden Hall building at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. One of the men is leaning over the edge of the steps of the building while another man holds a board of wood out as if to hit him. Two of the men have been identified as Ward Allen and Segrist. This postcard was sent from J. Wayne Middleton to the Hardin-Simmons University Alumni Office.
Date:
[1919,1920]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Library Display]
Photograph of books, maps, and objects displayed in a case at the library at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. A plaque on top of the display case reads, "From the DeGolyer Foundation Library."
Date:
1966
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Richardson Library]
Photograph of the back and side of the Richardson Library at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas, taken from beneath a tree and across a street. Richardson Library was erected in 1976.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Board of Trustees]
Group photograph taken on the steps of Cowden Hall at Simmons College in Abilene, Texas. In the group are J. H. Parramore, K. K. Leggett, Dr. J. B. Gambrill, Dr. O. H. Cooper, Geo. L. Paxton, Dr. J. Olsen and many others long associated with Simmons College. From row (L to R): K. K. Leggett, J. H. Parramore, J. B. Gambrill, Elia J. Hobbs, Florence Price, Mrs. O. H. Cooper, Mary Cooper -- Top right: George L. Paxton, in front of him Dr. O. H. Cooper, to Dr. Cooper's right Julius Olsen, partially obscured in front of Dr. Olsen is Pearl Hazel Provence.
Date:
Spring 1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Football PR Shot]
Photograph of Clyde "Bulldog" Turner, star football player for Hardin-Simmons University in the 1930s. He is pictured tackling with both legs off the ground. He wears a cowboy hat and striped tights.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Students on Stage]
Photograph of Hardin-Simmons University students singing onstage in blue dresses for the All School SING competition.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Jesse Fletcher at Podium]
Photograph of Jesse C. Fletcher (1977-1991) at a podium giving a speech at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of HSU Trustees - 1959]
Group photograph of Hardin-Simmons University trustees on the steps of a building in 1959. Below the photograph is a list of names of the trustees pictured by row and those not present.
Date:
1959
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History