Copy slide of a photograph of early day Merkel, Texas looking from a field to a line of businesses.

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.

Photograph of the faculty vs. trustees football game at Simmons College. They are shown standing around in a huddle, looking at the football on the ground.

Photograph of Allene Mitchell Free and Minnie Bell Blain Williams. They wear their caps and gowns on graduation day in 1928.

Photograph of the left side view of a fire truck that has "Abilene Fire Dept." printed on the hood and equipment stored in various parts of the vehicle.

Photograph of Abilene & Southern train #20. The number plate on the front of the engine indicates train #5. Written below the image are "Abilene, Texas May 9 1936" and "H. E. Chelf."

Photograph of T&P train #287 on tracks next to a platform in Abilene, Texas. A man is walking away from the train. Written below the image are "Abilene, Texas May 1939" and "R. H. Carlson."

Photograph of three married couples posing together in front of a car. They are, from left to right, Elsie Hacker, Walter Hacker, Bill Bowling, Zella Bowling, Ralph Jannelli, and Anna Jannelli. A building is visible in the background.

Photograph of Stanley Banaszak standing on top of a tank on Bond Drive at Camp Barkeley. There are other people on the tank, and more stand around it. Buildings are visible in the background.

Photograph of the headquarters building of the 12th Armored Division at Camp Barkeley, Texas. A raised insignia of the 12th Armored Division constructed out of rocks is visible in front of the building.

Photograph of Dick Foures, James Ryan, Joseph Jean, Emory Deason standing together in front of a building at Camp Barkeley, Texas. Foures, Ryan, and Deason are wearing U.S. Army uniforms and garrison caps, while Jean wears a sleeveless shirt.

Photograph of the countryside near Abilene, Texas, taken from a hill overlooking a valley with a road running through it and a hand-drawn "x" above the road. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Lt. Aten. Same picnic, taken from the top of one of the three mountains. You can see our car pictured just below the letter 'x.'"

Photograph of men identified as R. Natopi, Dan Melli, and Johns crouching on grass in front of a student quarters on Camp Barkeley, Texas. The men are wearing lightly colored buttoned shirts and slacks. The building behind them is wooden, has four visible windows, and has a short stairway leading to the entrance on the right.

Photograph of Stephen A. Melisko posing in uniform outside a hutment at Camp Barkeley.

Photograph of a man and woman on a stage in front of a cement truck at the ceremonial pouring of Radford Memorial Auditorium foundation. A handwritten note on the back of the photo identifies the people as McMurry President Dr. Harold G. Cooke and Mrs. J. M. Radford.

Photograph of two men and a woman on a stage with a microphone in front of a cement truck at the ceremonial pouring of the foundation for McMurry's Radford Memorial Auditorium. A handwritten note on the back of the photo identifies the people as Mrs. J. M. Radford, Mr. M. Jay, and Dr. Harold G. Cooke.

Photograph of a crowd of people surrounding a cement truck at the ceremonial pouring of the foundation for McMurry's Radford Memorial Auditorium.

Photograph of McMurry graduation on May 24, 1949 with Bishop Wm. C. Martin, McMurry President Dr. Harold G. Cooke, and Dr. Ray Johnson.

Photograph of Dr. Martin Buren Stewart in a cap and gown, holding a diploma. Stewart received an honorary degree from McMurry College.

Photograph of Judge Carl Hatch, LLD. He sits in a chair, wearing robes.

A photograph of Dr. Walter S. Long seated at a cluttered desk, reading a manuscript. Long was a visiting Professor of Chemistry at McMurry College in Abilene, Texas. A handwritten note on the back reads, "Walter S. Long, May 1956, (amateur work)."

Photograph of seven men who received honorary doctorates from McMurry College at the 33rd annual Commencement Exercises on Monday, May 28, 1956. Pictured are (seated, from left): Bishop Watts, resident Bishop of the Nebraska Area of the Methodist Church, who delivered the Commencement Address; J. M. Willson, Floydada (Texas) businessman and Chairman of the McMurry Board of Trustees; Don H. Morris, President of Abilene Christian College. In the back row are (standing, from left): Reverend Ewart G. Watts, Pastor of Asbury Methodist Church in El Paso and Baccalaureate Speaker (Bishop Watts' son); Reverend C. Raymond Gray of El Paso, a retired Methodist minister; Reverend E. E. White, District Superintendent of the Childress Methodist District; and Reverend Dallas D. Denison, Pastor of the First Methodist Church in Abilene.

Photograph of Dale Resler, who served on the McMurry College Board of Trustees. He is posing for his picture in a suit and tie.

An aerial photograph of the West Texas Rehabilitation Center for Crippled Children in Abilene, Texas (now the West Texas Rehabilitation Center), taken in 1959 by Abilene photographer Lloyd Jones.