[Abilene Police Chief Raymond A. Eakins]

Photograph of Abilene Police Chief Raymond A. Eakins sitting at a desk; he is wearing a suit and tie with a hat and both of his arms are on the desk.
Date: [1948..1952]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Abilene Police Department Traffic School]

Photograph of Abilene Police Department Traffic School students sitting in rows and looking at a man who is standing at the front of the room next to a chalkboard.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Abilene Hall]

Photograph of Abilene Hall and the gravel parking lot in front of the building. A "[sic] Cowboys general admission & reserve seats" booth can be seen set up near the left side of the building.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Abilene Hall]

Photograph of the Abilene Hall at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. Taken from across a street, the photograph shows a three-quarter view of the brick and stone building. Several cars are parked along the curb of the street, and people can be seen walking on the sidewalk near the right side of the building.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Abilene Hall]

Photograph of the Abilene Hall at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. Taken from across a street, the photograph shows a three-quarter view of the brick and stone building. A man standing on a ladder can be seen working on the building's windows. Several cars are parked on the street near the front walkway of the building.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Abilene Hall]

Photograph of the Abilene Hall at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. Taken from across a street, the photograph shows a three-quarter view of the brick and stone building. A man standing on a ladder can be seen working on the building's windows. Several cars are parked on the street near the front walkway of the building.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Abilene Hall]

Photograph of Abilene Hall taken from the street running along the front of the building. A few cars can be seen parked along the curb, and a man on a ladder washes a set of windows to the right.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Abilene Hall]

Photograph of the front and a side of Abilene Hall at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. This photograph is taken from beneath a tree and across a car-lined street. A person can be seen standing on a ladder working on installing windows.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Abilene Hall]

Photograph taken from across the street of Abilene Hall, showing 6 cars parked along the curb of the street and people congregating beneath trees at the right side of the building.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Abilene Hall]

Photograph of Abilene Hall taken from the street that runs along the front of the building. The majority of the three-story building is brick, but two stone block structures are built above both the entrance doors and the windows directly above them.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Abilene Hall Classroom]

Photograph of rows of student desks in an Abilene Hall classroom at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas, taken during the renovation of the building. A man can be seen in the corner of the photograph on his knees installing carpet.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Abilene Hall Classroom]

Photograph of the interior of a classroom inside Abilene Hall, showing rows of wooden student desks, a podium at the front of the room, and a blackboard affixed to the wall. The photo has been taken from the center aisle in the back of the room.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Abilene Hall Interior Hallway]

Photograph of one of the halls in Abilene Hall, showing several propped open doors, chairs, a metal trashcan, and two radiators at the end of the hallway. Taken from the very end of the hallway, a large window can be seen on the other end.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Boxing]

Photograph of Howard McCranie (’48), left, and an unidentified man in a boxing ring, wearing boxing attire and gloves. The man on the right has been knocked to the ground and struggles to stand up again. An audience watching the boxers can be seen in the background.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Dr. Thomas S. Williams]

Photograph of Dr. Thomas S. Williams. He is posing for his picture in a suit and tie.
Date: [1948..1949]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Ford Model A and Students]

Photograph of nine male and female students in an A-Model Ford holding instruments on the Hardin-Simmons University campus. The soft-top roof of the car has been folded down to accommodate the students. A woman sits behind the steering wheel driving the car. A portion of Abilene Hall can be seen in the background.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Gene Eppler Working on The Brand]

Photograph of Gene Eppler at work on the Hardin-Simmons University student newspaper, The Brand. He is shown on the telephone with one hand on the typewriter.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Gold Star Dormitory]

Photograph of McMurry's Gold Star Dormitory soon after completion. Students can be seen by the front door.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Groundbreaking for Gold Star Dormitory]

Photograph of McMurry President Harold G. Cooke holding a shovel at the groundbreaking for the Gold Star dormitory.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Inner Courtyard of the Quadrangle]

A photograph of the inner courtyard and porch of the Quadrangle at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Quadrangle - some science courses taught here. Chemistry? Physics?"
Date: 1948
Creator: Jones, Lloyd
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Man Washing Windows at Abilene Hall]

Photograph of a man on a ladder washing the first-story windows of Abilene Hall at Hardin-Simmons University. The photo is taken from the street that runs along the front of the building, and several cars can be seen parked along the curb in front of the building.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Old Fine Arts Building]

A photograph of the long barrack used in the 1940s and '50s for music classes at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Quadrangle Before Completion]

A photograph of the Quadrangle building before completion - at this stage the barracks were being moved onto the campus - at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas. The Quadrangle was made up of old barracks that had been obtained by the college when Camp Barkeley was decommissioned after World War II.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Students in the Quadrangle]

A photograph of students clustered on the steps in the inner courtyard of the Quadrangle at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas, viewed from above.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History