Resource Type

[12th Armored Division Reunion]

Photograph of men and women sitting around dinner tables at a reunion for the 12th Armored Division in Louisville, Kentucky.
Date: [1950..1967]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1950 Train Wreck]

Copy slide of a photograph of a train wreck in Abilene by South 1st and Treadaway. The damaged train is seen in the background around the railway and a few people are observing from the side road.
Date: 1950
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Abilene Police Officer M. L. "Lee" Peck]

Photograph of Abilene Police Officer M. L. "Lee" Peck; he is wearing a light-colored police uniform and photographed in a front-facing pose with his hands behind his back. A board is partially visible behind him with white lines across it and "Cases" and "Warrants in City" printed at the top.
Date: [1950..1970]
Creator: unknown
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
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial view of a church and complex]

Aerial photograph of a church (bottom-center) and neighboring complex of duplicate buildings (left).
Date: 1950~/1959~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial view of apartments and building with tower]

Aerial photograph of an apartment complex (left) and a large one-story building (right) with a circular carport on one end and a derrick-like tower on top. The complexes lie at a T-intersection, with some fields (top-left), a cul-de-sac neighborhood (top-right), and train tracks (bottom-right) nearby. Various mid-1940s to mid-1950s style cars are visible.
Date: 1950~/1959~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial view of apartments and building with tower]

Aerial photograph of an apartment complex (left) and a large one-story building (right) with a circular carport on one end and a derrick-like tower on top. The complexes lie at a T-intersection, with some fields (top-left), a residential neighborhood (top-right), and train tracks (bottom) nearby. Various mid-1940s to mid-1950s style cars are visible.
Date: 1950~/1959~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of Complex with Pool]

Photograph of a building complex with a pool.
Date: [1950..1960]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial view of horse track]

Aerial photograph of a horse track with a large grandstand and parking lot, in which are a significant number of cars. Large stables are visible in the top right. Some houses are visible among trees at the bottom. A road lined by trees wraps around from the left side to the stables.
Date: 1950~/1959~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial view of intersection and roundabout]

Aerial photograph of an urban intersection. In the bottom half are two motels or apartment complexes on opposite sides of a roundabout.
Date: 1950~/1959~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial view of large wooded estate]

Aerial photograph of a large estate in a wooded area. A mansion stands in the left center, with a large cloistered building to the right. A road winds from the bottom right to the mansion. A grove is visible in the upper center, with some neighboring houses above it.
Date: 1950~/1959~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial view of recreational complex]

Aerial photograph of a large recreational complex with a semi-circular, one-story main building, with a pool in the middle. On the lower left is a twin tennis court, and to its right a manmade pond with a dock and small island. Various 1950s-style cars are parked in the upper-right, and a building with an H-shaped floorplan is visible in the top left. The surrounding grounds appear to be sand and brush.
Date: 1950~/1959~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial view of recreational complex]

Aerial photograph of a large recreational complex with a semi-circular, one-story main building, with a pool in the middle. On the lower center is a twin tennis court, and to its right a manmade pond with a dock and small island. Various 1950s-style cars are parked nearby. The surrounding grounds appear to be sand and brush.
Date: 1950~/1959~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Air Base Water Pump

Photograph of an air base water pump pumping flood water in Abilene. There is a pipe spewing water in the front and a hose and pump in the back. There is a car in the background.
Date: 1950
Creator: unknown
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
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
System: The Portal to Texas History

Boys in Chemistry Class

Copy negative of students Bill Wright, Jr., Robert Hopkins, and Terrell Hamilton working in a chemistry class in Abilene High School. The boys are wearing aprons, working at a table with beakers, and there are more supplies on the shelves behind them.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
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
System: The Portal to Texas History

Couple by House

Copy negative of Mamie Hatchett and John Berry in Stephens County, Texas where he was born. They are standing on the left of the picture with a dog, in front of a stone house with a car partially visible in the foreground.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Couple on Horses

Copy negative of Joan Medford riding a dun or buckskin horse named Sandy and Johnny Medford on a horse named Carbon Copy in a field with trees on John Berry's Ranch.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Exterior of Laughter North's Funeral Home]

Copy slide of a photograph of the exterior of the Laughter North's funeral home in downtown Abilene, Texas. James (left), Russell (middle) and Jack (right) North are standing in front of the hearse parked by the building.
Date: 1950
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ferguson Hall at Simmons University

Copy negative of Ferguson Hall at Hardin-Simmons University. The building has three levels and there are cars parked in front.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Five Trains Lined Up in Texarkana, Texas]

Photograph of five trains lined up next to each other in Texarkana, Texas. The rightmost train has a large plume of black smoke rising from the engine. Written underneath the image are "Texarkana, Texas 1950" and "H. E. Chelf - R. S. Plummer Photo."
Date: 1950
Creator: Plummer, R. S.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Girl on Fence

Copy negative of an HSU Cowgirl in western costume sitting on a fence, holding a rope.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History