Photograph of the old Main Building at Simmons College in Abilene, Texas. Students can be seen walking on the front steps and sidewalk of the building.

Photograph of the headstone of James B. Simmons, deceased on December 17, 1905, in the Founders’ Cemetery at Hardin-Simmons University. The photo was taken on Founders Day with vases of flowers surrounding the stone.

Photograph of the Hardin-Simmons University Cowgirl Band trumpet and clarinet sections. There are 11 women in three rows with their instruments.

Photograph of the Hardin-Simmons University Cowgirl Band clarinet section. There are 11 women posed in 3 rows with their instruments. Martha Daniels Boggs sits in the front row, second from the left.

Photograph of five members of the Hardin-Simmons University Cowgirl Band standing on a triangular shaped bridge in front of the HSU cowboy statue. The women wear “cowgirl” attire, including skirts and cowboy hats and boots.

Photograph of the Hardin-Simmons University Cowgirl Band posed in a triangle pattern in front of the cowboy statue. The photo shows 5 women in their Cowgirl uniforms standing on a wooden platform.

Photograph of members of the Hardin-Simmons University Cowgirl Band practicing their instruments together. The women play a variety of instruments, including two clarinets, a trumpet, a tuba, and a trombone.

Photograph of five members of the Cowgirl Band posed in front of a building labeled “Hardin-Simmons.” Each woman crouches down in the dirt on one knee and has her left hand placed on the shoulder of the woman directly to her side.

Photograph of two members of the Hardin-Simmons University Cowgirl Band holding marching band tubas. They both wear matching Cowgirl uniforms which include a light-colored button-down shirt, a knee-length skirt, and a cowboy hat.

Photograph of the Hardin-Simmons University Cowgirl Band flute section. There are 4 women in uniform with their instruments. Each woman holds her flute across the right side of the body.

Photograph of the Hardin-Simmons University Cowgirl Band flute section. There are 4 women in uniform with their instruments. Each woman holds her flute beneath her mouth and across the right side of the body.

Photograph of the Hardin-Simmons University Cowgirl Band French horn section. There are 3 women in uniform posed with their instruments.

Photograph of 5 members of the Hardin-Simmons University Cowgirl Band standing in front of a bronco mural on campus. Each woman holds her hat above her head, just as the man in the mural does.

Photograph of the Hardin-Simmons University Cowgirl Band posed with their instruments. The saxophone section is shown. The woman on the bottom row and leftmost holds a baritone saxophone.

Photograph of the Hardin-Simmons University Cowboy Band trombone section. There are 3 women posed in a tier pattern with their instruments. A shadow is cast on the back wall.

Photograph of the Hardin-Simmons University Cowgirl Band trumpet section. There are 5 women in uniform with their instruments. Each woman sits in front of a music stand and holds her trumpet against her mouth.

Photograph of the Hardin-Simmons University Cowgirl Band trumpet section. There are 5 women in uniform with their instruments. Each woman holds her trumpet against her chest.

Photograph of the Hardin-Simmons University Cowgirl Band trumpet section. There are 5 women in uniform with their instruments. Each woman holds her trumpet against her chest.

Photograph of three male Hardin-Simmons University students standing next to a cow that has a hand lettered sign attached to its belly. The sign reads, “[sic] The Cowboys will win tonight! And this is no bull!”

Photograph of the Founder's Day ceremony in the auditorium of Hardin-Simmons University. Various faculty and staff are photographed in chairs on stage, showing an unidentified man standing behind the podium.

Group photograph of a few members of the Simmons College class of 1919 at Founder’s Day in 1969. A typed note included with the photo identifies those pictured and one woman who was at the ceremony but not in the picture. Also, the note announces that all of the known living members of the class of 1919 with receive medallions in person or by mail. Standing, left to right: Rev. John W. Williams, Dr. D. M. Wiggins, Dr. Roy McCulloch, Mr. Carroll Spangler, and Wilbur Watson Wimberly. Seated, left to right: Mrs. E. D. Sansing (Isora Ford), Mrs. W. C. Smith (Lorah Amelia Branch), and Miss Theo Muir.

Photograph of the Abilene Hall at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. The photograph shows the three-story brick and stone building from across a parking lot filled with parked cars.

Photograph of Behrens Chapel at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas.

Photograph of Caldwell Hall at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. The back of the photo includes notes related to using the picture in the newspaper.