Resource Type

[Photograph of Old Main Building]

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.
Date: April 21, 1903
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

College Students Planting Tree

Copy negative of a group of graduates at Simmons College gathered around a newly planted tree on Arbor Day in the early 1920's.
Date: 1920-04~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Headstone of James B. Simmons]

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.
Date: April 1939
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Clarinetists and Flutists]

Photograph of the Hardin-Simmons University Cowgirl Band trumpet and clarinet sections. There are 11 women in three rows with their instruments.
Date: April 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Cowgirl Band]

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.
Date: April 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Cowgirl Band in Front of Statue]

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.
Date: April 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Cowgirl Band with HSU Cowboy Statue]

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.
Date: April 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Cowgirl Band with Instruments]

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.
Date: April 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Cowgirls]

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.
Date: April 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Cowgirls Holding Tubas]

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.
Date: April 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Flute Section]

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.
Date: April 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Flute Section]

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.
Date: April 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of French Horn Section]

Photograph of the Hardin-Simmons University Cowgirl Band French horn section. There are 3 women in uniform posed with their instruments.
Date: April 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of HSU Cowgirls with Hats]

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.
Date: April 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Saxophone Section]

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.
Date: April 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Trombone Section]

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.
Date: April 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Trumpet Section]

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.
Date: April 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Trumpet Section]

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.
Date: April 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Trumpet Section]

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.
Date: April 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Picture postcard: UNDERCUT OF A 12FT WASHINGTON DOUGLAS FIR TREE ; Letter from R. D. Hill addressed to T. N. Carswell - April 4, 1950]

A pPicture postcard titled: "Undercut of a 12 Ft. Washington Douglas Fir Tree." Photo by Sorrenson Photo. The reverse side includes correspondence from Hill addressed to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene Machine Co., Abilene, Texas postmarked LONGVIEW WASH. APR 4 1950. "Will write you when I get back to Albuquerque - Regards to all."
Date: April 15, 1950
Creator: Hill, R. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Students with Cow]

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!”
Date: April 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Founder's Day Ceremony]

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.
Date: April 1956
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial Photograph of Abilene, Texas and Dyess AFB (South 7th and Pioneer)

An aerial photograph of Abilene, Texas, showing Dyess Air Force Base and the intersection at South 7th Street and Pioneer Drive.
Date: April 4, 1959
Creator: Hutcheson, Don
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial Photograph of Abilene, Texas (South 20th at US 83/84)

An aerial photograph of Abilene, Texas, showing the US 83/84 bypass at South 20th Street West of Abilene.
Date: April 4, 1959
Creator: Hutcheson, Don
System: The Portal to Texas History