Behren's Chapel at Hardin-Simmons University

Copy negative of Behren's Chapel at HSU in the late 1930's. The building has stairs and archways at the entrance.
Date: 1930~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bronco, Yearbook of Simmons University, 1930 (open access)

The Bronco, Yearbook of Simmons University, 1930

Yearbook for Simmons University in Abilene, Texas includes photos of and information about the school, student body, professors, and organizations.
Date: 1930
Creator: Simmons University (Abilene, Tex.)
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cars and Salesmen at Abilene Candy Co. #1

Photograph of Abilene Candy Company salesmen standing by cars lined up outside the brick building. There are power lines and trees along the street, and the Abilene Elevator Co. building is behind it.
Date: 1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cars and Salesmen at Abilene Candy Co. #2

Photograph of Abilene Candy Company salesmen standing by cars lined up outside the brick building. There are power lines and trees along the street, and the Abilene Elevator Co. building is behind it.
Date: 1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Carson National Forest, New Mexico

Map of Carson National Forest in northern New Mexico, showing roads, trail, railroads, telephone lines, lookout stations, water bodies, and other geologic features, with relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:253,440] (4 miles to the inch).
Date: 1930
Creator: Neiman, L. I.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 36-B: Decision of the Court] (open access)

[Cause No. 36-B: Decision of the Court]

Document in cause no. 36-B, the State of Texas vs. Mrs. Hattie M. Sayles, stating that Sayles has paid her taxes for the years 1885-1891, 1894, and 1901 for her property in San Jacinto County, Texas, and that the state is liable for court costs. This order is unsigned.
Date: 1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 36-B: Defendant's Answer] (open access)

[Cause No. 36-B: Defendant's Answer]

Document in cause no. 36-B, The State of Texas vs. Hattie M. Sayles, stating that Sayles denies all allegations made by the plaintiff and that the taxes are not delinquent.
Date: 1930~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

City Map of Abilene, Texas

Map of Abilene, Texas, showing highways, roads, railroads, and streets. The map also includes schools, parks, public buildings, hospitals, and bodies of water. Includes a points of interest table in the upper-left corner. The back of the map includes several pictures of important buildings and notes on the growth and farming of Abilene.
Date: 1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Convention Group

Copy negative of a group of people at a convention at the Drake Hotel Ballroom. The people are standing and sitting in rows in the large room with a chandelier overhead.
Date: 1930~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Convention Group

Copy negative of a group of people at a convention at the Drake Hotel Ballroom. The people are standing and sitting in rows in the large room with a chandelier overhead.
Date: 1930~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Family Reunion

Copy negative of five members from five generations of a family at the Hefner family reunion and Warren Hefner's birthday. From left to right they are Warren Hefner, Katie Syrena Hefner Hughes, Will Hughes, and Edna Hughes Wood and daughter.
Date: 1930~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Field Notes: Cienega Lands in Arizona, 1930] (open access)

[Field Notes: Cienega Lands in Arizona, 1930]

Document specifying boundary lines, natural and man-made land markers, and the quality of sections of land belonging to the Cienega Ditch Property in Arizona. The distances are measured in units of chains. Arithmetic calculations are handwritten in pencil in the margins of the pages.
Date: 1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Football Portrait of #40]

Photograph of Hardin-Simmons University football player tentatively identified as Hardy Pearce, all-conference tackle and co-captain. He has dark curly hair parted to the side and wears a number 40 jersey.
Date: 1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Football Portrait of Steve Marshall]

Photograph of a Hardin-Simmons University football player identified as Steve Marshall, fullback. He has his hair brushed back and parted down the middle, and he wears a number 26 jersey.
Date: 1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Football Portrait of Vernon Stafford]

Photograph of Hardin-Simmons University football tight end identified as Vernon Stafford. He has his hair parted down the middle and brushed back, and he wears a number 10 jersey.
Date: 1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Heydrick's Ownership Map of Foard Co., Texas

Survey map of Foard County, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing property lines, ownership, and plat numbers. The map also includes rivers, creeks, lakes, cities, towns, roads, railroads, and oil and gas wells. Scale [ca. 1:48,000] (4000 feet to the inch).
Date: 1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Heydrick's Ownership Map of Hardeman Co., Texas.

Survey map of Hardeman County, Texas, showing property lines, ownership, and plat numbers. The map also includes towns, boundaries, bodies of water, railroad lines, and roads. A legend indicating drilling wells, gas wells, abandoned wells, and dry holes is included in the upper-right corner of the first sheet. Handwritten notes have been made on the map in red ink to make corrections and/or add information. Scale [ca. 1:48,000] (4000 feet to the inch).
Date: 1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

HSU Ex-Students Banquet

Copy negative of a large group of people sitting at long tables at an HSU ex-students banquet at the Grace Hotel. Mrs. H. A. Pender and Harry Hayes are pictured. There is a Paramount Studios logo stamped at the bottom right corner.
Date: 1930~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Man and Women in Yard

Copy negative of entertainer Will Rogers and three women standing in an area in front of a fence, trees, and windmill. Two of the women are in riding gear, and Rogers is wearing suspenders and a hat.
Date: 1930~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Moutray Oil Company Truck

Copy negative of a Moutray Oil Company truck parked on the street in front of a Moutray Oil Company storefront. The Moutray logo is printed on the passenger side door of the truck along with the words "P.R. Gerlack, Distributor" and "Bradshaw, Texas." A patterned border surrounds the photograph.
Date: 1930~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[New Mexico Field Notes to Cienega Lands, 1930] (open access)

[New Mexico Field Notes to Cienega Lands, 1930]

Document specifying boundary lines, natural and man-made land markers, and the quality of sections of land belonging to the Cienega Ditch Property in New Mexico. The distances are measured in units of chains. Arithmetic calculations are handwritten in pencil in the margins of the pages.
Date: 1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[New Mexico Field Notes to Cienega Lands, 1930] (open access)

[New Mexico Field Notes to Cienega Lands, 1930]

Document specifying boundary lines, natural and man-made land markers, and the quality of sections of land belonging to the Cienega Ditch Property in New Mexico. The distances are measured in units of chains. Arithmetic calculations are handwritten in pencil in the margins of the pages.
Date: 1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph from Marston Gymnasium of Abilene Hall and Simmons Science]

Photograph taken from Marston Gym at Simmons University, showing Old Abilene Hall, Simmons Science Hall, and Caldwell Hall (Fine Arts Building).
Date: 1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Simmons Science Hall]

Photograph of the Simmons Science Hall and administration building at Simmons University in Abilene, Texas.
Date: 1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History