[Dyess Air Force Base - B-52 Day]

Copy slide of a photograph of a crowd on the apron during B-52 Day at Dyess Air Force Base. This captures the christening ceremony for the first Boeing B-52 named “Wings for Peace” to be stationed at Dyess AFB, Texas. Mrs. Idanell Connally, wife of Governor John Connally christened the aircraft in their first out-of-Austin public engagement following the Governor being shot when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. A bucket lift with a camera crew rises up over the aircraft to capture the moment.
Date: February 15, 1964
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 15, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 6, 1964 (open access)

The War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 15, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 6, 1964

Weekly student newspaper from McMurry College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: February 6, 1964
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 16, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 13, 1964 (open access)

The War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 16, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 13, 1964

Weekly student newspaper from McMurry College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: February 13, 1964
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 17, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 20, 1964 (open access)

The War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 17, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 20, 1964

Weekly student newspaper from McMurry College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: February 20, 1964
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 18, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 27, 1964 (open access)

The War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 18, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 27, 1964

Weekly student newspaper from McMurry College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: February 27, 1964
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bulletin of McMurry College, 1964-1965 (open access)

Bulletin of McMurry College, 1964-1965

Bulletin describes the governance, faculty, course offerings, and campus life of McMurry College in Abilene, Texas.
Date: February 1964
Creator: McMurry College
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History