One preserved mussel specimen including both the left and right valves. The specimen exhibits an oval shape; thin shell; white internal coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the Brazos basin. The specimen measures between 0 - 60 mm in length and was assessed to be very-long dead when collected.

One preserved mussel specimen including the left valve only. The specimen exhibits an elliptical shape; thin shell; white internal coloring; tan external coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the Brazos basin. The specimen measures between 60 - 100 mm in length and was assessed to be long dead when collected.

One preserved mussel specimen including both the left and right valves. The specimen exhibits an oval shape; thin shell; white internal coloring; tan external coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the Brazos basin. The specimen measures between 100 - 120 mm in length and was assessed to be relatively-recently dead when collected.

One preserved mussel specimen including both the left and right valves. The specimen exhibits a rhomboidal shape; thin shell; double looped beak sculpturing; white internal coloring; tan external coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the Brazos basin. The specimen measures between 100 - 120 mm in length and was assessed to be recently dead when collected.

One preserved mussel specimen including both the left and right valves. The specimen exhibits an oval shape; moderately thick shell; single looped beak sculpturing; pink internal coloring; reddish-brown external coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the Brazos basin. The specimen measures between 60 - 100 mm in length and was assessed to be very-recently dead when collected.

One preserved mussel specimen including the left valve only. The specimen exhibits an oval shape; moderately thick shell; single looped beak sculpturing; pink internal coloring; reddish-brown external coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the Brazos basin. The specimen measures between 60 - 100 mm in length and was assessed to be recently dead when collected.

One preserved mussel specimen including both the left and right valves. The specimen exhibits an oval shape; thin shell; double looped beak sculpturing; white internal coloring; tan external coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the Brazos basin. The specimen measures between 100 - 120 mm in length and was assessed to be long dead when collected.

One preserved mussel specimen including the right valve only. The specimen exhibits an elliptical shape; moderately thick shell; white internal coloring; tan external coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the Brazos basin. The specimen measures between 100 - 120 mm in length and was assessed to be relatively-recently dead when collected.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "THROUGH THOSE NAMES aren't real, the cases are very familiar to staff members at the center."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Doctor of the Year, Distinguished Service and Appreciation Awards were precaution Saturday night to Oklahoma osteopaths and journalists at the formal banquet concluding the 75th annual convention of the State Osteopathic Association."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Trainer Cap O'Dell of La Verne takes Peaches the mule through her paces at Saturday's World Champion cow Chip Throwing contest at Beaver."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Arlo Perkins hot stamps a gold a impression on the finished binding cover. Arllender said there are only a few remaining firms in The U.S. which do book binding by hand. "Nobody's got the patience to learn the trade." he said."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Holmes Tuttle"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "State Rep. Marvin McKee practicing for cow chip throwing contest."

Photograph of Leon Breeden and Ken Havis sitting next to one another in sofa chairs. They both look at the camera and smile. Breeden is dressed in a suit while Davis wears jeans and a plaid shirt. Havis was a professor of art at North Texas State University. Breeden was the chairman of Jazz Studies and director of the One O'Clock Lab Band at the University of North Texas College of Music from 1959 to 1981. In the background, a display case for newspapers can be seen.

Photograph of Leon Breeden and Ken Havis sitting next to one another in sofa chairs. They both look at the camera and smile. Breeden is dressed in a suit while Davis wears jeans and a plaid shirt. Havis was a professor of art at North Texas State University. Breeden was the chairman of Jazz Studies and director of the One O'Clock Lab Band at the University of North Texas College of Music from 1959 to 1981. In the background, a display case for newspapers can be seen.

Photograph of Leon Breeden and Ken Havis sitting next to one another in sofa chairs. They both smile and hold their hands out. Breeden is dressed in a suit while Davis wears jeans and a plaid shirt. Havis holds an open umbrella over their heads. Havis was a professor of art at North Texas State University. Breeden was the chairman of Jazz Studies and director of the One O'Clock Lab Band at the University of North Texas College of Music from 1959 to 1981. In the background, a display case for newspapers can be seen. It appears that the men are at Willis Library.

Photograph of Leon Breeden and Ken Havis sitting next to one another in sofa chairs. They both look at the camera and smile. Breeden is dressed in a suit while Davis wears jeans and a plaid shirt. Havis was a professor of art at North Texas State University. Breeden was the chairman of Jazz Studies and director of the One O'Clock Lab Band at the University of North Texas College of Music from 1959 to 1981. In the background, a display case for newspapers can be seen.

Photograph of Leon Breeden and Ken Havis sitting next to one another in sofa chairs. They both look at the camera with slight smiles on their faces. Breeden is dressed in a suit while Davis wears jeans and a plaid shirt. Havis was a professor of art at North Texas State University. Breeden was the chairman of Jazz Studies and director of the One O'Clock Lab Band at the University of North Texas College of Music from 1959 to 1981. In the background, a display case for newspapers can be seen.

Photograph of two men in a rehearsal space. The man on the left rests his arm against a chair on a raised platform. The man on the right is sitting on a stool with his arms crossed. There is a music stand stamped "N. T. S. U. School of Music" between them.

Photograph of Leon Breeden and Ken Havis sitting next to one another in sofa chairs. They both look at the camera and smile. Breeden is dressed in a suit while Davis wears jeans and a plaid shirt. Havis holds an open umbrella over their heads. Havis was a professor of art at North Texas State University. Breeden was the chairman of Jazz Studies and director of the One O'Clock Lab Band at the University of North Texas College of Music from 1959 to 1981. In the background, a display case for newspapers can be seen. It appears that the men are at Willis Library.