Photograph of a portrait of Dr. B. W. Aston wearing a light colored suit, with glasses and a beard taken in 1982.

Yearbook for Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas includes photos of and information about the university, student body, professors, and organizations.

Photographic slide of a group having lunch in the shade at the 1982 Western Heritage Day. A long, food covered table can be seen in the background. Dorothy Barnes, wearing a light blue blouse and pleated navy skirt, is visible standing to the right.

Photograph of a male student performing onstage during the All School Sing in 1982. He wears traditional cowboy attire, including a bandanna, work gloves, and an authentic Western textile vest.

Photograph of Jesse C. Fletcher, right, speaking to two other unidentified men outside. They hold writing pads and speak to one another.

Photographic slide of children in line to see chuck wagon cooking at the Western Heritage Day in 1982. A fire pit with a hanging kettle and cast iron pots can be seen in the foreground.

Photograph of two Hardin-Simmons University students holding a plaque for All School Sing 1982.

Photographic slide of Lawrence Clayton pouring salt into a bowl while preparing a meal for the chuck wagon cookout at Western Heritage Day in 1982.

Photographic slide of Rosanna Herndon with a group of children for storytelling at Western Heritage Day in 1982.

Photographic slide of children dressed in western-style clothes in line to receive beans and biscuits at the 1982 Western Heritage Day at Hardin-Simmons University. Two men stand behind the table to prepare and hand out the food. Man on left is Ron Smith.

Photographic slide of Donnie Auvenshine preaching in the shade of a brush arbor at the 1982 Western Heritage Day. Children sit in foldout lawn chairs beneath the arbor, and a young boy can be seen raising his hand to answer or ask a question. Hardin-Simmons University buildings are visible in the background, including the Richardson Library and Ferguson Hall.

Photographic slide of Lawrence Clayton measuring our baking powder into a bowl while preparing a meal for the chuck wagon cookout at Western Heritage Day in 1982. Richardson Library at Hardin-Simmons University can be seen in the background.

Photographic slide of children lined up to pet one of the Six White Horses at the 1982 Western Heritage Day. Debra Jones holds the halter strings of the horse while the children crowd around the horse’s head. Bill “Doc” Beazley, wearing a button down shirt, stands in the background.

Photographic slide of helping hands at the 1982 Western Heritage Day. The photo shows a man standing with three small children wearing red bandannas and plastic HSU sheriff badges.

Photographic slide of children lined up to pet one of the Six White Horses at the 1982 Western Heritage Day. Debra Jones and Bill “Doc” Beazley hold the halter strings of the horse while the children crowd around the horse’s head.

Photographic slide of children lined up to pet one of the Six White Horses at the 1982 Western Heritage Day. Bill “Doc” Beazley holds the halter strings of the horse while the children crowd around the horse’s head.

Photograph of a rodeo clown, Danny Green, dodging a stampeding bull in the Seattle King Dome rodeo ring. Typed note in the bottom margin reads, “Rodeo clown at HSU … Danny Green of Prosser, Wash., will be in Abilene as clown for the HSU Intercollegiate Rodeo, April 19-21.”

Photographic slide of B. W. Aston leaning on the rope that encloses the fire pit for the chuck wagon cookout at the 1982 Western Heritage Day.

Photograph of B. W. Aston cooking in cast iron pots on the ground at the 1982 Western Heritage Day in Abilene, Texas. A group of people sitting on hay bales can be seen in the background.

Photographic slide of George Newman and Jesse Fletcher at the 1982 Western Heritage Day hosted by Hardin-Simmons University. A table for food is set up in the background.

Photographic slide of Bill and Susan Helms sitting on hay bales at Western Heritage Day in 1982. Other adults and children can be seen directly behind the couple, eating and chatting under the shade of the trees.

Photographic slide of singers performing with several different instruments, including banjos and a mandolin, at the 1982 Western Heritage Day.

Photographic slide of Rosanna Herndon telling stories to a group of children at the 1982 Western Heritage Day.

Photograph of two Hardin-Simmons University students holding a plaque for All School Sing 1982.