[Photograph of a Fire-Damaged Building at Texas A&M University]

Photograph showing a building on the campus of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (Texas A&M) damaged by a fire in May 1912. In this photo a demolition crew is manning a cannon and firing at the base of the building in order to complete the destruction of the building.
Date: May 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Building Damaged by Fire at Texas A&M University]

Photograph of a building on the campus of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (now Texas A&M University) after having been badly damaged by a fire. The roof and insides of the building have been burned away leaving only the outer walls left standing; there are piles of rubble in front of the main entrances to the building.
Date: May 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Cadets Trying to Demolish a Damaged Building at Texas A&M University]

Photograph of a building on the campus of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (now Texas A&M University) after having been damaged by fire. This photograph shows a large number of cadets using ropes to try to finish off the demolition of the building; the insides of the building are completely destroyed leaving only the brick outer walls.
Date: May 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Damaged Building at Texas A&M University]

Photograph of a piece of one of the walls of a badly damaged building on the campus of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (now Texas A&M University). The only things left standing are the outer walls of the building since they were made of brick while the roof and insides were made of wood; cadets had tried using artillery and ropes to bring down the building.
Date: May 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Side of a Damaged Building at Texas A&M]

Photograph of a building on the campus of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (now Texas A&M University) having been badly damaged by a fire. Only the framework is left standing as most of the inside of the building has been totally destroyed; there are also a large number of men standing in formation to the right of the building.
Date: May 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Badly Damaged Building at Texas A&M]

Photograph of a building on the campus of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (now Texas A&M University) badly damaged by a fire. Most of the inside of the building has been completely destroyed leaving only the outer framework still standing.
Date: May 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Burnt Building at Texas A&M]

Photograph of a burnt building with rubble piled up at the front entrance; most of the back of the building has been destroyed as you can seen daylight through all of the windows. The caption on the photo says: "A. M. College Fire May 1912," more specifically this was at the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (now Texas A&M University).
Date: May 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Reagan Brown to All County Extension Agents, May 27, 1969] (open access)

[Letter from Reagan Brown to All County Extension Agents, May 27, 1969]

Letter from Reagan Brown to all of the county extension agents of the Texas counties involved in the Texas Community Improvement Program. The letter says that the contest has come to a close and the winners were "Crawford, McClennan County- $550, Gober, Fannin County - $450, Quitaque, Briscoe County - $350, and Haslet, Tarrant County - $250." He finishes by congratulating all of the contestants and encourages all to "Brighten the Corner Where You Are."
Date: May 27, 1969
Creator: Brown, Reagan
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum from Reagan Brown to All Community Secretaries, May 31, 1965] (open access)

[Memorandum from Reagan Brown to All Community Secretaries, May 31, 1965]

Memorandum from Reagan Brown to "All Community Secretaries, All Extension Agents." The letter continues by saying that unincorporated and incorporated towns are now eligible to participate in the Texas Community Improvement Program.
Date: May 31, 1965
Creator: Brown, Reagan
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History