Resource Type

[Portrait of Police Chief Hill]

Photograph of Abilene Police Chief John Thomas Hill, visible from the chest up. He has a mustache and goatee, medium-length dark hair parted in the middle, and is wearing a dark jacket with a star-shaped badge pinned on his chest.
Date: [1881..1886]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Abilene Police Chief John J. Clinton]

Photograph of Abilene Police Chief John J. Clinton. He has a horseshoe-shaped mustache and is wearing a button-down coat and a hat with a patch on the front. He is sitting down with his right arm by his side and his left arm resting on a chair and two people wearing button-down coats are partially visible behind him.
Date: [1888..1922]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Abilene Fire Department with People Standing in Front]

Photograph of the Abilene Fire Department with the people of the fire department standing in front. The men are wearing variations of uniforms and the women are wearing long-sleeve, floor-length dresses.
Date: [1909..1910]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Abilene Fire Department]

Photograph of the front street view of the Abilene Fire Department with horses attached to carts standing in front; firefighters are sitting on and standing next to the carts.
Date: [1909..1910]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Betty L. Towsen-Haley in Rocking-Chair]

Photograph of Abilene Fire Department's Betty L. Towsen-Haley sitting in a rocking chair and wearing a long-sleeve, floor-length dress with an updo hairstyle; she is looking down at a small stack of papers she is holding in her left hand and holding a pair of glasses in her right hand.
Date: 1917
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Abilene Fire Department, Groene]

Photograph of the men of the Abilene Fire Department. The men are wearing variations of uniforms and appear to be a range of different ages. Half of the men are standing in a row and the other half are seated in a row in front.
Date: February 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Abilene Police Chief Robert E. Burch]

Photograph of Abilene Police Chief Robert E. Burch; he has a mustache and short hair and is wearing a suit with a star-shaped badge pinned to the lapel.
Date: [1922..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Abilene Police Chief J. T. Dodson]

Photograph of Abilene Police Chief J. T. Dodson; he is wearing a dark-colored suit with a bow tie and has short hair that is parted on the side.
Date: [1927..1930]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Abilene Police Officer]

Photograph of an Abilene Police Officer is photographed in a full-length, front-facing pose standing with his hands by his sides; he is wearing a police uniform and other police officers are partially visible next to and behind him.
Date: 1929
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Abilene Police Chief William R. Sibley Riding a Horse]

Photograph of William R. Sibley riding a dark-colored horse and wearing a black police uniform with a star-shaped badge pinned on the left side of his chest.
Date: [1930..1937]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Abilene Fire Department Fire Truck]

Photograph of the left side view of a fire truck that has "Abilene Fire Dept." printed on the hood and equipment stored in various parts of the vehicle.
Date: May 26, 1934
Creator: T. S. Higginbotham Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Abilene Police Chief T. A. Hackney with Two Dogs]

Photograph of Abilene Police Chief T. A. Hackney posing with two black dogs; he is kneeling behind the dogs and wearing an all black uniform with a hat that has a badge on the front.
Date: [1937..1943]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Abilene Police Chief Bernice Lee "Hattie" Buster]

Photograph of Abilene Police Chief Bernice Lee "Hattie" Buster; she is wearing a dress and glasses and appears to be lighting a candle on a cake that is partially visible. The cake is sitting in a box and has flowers and a large decorative police badge on it.
Date: [1943..1944]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Abilene Police Chief Robert "Bob" L. Buster]

Photograph of Abilene Police Chief Robert "Bob" L. Buster; he is wearing a suit with a striped tie, a light-colored hat with a black band around it, and glasses.
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Don Hale at Camp Barkeley]

Photograph of a soldier in uniform holding a rifle in front of a wooden structure at Camp Barkeley in Abilene, Texas.
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men with Guns at Camp Barkeley]

Photograph of two soldiers in uniform holding rifles on their shoulders standing in front of a wooden structure at Camp Barkeley in Abilene, Texas.
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Officer F. M. Pruitt on a Motorcycle]

Photograph of Officer F. M. Pruitt sitting astride a motorcycle. He is wearing a police officer uniform consisting of a light-colored a long-sleeve shirt, pants, hat, black boots, belt, and a bow tie. A flight of stairs are visible behind him.
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldier with Gun at Camp Barkeley]

Photograph of an unidentified soldier in uniform holding a rifle in front of a wooden structure at Camp Barkeley in Abilene, Texas. .
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldier with Truck at Camp Barkeley]

Photograph of an unidentified soldier in uniform posing in front of an army truck with a house in the background at Camp Barkeley in Abilene, Texas.
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Men at Camp Barkeley]

Photograph of two soldiers in uniform standing arm in arm in front of a building with a sign that reads "Day Room."
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Soldiers with Rifles at Camp Barkeley]

Photograph of two soldiers in uniform holding rifles standing in front of a wooden structure at Camp Barkeley in Abilene, Texas.
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Seven Soldiers at Camp Barkeley]

Photograph of (left to right) Ed Cole, Don Hale, Pete Conley, John Joyce, Joe Orhaman, unidentified soldier, and 'Hanson' in front of a wooden structure at Camp Barkeley.
Date: February 22, 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Abilene Police Chief Virgil Waldrop]

Photograph of Abilene Police Chief Virgil Waldrop; he is wearing a dark suit and tie with a light-colored hat that has a black band around it.
Date: [1944..1947]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Abilene Police Chief C. Z. Hallmark]

Photograph of Abilene Police Chief C. Z. Hallmark; he is wearing a white button-down shirt with a suit, a dark-colored hat, and a tie with a white pattern on it.
Date: [1947..1956]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History