Resource Type

[Portrait of Wendell Tarver in Texas A&M Uniform]

Portrait of Wendell Lee Tarver, visible from the chest up, taken while he was a student at Texas A&M University. He is wearing a light-colored shirt and tie with a darker-colored jacket; the jacket has pins with crossed rifles and the initials A.M.C. on the lapels. A handwritten note on the photograph says "Love, Wendell;" a second note on the frame outside the photo says "Wendell L. Tarver." The photo is inside a red folder.
Date: 1950~
Creator: Aggieland Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

Graduating Seniors in Veterinary Medicine: Texas A&M College, Class of 1954

Collage of individual portraits for the 44 graduating seniors in the Texas A&M veterinary medicine program as well as portraits for the 9 professors and dean across the top. In each case, the portrait is cropped to an oval shape and the name of the person is printed below. The title is printed below the faculty and above the students; an image of the caduceus overlaid with a "v" for veterinary medicine is in the center of the top line of students.
Date: [1953..1954]
Creator: Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Graduation Portrait of Wendell Lee Tarver]

Portrait of Wendell Lee Tarver, taken when he graduated from Burnet High School in Burnet, Texas. He is visible from the shoulders up and is wearing a dark-colored graduation robe and cap with a light-colored shirt and patterned tie.
Date: 1949
Creator: Eanes, Lucile
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wendell Tarver with Cow]

Photograph of Wendell Tarver posing in a field with a dark-colored cow that is waist height. He is wearing light-colored clothing and standing to the right, holding a leading-rope so that the cow will face the camera.
Date: [1945..1955]
Creator: Eanes, Lucile
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Army Medical School Group Portrait]

Photograph of 38 men wearing military-style uniforms that have dark coats and lighter slacks, posing together in four lines. The men in the front row are seated on the bench and the others are standing in three rows behind them. A sign on the back wall above them says, "Army Medical Service Meat & Dairy Hygiene School." Wendell Tarver is fifth from the right in the second row from the top.
Date: 195X
Creator: Q. M. Food & Container Institute. Graphic & Photographic Branch.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Anton Backholt Outside Barracks]

Photograph of a young man, identified on the back as Anton Backholt, wearing a military-style uniform and standing outside the door to the barracks at A&M College of Texas. The area around the doorway is decorated with lettering that says "Welcome Mothers" over the door, with other messages on either side.
Date: [1949..1954]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Baxter Honeycutt and William Thomas Outside Building]

Photograph of Baxter Honeycutt and William Thomas posing together on the stoop of an unidentified brick building, in front of double-doors. Bother of them are wearing military-style uniforms including garrison caps.
Date: 1948~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Baxter Honeycutt Seated Near Doorway]

Photograph of Baxter Honeycutt, wearing a military-style uniform including a garrison cap, seated on the steps of an unidentified building with his hands clasped in front. Behind him there is a brick building with a set of double doors; the right door is open.
Date: 1948~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Boy and Pig]

Photograph of a boy crouched behind a dark-colored pig, posing in a grassy field or yard. A tree and parked car are partially visible in the background.
Date: April 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bridge Across Water]

Photograph of a large body of water with a bridge spanning the visible portion (at left) and the ground on the other side is significantly higher than the level of the bridge.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Burnet, Texas First Grade Class Photo]

Photograph of the 1938 first grade class in Burnet, Texas. The students are arranged in three rows outside of a stone building and have their hands around one another's shoulders. The boy in the far left of the photo is Wendell Lee Tarver. Writing on the front of the photograph says "First Gr., Burnet, Tex., 1938" in the lower-left corner and "'Mecca' San - Ant" in the lower-right corner. The name "Wendell Lee Tarver" is handwritten on the back.
Date: 1938
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Burnet, Texas Fourth Grade Class Photo]

Photograph of the 1941 fourth grade class in Burnet, Texas. The students are arranged in four rows outside of a brick building, seated in the front rows and standing in the back. Wendell Lee Tarver is in the front row, second from the right. Writing on the front of the photograph says "Fourth Grade, Burnet, Tex., 1941."
Date: 1941
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cadet Formations at Muster]

Photograph of several lines of men wearing uniforms standing in formation on a field; a number of U.S. and other flags are visible at various points along the lines. Spectators are visible in the foreground of the image. Handwritten on back: "Officers front & center."
Date: April 21, 1946
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cadets Cleaning Barracks]

Group portrait of cadets dressed casually and posing with mops, brooms, and buckets inside the barracks. Handwritten on back: "Cleaning up for Fed Inspection."
Date: 1948~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cadets in Formation]

Photograph taken from bleacher seating of a large number of people arranged in lines far away on a large, open field including a number of flags visible in the group. Other spectators are visible in the foreground of the image. Handwritten note on back: "Officers front & center."
Date: April 21, 1946
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cadets Passing for Review]

Photograph of a line of A&M cadets walking across an open field in front of a large number of other cadets standing in formation behind them. One young man in uniform is crouched on the ground in front of the line. Handwritten note on back: "Gail Brendrett 'B' QMC Passing in Review."
Date: April 21, 1946
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charles Sebesta Outside Barracks]

Photograph of Charles Sebesta visible from the knees up, wearing a military-style uniform including a garrison cap, posing in front of a screen door with his hands behind his back and his elbows akimbo. Behind him, to the right, text appears to be chalked next to the door, but it is only partially visible.
Date: 1948~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cousins Fishing]

Photograph of Paula Daniels and her younger cousin, Lynn, seated with their legs over the edge of a dock, turning to look back at the camera. They are holding fishing poles and two jars are on the dock next to them. Handwritten note on the back: "Paula and Lina at 'La Ceja' April 1965."
Date: April 1965
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Darwin, James, and Robert Outside Barracks]

Photograph of three young men -- identified on the back as Darwin Cargill, James Taylor, and Robert Tilson -- posing with their arms around one another, visible from the waist up outside a building with double screen doors. They are wearing military-style uniforms, but the boys on either end have their jackets open, with T-shirts underneath. Text is chalked around the doorframe behind them, including "Mothers" at the top and "P[...]ology Majors Inside" at the upper-right.
Date: 1948~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Derrick and Tank in Field]

Photograph of an oil or gas derrick with a truck parked behind it at right and a large storage tank at left. There is a large open field in the foreground and a forested area is visible in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Derrick and Truck]

Photograph of an oil or gas derrick tower in the middle of a field that is bounded by trees. A large truck is parked to the right of the tower and there is a large mound of dirt near the right side of the image. There appears to be a person running toward the tower.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Derrick Near Dirt Road]

Photograph of an oil or gas derrick in a cleared area in front of trees. There appears to be a truck parked behind the derrick and a second vehicle driving through the trees on the left side of the image.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Derrick Tower in a Field]

Photograph of an oil or gas derrick and tower in a field. Two large trucks are parked behind the tower and there appear to be pipes or other equipment on the ground to the right of the tower. Trees are visible in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dog in a Field]

Photograph of a dark-colored dog identified as "Pretzel" standing in a field full of tall grass.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History