Resource Type

Man and Woman in Yard; Portrait of Woman

Copy negative of two pictures. The first is of Menvil Mae Buchanan and Scott Lavette Seastrunk standing in a yard with plants behind them, taken in 1924 in Putnam, Texas. The second picture is a portrait of Menvil Mae Buchanan Seastrunk in 1947, taken at the Baker Hotel in Dallas, Texas.
Date: {1924,1947}
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Man and Woman; Portrait of Man; Portrait of Woman

1 copy negative of scrapbook pages with various photographs; three central photographs are fully visible with other, partially visible photographs surrounding them. The first, in the upper left shows an unknown woman in a long dress and apron standing in front of a house with a porch. A man stands behind her, with his arms wrapped around her. To the right, the second photograph is a portrait of Francis Marion Winfield Scott Seastrunk taken in 1923 and the third photograph is a portrait of Hallie May Harris Seastrunk taken in 1942.
Date: {1923,1942}
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Men in Office; Man Standing in Creek

Copy negative of two pictures. The first is of a two men with initials L. O. S. and H. R. M. standing in the office of the Meyer Brothers and Perini wearing suits. There are handwritten notes at the bottom of the picture. The second picture is of a man standing on stones in a creek.
Date: {1926-12-20,1940~}
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Girl

1 copy negative of two images. Image A is a portrait of Mary Adeline Xenia Buchanan taken in 1924. She is sitting on a stool with her ankles and her arms crossed. She is wearing a striped skirt and pearls. Image B is a close portrait of Bobbie Jean Williams taken in 1944.
Date: {1924,1944}
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Sisters; Man by Car

Copy negative of two pictures. The first is a portrait of sisters Mary Adeline Xenia and Bertha Leo Buchanan taken in 1920. The second is of Robert R. Williams standing on a road by the back of a car, taken in 1926.
Date: {1920,1926}
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Woman in Park; Women by Storage Tank

Copy negative of two pictures. In the first, Bertha Leo Buchanan is standing in Cameron Park in Waco, Texas with plants and trees behind her, taken in 1929. In the second, Bertha Leo Buchanan and Elsie West are standing together in front of a storage tank in a field in Putnam, Texas with trees in the background, taken in 1939.
Date: {1929,1939}
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Woman in Yard

Copy negative of two pictures of Bertha Leo Buchanan standing in a yard. The first was taken in 1927 and there are bushes behind her. The second was taken in 1938 and there is a house with porch and vines behind her.
Date: {1927,1938}
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Building Exterior #1

Copy negative of the Wooten Hotel in Abilene viewed from the street. There are cars on the street, a stop light and another building on the left.
Date: 1929~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Building Exterior #2

Copy negative of the Wooten Hotel in Abilene viewed from the street. There are cars on the street, a stop light and another building on the left.
Date: 1929~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Simmons College Tire Cover]

Photograph of the back of an automobile, showing the Simmons College spare tire cover. The heads of Evelyn Harvey (later Brewer) and John Brewer can be seen sticking out of either window.
Date: 1929
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Old Behrens Chapel]

Photograph of the old auditorium building, Behrens Chapel, at Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. Note on the back of the photo reads, "July 1928 -- Auditorium -- Side of old Behrens."
Date: July 1928
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Cowboy Band, 1929]

Official group photograph of the 1929 Simmons University Cowboy Band. The uniformed men stand in two rows and display their instruments.
Date: June 1928
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Cowgirl Band at Confederate Veterans Reunion]

Group photograph of the Simmons College Cowgirls at the United Confederate Veterans Reunion in Little Rock, Arkansas. The Confederate, U.S., and Texas flags are flown by flag bearers to the left of the group. Note on the bottom of the photo: "Cowboy Band -- U.C.V. Little Rock"
Date: May 10, 1928
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Group outside Building]

Photograph, from left to right, of Nora Wells, Floyd H. Jones, and an unidentified woman standing in front of a campus building at Simmons University. The women hold onto the arms of the man, who stands between them.
Date: March 11, 1928
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of J. D. Sandefer in Car]

Photograph of Mr. Caldwell and Dr. Jefferson D. Sandefer (passenger) in an automobile with a Simmons College pennant attached to the hood ornament. The driver's side door is stamped with a "West Texas Motor Co." sticker.
Date: 1928?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Will Rogers and Jefferson Sandefer with Cowboy Band]

Photograph of Will Rogers and President Jefferson D. Sandefer (1909-1940) with Simmons University band members. Note on bottom of photo: "Will Rogers and Prexy Sandefer - 1928."
Date: 1928
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Dan Moody's Inaugural Band]

Photograph of the Simmons University Cowboy Band taken in front of a courthouse. Each band member holds his instrument and has his cowboy hat at his feet. Note in bottom margin of the photo reads, “Gov. Dan Moody’s Official Inaugural Band -- Simmons University -- Abilene, Texas -- Taken - 1/19/27.”
Date: January 19, 1927
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Ferguson Hall Construction]

Group photograph of workmen standing on the Ferguson Hall scaffolding during construction of the dormitory. Piles of lumber and wheelbarrows filled with gravel and dirt can be seen. Handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, “Andrew Rylant Abilene, Tex -- Dormitory Build.”
Date: 1927
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Corral]

Photograph taken from the street of “The Corral” gym at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas.
Date: [1926..1971]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Julius Olsen]

Portrait of Julius Olsen, visible from the shoulders up, wearing a dark-colored suit and striped tie. A handwritten note has been make in the lower-right corner: "Julius Olsen -- 1926."
Date: 1926
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Verna Smith Holding Paint Palette]

Full-body portrait of Verna Smith holding a paint palette and brushes. She wears a "SU" sweater and a skirt with tights. Note beneath the photo reads, "Verna Smith class '26 -- Died Jan. '27 -- Presented to S. U. Library by her mother Mrs. U. M. Smith."
Date: 1926
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Verna Smith Holding Paint Palette]

Full-body portrait of Verna Smith holding a paint palette and brushes. She wears a "SU" sweater and a skirt with tights. Note in purple ink beneath the photo reads, "Verna Smith class '26 -- Died Jan. '27 -- Presented to S. U. Library by her mother Mrs. U. M. Smith." Portrait has been mounted in a red thread book with gold embossed lettering: "College Histories of Art."
Date: 1926
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Verna Smith Holding Paint Palette]

Full-body portrait of Verna Smith holding a paint palette and brushes. She wears a "SU" sweater and a skirt with tights. Note beneath the photo reads, "Verna Smith class '26 -- Died Jan. '27 -- Presented to S. U. Library by her mother Mrs. U. M. Smith."
Date: 1926
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Anna Hall]

Photograph of Anna Hall as the campus library, showing the building from across a large grassy area with well-groomed shrubs and hedges.
Date: [1925..1949]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History