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Air Base Water Pump

Photograph of an air base water pump pumping flood water in Abilene. There is a pipe spewing water in the front and a hose and pump in the back. There is a car in the background.
Date: 1950
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Boys in Chemistry Class

Copy negative of students Bill Wright, Jr., Robert Hopkins, and Terrell Hamilton working in a chemistry class in Abilene High School. The boys are wearing aprons, working at a table with beakers, and there are more supplies on the shelves behind them.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Calliope

Copy negative of the McMurry College calliope on the street in front of the Metro Theater in Abilene with a group of people standing around it in the mid 1950's.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Couple by House

Copy negative of Mamie Hatchett and John Berry in Stephens County, Texas where he was born. They are standing on the left of the picture with a dog, in front of a stone house with a car partially visible in the foreground.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Couple on Horses

Copy negative of Joan Medford riding a dun or buckskin horse named Sandy and Johnny Medford on a horse named Carbon Copy in a field with trees on John Berry's Ranch.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ferguson Hall at Simmons University

Copy negative of Ferguson Hall at Hardin-Simmons University. The building has three levels and there are cars parked in front.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Girl on Fence

Copy negative of an HSU Cowgirl in western costume sitting on a fence, holding a rope.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Girl on Fence by Horse

Copy negative of an HSU Cowgirl in western costume sitting on a fence with a white horse beside a building.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Girls and Horses in Corral

Copy negative of two HSU Cowgirls in western clothing with the HSU Six White Horses in a corral. There are more horses in the background on the left and a barn on the right.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Girls with Marine Officer

Copy negative of two HSU Cowgirls in western costumes with a uniformed Marine.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Group by Bus

Copy negative of people standing in a line outside a building by a bus at a Wholesaler's Trade Trip. They are standing near stores titled Saddle Shop, Friendly Finance Co. Personal Loans, and Retail Merchants Association.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Headstone, Cemetery

Copy negative of two pictures of headstones for Ely family members in the cemetery in Ely, Texas with other headstones and trees in the background. The stone on the left is for L. W. Ely who was born January 18, 1829 and died May 11, 1904.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

High School Reunion

Copy negative of a group of nine people standing outside a building in Clyde, Texas at a High School Reunion. There are a car and motorcycle parked in the background on the right.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Horn Trio, Trumpet Section

Copy negative of McMurry College Band members, from left to right, Don Hamilton, Willis Gidden, and Bob Newman in uniform, playing trumpets in the late 1950's. Two are standing, and the one on the right is sittting, and there are five pictures and a map on the wall behind them.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Horses in Field

Copy negative of three horses in a field in front of a pond at John Berry's ranch taken in the late 1950's. The pinto in the middle is children's horse Polly, and the one on the right is a yearling.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

HSU Homecoming at Playing Field

Copy negative of the HSU Cowgirls and Cowboy Band performing on the field with other people and a car at an HSU Homecoming Ceremony in the 1950's.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Kraft Cheese Display at Thornton's #1

Photograph of a product display in a grocery store identified as Thornton's. The display consists of bottles of Kraft brand oil in small boxes surrounding an oven. On top of the oven, there are three signs, two of which are the same. Text on the duplicate signs say "Free Recipes Here! How to make any cake (requiring shortening) with Kraft All-Purpose Oil Fully Pink 29¢;" they also have a picture of a cake missing a slice on them. The headline on the middle sign says "Ladies! You Can Win Valuable Prizes in Thornton's Cake Bake Contest." That sign also lists prices and cooking ingredients, and has illustrations of a cake, oven, Kraft brand oil, and the exterior of Thornton's. In the background of the photograph, there are aisles of groceries, an unidentified man, and a banner sign that is partially visible.
Date: 1950
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Kraft Cheese Display at Thornton's #1

Photograph of a display for a grocery store identified as Thornton's. The display consists of a tall stack of packages of Kraft's Parkay Margarine sitting besides a meat display case; the display case is filled with various meat products. On top of the case, there is a television set with packages of Kraft's Parkay Margarine displayed beside it. Beside the margarine, there are various canned and bottled products. There are four identical signs in the display; text on the signs say "Win a 21" RCA Victor Color TV Set in Parkay Margarine's BIG $75,000 Jingle Contest 45 Color TV sets - 354 Prizes in all...3 Contests First contest closes March 12, 1955 Second contest closes March 26, 1955 Third contest closes April 9, 1955." There is also an illustration of Parkay Margarine on the signs. In the background, there is a door and vent; there are streamers above the television.
Date: 1950
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Kraft Cheese Display at Thornton's #2

Photograph of a display for a grocery store identified as Thornton's. The display consists of a tall stack of packages of Kraft's Parkay Margarine sitting besides a meat display case; the display case is filled with various meat products. On top of the case, there is a television set with packages of Kraft's Parkay Margarine displayed beside it. Beside the margarine, there are various canned and bottled products. There are four identical signs in the display; text on the signs say "Win a 21" RCA Victor Color TV Set in Parkay Margarine's BIG $75,000 Jingle Contest 45 Color TV sets - 354 Prizes in all...3 Contests First contest closes March 12, 1955 Second contest closes March 26, 1955 Third contest closes April 9, 1955." There is also an illustration of Parkay Margarine on the signs. In the background, there is a door and vent; there are streamers above the television.
Date: 1950
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Kraft Cheese Display at Thornton's #2

Photograph of a product display in a grocery store identified as Thornton's. The display consists of bottles of Kraft brand oil in small boxes surrounding an oven. On top of the oven, there are three signs, two of which are the same. Text on the duplicate signs say "Free Recipes Here! How to make any cake (requiring shortening) with Kraft All-Purpose Oil Fully Pink 29¢;" they also have a picture of a cake missing a slice on them. The headline on the middle sign says "Ladies! You Can Win Valuable Prizes in Thornton's Cake Bake Contest." That sign also lists prices and cooking ingredients, and has illustrations of a cake, oven, Kraft brand oil, and the exterior of Thornton's. In the background of the photograph, there are aisles of groceries, an unidentified man, and a banner sign that is partially visible.
Date: 1950
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Man and Woman on Fence

Copy negative of an HSU Cowgirl and Cowboy in western costumes. She is sitting on a fence and he is standing on the left. The Riding School building is behind them.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Man by Grave

Copy negative of John Berry standing in a cemetery by Maxwell's grave. There are headstones around him, fences, trees, and a building.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Man with Colt

Copy negative of Arkie Pierce leading a young dark colored horse near a stone fence stacked by John Berry at Berry Ranch in the late 1950's. There are two other men in the background by the gate.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mare with Foals

Copy negative of a light colored Quarter Horse mare and two foals, one dark and one light colored, standing in a fenced area with a feed trough on the ground and trees in the background.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History