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[Photograph of Behrens Chapel Fire]
Photograph of the Behrens Chapel fire at Hardin-Simmons University, showing fire trucks parked along the street and firefighters unrolling fire hoses.
Date:
1957
Creator:
Blevins, Stan
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Old Behrens Chapel Fire]
Photograph of the original Behrens Chapel on fire, showing a large crowd of onlookers watching as firefighters attempt to put out the fire with fire hoses. A fire truck can be seen parked in to grass, with a firefighter climbing up the ladder to the roof of the building.
Date:
Autumn 1957
Creator:
Blevins, Stan
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Behrens Hall]
Photograph of the construction of Behrens Hall at Hardin-Simmons University. A note on the back of the photo identifies this building as a women’s dormitory. Scaffolding on the side of the building and metal pipes scattered in the dirt can be seen.
Date:
1952
Creator:
Jones-Kennye Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Behrens Chapel Demolition]
Photograph of the Behrens Chapel demolition after the fire, showing stacks of bricks with the burnt building in the background. Handwritten note on the back of the photo, "Demolition of old Behrens Chapel after fire -- 1957."
Date:
1957
Creator:
Knight, Don
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Old Behrens Chapel Interior]
Photograph of students sitting in auditorium seats to listen to W. F. Leonard during his speech. Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "Picture made Feb 27 - Hardin-Simmons -- W. F. Leonard speaking at Chapel program. -- 1957."
Date:
February 27, 1957
Creator:
Lloyd Jones
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Behrens Chapel After Fire]
Photograph of the original Behrens Chapel after the fire, showing what was left of the building. The interior of the first and second story as well as rubble can be seen in the photo.
Date:
1957
Creator:
Roberts Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Firefighters at Behrens Chapel]
Photograph of a group of firefighters pointing a hose inside Behrens Chapel to put the fire out.
Date:
1957
Creator:
Roberts Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Old Behrens Chapel Fire]
Photograph of the Behrens Chapel fire at Hardin-Simmons University. Groups of firefighters can be seen with fire hoses that they are shooting in the building's windows.
Date:
1957
Creator:
Roberts Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Old Behrens Chapel Fire]
Photograph of the Behrens Chapel fire at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. Firefighters and a student can be seen shooting a fire hose at one of the building's windows. There are notes on the back of the photo about including the image in the campus newspaper, The Brand.
Date:
1957
Creator:
Roberts Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Old Behrens Chapel Fire]
Photograph of the original Behrens Chapel on fire at Hardin-Simmons University. The photo shows a large cloud of smoke coming from the rear of the building, behind Caldwell Hall.
Date:
November 1957
Creator:
Roberts Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. D. Sandefer Jr. to H. A. Pender, E. F. Pittard, Dan Moody, Claude McAden, and Barney Carter - February 9, 1950]
Letter from J. D. Sandefer Jr. to Mrs. Pender, Mrs. Pittard, Mrs. Moody, Mrs. McAden, and Mr. Carter concerning a photo he found while at his mother’s house in Abilene. He includes a limerick that he describes as “unfair to use.”
Date:
February 9, 1950
Creator:
Sandefer, J. D., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Film Crew Inside Riding School]
Photograph of a man helping an actor with his shirt inside the Hardin-Simmons University Riding School barn. Horses can be seen in their stalls beside the pair. This scene has been created for the crew that films in the foreground.
Date:
1951
Creator:
Thurman's Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Filming at HSU Riding School]
Photograph of a film crew inside the barn of the Riding School at Hardin-Simmons University. A boom operator holds a microphone down from the rafters.
Date:
1951
Creator:
Thurman's Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Filming at HSU Riding School]
Photograph of a film crew at the Hardin-Simmons University Riding School. Taken from outside of the building, men and various filming equipment can be seen inside the riding barn.
Date:
1951
Creator:
Thurman's Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Filming at HSU Riding School]
Photograph of a film crew at the Hardin-Simmons University Riding School. Taken from outside of the building, men and various filming equipment can be seen inside the riding barn.
Date:
1951
Creator:
Thurman's Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Filming at HSU Riding School]
Photograph of a film crew at the Hardin-Simmons University Riding School. Taken from outside of the building, men and various filming equipment can be seen inside the riding barn.
Date:
1951
Creator:
Thurman's Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Filming in Riding School]
Photograph of a couple inside the Hardin-Simmons University Riding School barn. Horses can be seen in their stalls beside the pair. This scene has been created for the crew that films in the foreground.
Date:
1951
Creator:
Thurman's Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Makeup Application]
Photograph of a man applying makeup to a woman’s face for a filming event at the Hardin-Simmons University Riding School.
Date:
1951
Creator:
Thurman's Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Shaving for Filming Purposes]
Photograph of a man holding a shaving razor up to an individual sitting in a barber’s chair in preparation for filming at the Riding School.
Date:
1951
Creator:
Thurman's Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aerial Photograph of Hardin-Simmons University]
Aerial photograph of the Hardin-Simmons University campus looking north, showing the Sandefer Memorial, Rose Field House, Blanche Lange Hall, Caldwell Hall, and other buildings. Residential neighborhoods and houses surrounding the land of the campus are also shown.
Date:
[1954..]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Anna Hall Interior]
Photograph of student studying on couches and chairs in the newly remodeled Anna Hall Student Center at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas.
Date:
1950
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Anna Hall Student Center Interior]
Photograph of student studying on couches and chairs in the newly remodeled Anna Hall Student Center at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas.
Date:
1950
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Map of the Hardin-Simmons University Campus]
Map of the Hardin-Simmons University campus in Abilene, Texas, with various buildings and streets labeled. Hand-drawn arrows mark a one way path in front of the Hunter Memorial Hall and Mary-Frances Hall buildings.
Date:
[1952..1965]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of 1955 HSU Cheerleaders]
Photograph of the 1955 Hardin-Simmons University cheerleading team holding hands. From left to right: Loren Roberts, Pal Swartz, Kenneth Wright, Pat Speck, and Britton Wood. A young girl with pigtails can be seen standing slightly in front of and in between Loren Roberts and Pal Swartz.
Date:
1955
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History