[1950 Train Wreck]

Copy slide of a photograph of a train wreck in Abilene by South 1st and Treadaway. The damaged train is seen in the background around the railway and a few people are observing from the side road.
Date: 1950
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[North's Family in the 1950s]

Copy slide of a photograph of six members of the North family posing in front of a light-colored background wearing formal clothing.
Date: 1950
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Bishop J. Waskom Pickett]

Photograph of Methodist Bishop J. W. (Jarrell Waskom) Pickett (1890-1981). He is posing for his picture in a suit and tie.
Date: [1950..1970]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Dr. Mavis Terry Willson, Mrs. D. Eugene Slater, and Mrs. Gordon R. Bennett]

Photograph of Dr. Mavis Terry Willson (left), Mrs. D. Eugene Slater (center), and Mrs. Gordon R. Bennett (right), taken at a luncheon for ministers' wives during McMurry College's lecture week.
Date: [1950..1970]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of E. L. Thornton]

Photograph of E. L. Thornton from Abilene, Texas who served on the McMurry College Board of Trustees. He is posing for his picture in a suit and tie.
Date: [1950..1960]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Frances Bell]

A photograph of Frances Bell visible from the chest up, wearing a light colored long-sleeve dress with a pen on her left shoulder. Frances Bell was associated with McMurry University in Abilene, Texas, during the 1950s and '60s.
Date: [1950..1960]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Interior of a Dormitory]

A photograph of the interior of one of the student dormitories at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas, showing part of the living room and kitchen area. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph, which refers to the Martin Residence Hall and the James Winford Hunt Memorial Residence Hall, reads "Martin or Hunt? Which?"
Date: [1950..1969]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of J. Foster Hamilton]

Photograph of Reverend J. Foster Hamilton, Methodist minister from Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Date: [1950..1965]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of McMurry College Indian Band]

Postcard with a photograph of the McMurry College Indian Band, taken in 1950-1951. Raymond T. Bynum was the director.
Date: [1950..1951]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Oliver A. Bush]

Portrait of Oliver A. Bush sitting at a desk and working on papers.
Date: [1950..1969]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Oliver A. Bush at Desk]

Portrait of Oliver A. Bush sitting at his desk.
Date: [1950..1969]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Oliver A. Bush Helping Student]

Portrait of Oliver A. Bush helping a student, who wears an apron, in the print shop at McMurry University.
Date: [1950..1969]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Reverend Cecil Hardaway]

Photograph of Reverend Cecil Hardaway, Methodist minister.
Date: [1950..1970]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Reverend R. A. McNutt]

Photograph of Reverend R. A. McNutt, a Methodist minister. He is posing for his picture in a suit and tie.
Date: [1950..1970]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Vernie Newman]

Photograph of Vernie Newman. Newman was a Professor of Spanish and History at McMurry College from 1927-1968. She became head of the History Department in 1951, and retired as Associate Professor Emeritus in 1968. She was given an honorary doctorate by the college in 1985.
Date: [1950..1965]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Vernie Newman Holding a Book]

Photograph of Vernie Newman holding a book. Newman was a Professor of Spanish and History at McMurry College from 1927-1968.
Date: [1950..1970]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Laura Jewel Davis Scarborough]

A photograph of Laura Jewel Davis Scarborough (1887-1968), visible from the shoulders up.
Date: [1950..1968]
Creator: Thurman's Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Young Men Run On the Sand]

Photograph of four young men running and crawling away from the camera on a sandy area. Two of the young men are wearing suits, and two are wearing dress shirts and pants. On the left side of the photo, another person's foot is just barely visible. There is text reading, "Rex Mauldin 1950" on the bottom border of the photo, and a "7360" on stamped on the back.
Date: 1950
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Bishop Dan Solomon]

Photograph of Methodist Bishop Dan Solomon, taken when he was a student at McMurry College, where he graduated in 1956.
Date: [1951..1956]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Grant Teaff]

Portrait of Grant Teaff, McMurry College football coach from 1960-1965. This photograph was taken when Teaff was a student at McMurry for use in a run-off to McMurry Class Vice-President. He is posing for his picture in a suit and tie.
Date: [1951..1956]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Willson and Unknown Man]

Photograph of J. M. Willson (right), his wife Dr. Mavis Terry Willson (center), and an unknown man (left).
Date: [1951..1970]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Willson, Gordon Bennett, and Unknown Man]

Photograph of J. M. Willson (far right), his wife Dr. Mavis Terry Willson (second from right), Gordon R. Bennett (second from left), and an unknown man (far left).
Date: [1951..1970]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of McMurry Valentine Party]

Photograph of two women handing a gift to a man sitting in a chair between them at a Valentine party. A handwritten note on the back of the photo identifies them as Doris Johnson, McMurry President Dr. Harold G. Cooke, and Ona Belle True.
Date: 1952
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Dr. Martin Buren Stewart]

Photograph of Dr. Martin Buren Stewart in a cap and gown, holding a diploma. Stewart received an honorary degree from McMurry College.
Date: May 29, 1952
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History