Resource Type

[Photograph of Helen Snapp with Silver Corvette]

Photograph of WASP wearing a dark blue WASP uniform standing to the left of a silver corvette , with people gathered in the background. The corvette has a sign in the front window that reads, "Helen Snapp WASP WWII." Handwritten text on the back of the photo indicates the woman is Helen Snapp, and that the photo was taken at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: May 2005
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Helen Snapp with Other WASP at Luncheon]

Photograph of a group WASP with a man and woman, sitting around a round table in a room full of other people at round tables inside a ballroom. Handwritten text on the back of the photo indicates the names of WASP including Helen Snapp in the photograph.
Date: September 25, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Helen Snapp in WASP Cut-Out]

Photograph of Helen Snapp sticking her face through the circle in a board depicting a pilot with a parachute on their back. The pilot has been illustrated standing on an airport tarmac, with painted text reading. "Best Kept Secret of WWII!" Handwritten text on the back of the photo indicates the woman is WASP Helen Snapp, and that the photo was taken at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: May 2005
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of WASP at Avenger Field Statue Unveiling]

Photograph of WASP gathered around The Graduate statue. Handwritten text on the back of the photo indicate the women are gathered for the statue unveiling and museum groundbreaking at Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: May 2005
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Two Women Sitting in Cockpit of Plane]

Photograph of two women sitting in the cockpit of a plane, looking back towards the camera. Both are wearing headsets. A man shown from the shoulders up and wearing a headset is sitting closer to the camera, on the left. Handwritten text on the back of the photo indicates the two women, named Fran and Lauren, are at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas for the groundbreaking of the WASP museum.
Date: May 2005
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Pitching Washers]

Photographic slide of children participating in a lawn game of pitching washers toward several boxes at the 2004 Western Heritage Day. The Hardin-Simmons University Richardson Library (left) and lines of children walking from the building can be seen in the background.
Date: 2004
Creator: Fink, Larry
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Hardin-Simmons University Trustees, 2003]

Photograph of the Hardin-Simmons University Board of Trustees on the front steps of a campus buildings. The people pictured have been identified on the back of the photo.
Date: Spring 2003
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Cowboy Singers]

Photograph of Taylor Rankin (seated) and other cowboy singers performing at the 2009 Western Heritage Day hosted by Hardin-Simmons University.
Date: 2009
Creator: Maynard, Shannon Collins
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Man Holding Branding Iron]

Photograph of a man holding a branding iron at the 2009 Western Heritage Day. Two fire pits to heat the irons can be seen at the man’s feet and in the background.
Date: 2009
Creator: Maynard, Shannon Collins
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Pumping Water]

Photograph of a young woman pouring a bucket of water into a water pump as a boy watches at the 2009 Western Heritage Day.
Date: 2009
Creator: Maynard, Shannon Collins
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Gary Fraser with Dessert]

Photograph of Gary Fraser, in a green apron and a cowboy hat, presenting trays of tradition Western desserts to a group of excited girls at the 2008 Western Heritage Day. Children playing and enjoying the festivities on a lawn, various mature trees, and a purple golf cart can be seen in the background.
Date: 2008
Creator: Maynard, Shannon Collins
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The Spicer Family Christmas Card]

Christmas photo card of the Spicer family gathered in front of the fireplace. Note on the back of the photograph reads, “We waited to send out cards until we could take this picture at our Christmas gathering on December 21. Pictured are (back row l-r) Johnny and Connie Earp, Cindy Spicer, Carlene and Charles Spicer, Holder Biemeret, Carrie Spicer, Mallary, Kim, and Chuck Spicer, (front rowl-r) Hollie and Hannah Biemeret, Hamilton Spicer, and Hope Biemeret.”
Date: December 21, 2003
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Photograph of Bob Collins Telling Stories at Western Heritage Day

Photograph of Bob Collins, who wears a white polo shirt, reading from a picture book to a group of children and their parents at the 2009 Western Heritage Day. The group – sitting down on grass – huddles around him to form a circle.
Date: 2009
Creator: Maynard, Shannon Collins
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Merl Lawson and Sonja Clayton]

Photographic slide of Merl Lawson and Sonja Clayton talking at the 2004 Western Heritage Day. A bronze horse on a table can be seen in the foreground to the left.
Date: 2004
Creator: Fink, Larry
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Connally Missions Center]

Photograph of the Connally Missions Center, showing the front, one side, and the parking lot of the one-story brick building. Handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, “Connally Missions Center -- Gift of J. Ed & Dr. Virginia Boyd Connally -- Dedicated February 2000.”
Date: [2000..]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Bob Fink with Goat]

Photographic slide of Bob Fink, wearing a blue blazer and a baseball cap, passing a white baby goat to an excited boy who holds his hands out at the 2004 Western Heritage Day. Other children can be seen in the area, passing around the goats to pet. A multistory, red brick building can be seen in the background.
Date: 2004
Creator: Richardson, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of James Leddy with Children]

Photographic slide of James Leddy, wearing a denim shirt and a cowboy hat, instructing children in the art of boot making at the 2003 Western Heritage Day. The children gather around Leddy in a semi-circle as he speaks to them.
Date: 2003
Creator: Diekel, Tom
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Alice Specht with Children at Western Heritage Day]

Photographic slide of Alice Specht leading a group of children to the chuck wagon cookout at the 2004 Western Heritage Day. Robert McClellan and Gary Stephenson can be seen in the background.
Date: 2004
Creator: Richardson, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Sonja Clayton at Western Heritage Day]

Photographic slide of Sonja Clayton at the Western Heritage Day in 2004. She is shown talking to two children and a woman who stand behind her.
Date: 2004
Creator: Fink, Larry
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Cowboy Band Member]

Photograph of a student in the Hardin-Simmons University Cowboy Band playing a French horn at the 2009 Western Heritage Day. She wears a yellow button-down shirt, bandanna, a large belt buckle, and chaps. Several white plastic chairs can be seen in the background.
Date: 2009
Creator: Maynard, Shannon Collins
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Brush Arbor Preaching]

Photographic slide of young students in matching red tee shirts sitting under a brush arbor at Western Heritage Day in 2004. A woman, holding her arms out, performs in front of the children, who watch attentively.
Date: 2004
Creator: Fink, Larry
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Chicken Dance]

Photographic slide of children and adults participating in the “Chicken Dance” at Western Heritage Day in 2004. All of the dancers can be seen holding hands and walking in a circle. One of the women has been identified as Stacey Collins.
Date: 2004
Creator: Fink, Larry
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Gary Stephenson with Cherry Pie]

Photograph of Gary Stephenson showing a group of young children a chuck wagon "pizza" at the 2008 Western Heritage Day.
Date: 2008
Creator: Maynard, Shannon Collins
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Boy at Western Heritage Day]

Photograph of a young boy holding a branded "HSU" block of wood at the 2004 Western Heritage Day at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. The boy wears a blue jacket and a yellow "HSU Sheriff's Posse" badge on his t-shirt.
Date: 2004
Creator: Richardson, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History