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Abilene Library Consortium
450
Sayles and Sayles Collection
307
T. N. Carswell Collection
40
The Brand (Abilene, TX)
31
Texas Digital Newspaper Program
31
William J. Bryan Collection
31
Abilene Photograph Collection
20
Range Rider
10
Jesse Wallace Williams Map Collection
4
Hardin-Simmons University Catalogs
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Exterior View of Hemphill Wells Department Store and Moutray Oil Service Station
Copy negative of street scene with cars and unidentified people standing outside of the Moutray Oil Service Station. To the left of the service station is a large brick building housing the Hemphill Wells Department Store.
Date:
1940~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Women's Softball Team; Automobiles in Background
Copy negative of six women dressed in team uniforms with the Moutray Oil Company logo posing with softball equipment. There are several automobiles and farm buildings in the background.
Date:
1940~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ranch Hands on Horseback
Copy negative of John Berry (center) and four ranch hands on horseback at Berry Ranch. Written in the top right corner is the number 46.
Date:
1940~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rambouillet Sheep
Copy negative of a group of registered Rambouillet sheep in a field at John Berry's ranch.
Date:
1940~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Portrait of Boy
Copy negative of a portrait of young Charley Frank Dennis wearing a patterned shirt taken in the 1940's.
Date:
1940~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Band Members
Copy negative of some HSU Cowboy Band members and HSU Cowgirls. Three are standing by the Cowboy Band logo, one is sitting playing a trumpet, and more are in the background on the right.
Date:
1940~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Band Members
Copy negative of HSU Cowgirls and a Cowboy in western costumes sitting on the ground.
Date:
1940~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Man Conducting Band
Copy negative of David Banos conducting the McMurry Band in the late 1940's, viewed from behind the band. The band members are seated, playing their instruments, and Jim Verner and another man are sitting at the front of the room.
Date:
1940~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Man and Boy on Horses
Copy negative of John Berry on buckskin or dun horse Sandy with young Jim Berry on a dark colored pony with a star named Skeet, near a house with trees in the background.
Date:
1940~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Two Men on Horses
Copy negative of John Berry on horse Sandy (right) and another man on a horse with trees in the background at John Berry's ranch.
Date:
1940~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Child with Dog in Yard
Copy negative of little Pat McDaniel standing in a yard, holding puppy Tuffy, and wearing a helmet. Behind her is a stack of wood, a fence, and a tree.
Date:
1940~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baby Pictures
Copy negative of two portraits of babies. The photograph on the left is of Norma Ann Smith in a light colored dress laying on some silky fabric, taken in the 1940's. The picture on the right is of Theodore Stephen Green sitting in a chair, laughing with a white background, taken in 1950.
Date:
1940~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
General Highway Map Hunt County, Texas
Highway map of Hunt County, Texas, showing rivers, lakes, creeks, streams, cities, towns, outlying buildings (including schools, churches, and post offices), roads, highways (giving mileage betweem points), bridges, railroads, cemeteries, state roadside parks, airline routes, and airfields. Map includes ten inset maps - Merit, Peniel, Inset No. 1, Inset No. 2, Fairlie, Cash, Floyd, Kingston, Jardin, and Inset No. 3 - and an extensive legend indicating geographical and human-made features in the lower-right corner. Scale [ca. 1:126,720] (2 miles to the inch).
Date:
1940
Creator:
Texas State Highway Department
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
General Highway Map Lamar County Texas
Highway map of Lamar County, Texas, showing rivers, lakes, creeks, streams, cities, towns, outlying buildings (includin schools, churches, and post offices), roads, highways (giving mileage betweem points), bridges, railroads, cemeteries, oil or gas wells, mines or quarries, state roadside parks, and airports. Map includes eight inset maps - East Paris Subdivision, Petty, Cunningham, Pattonville, Powderly, Brookston, Howland, and Biardstown - and an extensive legend indicating geographical and human-made features. Scale [ca. 1:126,720] (2 miles to the inch).
Date:
1940
Creator:
Texas. Highway Department.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas: San Lorenzo Creek Quadrangle
Topographic quadrangle map of the San Lorenzo Quadrangle, showing roads and highways, water bodies, the border between Dimmit County and Webb County, ranches and farms, water tanks, and landmarks. Relief shown by contours (interval 20 feet) and spot heights. Scale 1:62,500
Date:
1940
Creator:
Rehberg, A., Jr. & Greene, A. K.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Blanco sheet
Topographic quadrangle map of Blanco, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing parts of Blanco, Burnet, Comal, Travis, and Hays Counties. The map indicates county lines, towns, roads, rivers, creeks, and areas of elevation. Relief shown by contours (interval 50 feet) and spot heights. Scale 1:125,000 On verso: Explanation and history of topographic maps of the U.S. and standard symbols used.
Date:
1940
Creator:
Gannett, Henry; Thompson, A. H.; Douglas, E. M. & Fitch, C. H.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Bronco, Yearbook of Hardin-Simmons University, 1940
Yearbook for Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas includes photos of and information about the school, student body, professors, and organizations.
Date:
1940
Creator:
Hardin-Simmons University
Object Type:
Yearbook
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Lucian Q. Campbell]
Portrait of Lucian Quitman Campbell, visible from the shoulders up, wearing a dark-colored suit and tie. He was acting president of Hardin-Simmons University from June to August 1940.
Date:
1940
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Aileen Culpepper]
Photograph of Aileen Culpepper standing in front of a column of a brick buildings on the Hardin-Simmons University campus in Abilene, Texas. She wears a light-colored skirt suit with a brooch on her left lapel. The entrance of the building can be seen in the background.
Date:
1940
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Catalogue of Hardin-Simmons University, 1939-1940
Catalogue describes the governance, history, admission requirements, course offerings, and campus life of Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas.
Date:
April 1940
Creator:
Hardin-Simmons University
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Form letter from J. H. Brashears addressed to Other Medicinal Permit Holders of Texas - October 19, 1940]
A form letter addressed to Other Medicinal Permit Holders of Texas, from City Drug, Inc., Perryton, Texas, (J. H. Brashears, President), dated October 19, 1940. Brashears advises of his support for the plan to protect the present law which permits druggists to dispense liquor by prescriptions under the medicinal permit law. He compels druggists to contribute $100 to the fund and recommends Mr. Max Boyer believing that much good will be accomplished through his endeavors and the other connections he has in Austin.
Date:
October 19, 1940
Creator:
Brashears, J. H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A Call to Texas Drys in State Senatorial District, No. 24 - December 12, 1940
A document titled "Call to Texas Drys in State Senatorial District No. 24. The document announces a meeting to be held in Abilene, Texas, Thursday December 12 [1940] at 10:00 a.m. at the First Baptist Church. "Purpose of the meeting: To canvas the liquor drug store situation in our dry territory, and plan for corrective measures through our representatives in the State's lawmaking body." Senatorial District No. 24 is composed of Mitchell, Scurry, Nolan, Fisher, Haskell, Jones, Taylor, Callahan, Shackleford, Throckmorton, Stephens and Eastland Counties.
Date:
December 12, 1940
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flag Day, 1940 - June 14, 1940]
An editorial essay titled "Flag Day, 1940." The essay was reprinted from The New York Times, June 14, 1940.
Date:
June 14, 1940
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
BASIC IDEALS OF CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY - July 5-6, 1940
An essay titled "Basic Ideals of Constitutional Democracy," adopted at the Conference on Democratic Processes, Union College, Schenectady, New York, dated July 5-6, 1940. Dixon Ryan Fox, Chairman of Committee on Democratic Processes, National Foundation for Education in American Citizenship.
Date:
{1940-07-05..1940-07-06}
Creator:
National Foundation For Education in American Citizenship
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History