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Music Band

Description: Copy negative of the Abilene Town Band of the 1880s. The men are sitting and standing, holding their instruments. From left to right they are T. A. Lipps, Pete Kauffman, Adolph Heyck, Dave Kauffman, J. T. Tarpley, Will Woodward, Turner Lesslie, and Wilson. Printed below is a paragraph about the band.
Date: 1880~
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Music Band

Description: Copy negative of the Abilene Town Band of the 1880s. The men are sitting and standing, holding their instruments. From left to right they are T. A. Lipps, Pete Kauffman, Adolph Heyck, Dave Kauffman, J. T. Tarpley, Will Woodward, Turner Lesslie, and Wilson. Printed below is a paragraph about the band.
Date: 1880~
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

People on Front Porch

Description: Copy negative of R. H. Parker and family standing on the porch of a large two story house at S. 2nd St. and Butternut in Abilene in the late 1880's. There is a fence in front and other buildings in the background.
Date: 1880~
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Wedding Portrait

Description: Copy negative of a wedding portrait of Sallie Parker Willis and Thomas Middlebrook Willis believed to be taken in Abilene, Texas. The photograph was either taken the day of the wedding or the day after. He is sitting in a chair on the right holding a hat, and she is standing behind him on the left holding her hat. They are in front of a studio background with columns. An official Texas historical marker was placed at Thomas Middlebrook Willis' grave in 2009 at the Masonic Cemetery of Abilene, T… more
Date: 1886
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Portrait of Couple

Description: Copy negative of a wedding portrait of Joe Baxter Wear and Hattie Hefner Wear in the 1890's in Young County, Texas. The photograph was taken by Goben-Caldwell of Henrietta, Texas.
Date: 1890~
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Forbis Family Portrait

Description: Copy photograph of a portrait of the Forbus family. Luther and Nannie Forbus stand behind their two youngest children Mary Frances Forbis and Orval John Forbis, who stand and sit on stools. The children, a toddler and a baby, wear white dresses. Nannie Forbus also wears a white dress with a flower pinned to the front. Luther Forbus wears a three-piece suit. Behind them is a painted backdrop of curtains. Below the photograph is a typed note that says, "Luther & Nannie Forbus and daughters."
Date: 1895/1896
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Auditorium

Description: Copy negative of the a Simmons College brochure with a picture of the auditorium viewed from the back. There are rows of seats and in the back is a stage with pianos and a painted forest background.
Date: 1900~
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Campus View

Description: Copy negative of a Simmons College brochure with a picture of the campus. There are a few buildings and a road with people and automobiles in the scene. On the right is a field with trees.
Date: 1900~
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Campus View

Description: Copy negative of a Simmons College brochure with a view of the campus. There is a cannon in a field with trees and two buildings in the background.
Date: 1900~
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Campus View

Description: Copy negative of a Simmons College brochure with a view of the campus. There are fields with trees, a road, and a few buildings in the background including Anna Hall.
Date: 1900~
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

College Campus View

Description: Copy negative of a Simmons College brochure with pictures of campus buildings on the left and right, an oval-shaped picture of a building above, and a design in the middle.
Date: 1900~
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
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