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[Picture postcard from T. N. Carswell addressed to Miss Peggy Anne Carswell - September 30, 1934]

Description: A picture postcard showing a photo labeled "The Mountain Drive, built by the C.C.C. Ft. Davis". The postcard includes correspondence to Miss Peggy Anne Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from D"addy" [T. N. Carswell], dated September 30, 1934, and postmarked Fort Davis, Tex., Oct. 1, 1934. A short handwritten note advises that he will get home before she receives this card.
Date: September 30, 1934
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)

[Mary Frances Hall]

Description: Copy negative of a line drawing of the Mary Frances Hall at Simmons College in Abilene, Texas. The drawing shows the three-story brick building from a three-quarter view, with students walking along the front walkway. Note at the bottom of the photograph reads, "New $40,000.00 Dormitory Building for Simmons College."
Date: 1916
Creator: Castle, David S.

[Photograph of the Simmons Grave Stone]

Description: Photograph of James B. Simmons’s headstone surrounded by a fence in the Founder’s Cemetery at Simmons College in Abilene, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Chambers

[Photograph of unknown soldier with arm around Eula Clark.]

Description: A photograph of a man in military dress uniform with his arm around Eula Clark. Eula is wearing a knee-length dress, heels, jewelry and a pompadour hat. The reverse side includes a handwritten note by Eula Clark regarding the photograph of the soldier and herself: "This boy - about 22-23 - was from N. J. [New Jersey]. We had a mutual friend in the Pacific so we tried to look very good."
Date: 1948
Creator: Clark, Eula

[Concept Drawing of Student Center]

Description: Architectural rendering of the student center at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. The lettering on the building does not include the donor’s name but lists the building as "Donor's Name Student Center."
Date: unknown
Creator: David S. Castle Co.

[Printed flyer promoting United Texas Drys]

Description: A printed flyer promoting United Texas Drys and requesting financial support. The front of the flyer includes a photo of Jeff Davis; the inside of the flyer is a map representing the wet and dry status of Texas at the beginning of 1943; the back of the flyer includes statistics supporting a campaign against liquor regarding the quantity of food wasted in the production of alcoholic liquors and the negative affects, medically and socially, of alcohol consumption.
Date: 1943
Creator: Davis, Jeff

[Anna Hall President's Office]

Description: Photograph of the president’s office in Anna Hall at Simmons University, showing a room with several chairs and couches. The coffee table in the middle of the room has a typewriter and a bust placed on the surface.
Date: [1904..1905]
Creator: Davis, W. B. (Ben)

[Photograph of Girls Graduating]

Description: Photograph of twenty-five girls standing on the steps of a brick building in graduation caps. Two younger girls sit at the feet of the graduating girls with a doll propped between them.
Date: 190X
Creator: Davis, W. B. (Ben)

[Photograph of Simmons College Class]

Description: Photograph of the students and faculty and staff of Simmons College on the steps of a building. A note on the back of the photo mentions a society.
Date: 1903
Creator: Davis, W. B. (Ben)

[Photograph of Tennis]

Description: Photograph of men playing tennis on a court at Simmons University. The person third from the left has been identified as Edward Jackson Woodward. A description about the owner and photographer is included in a note on the back of the photo.
Date: 1905?
Creator: Davis, W. B. (Ben)

[Photograph of Women's Club]

Description: Group photograph of a women’s club at Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. Note on the back of the photo reads, “Ladies Society - Simmons University, 1903 -- Bottom row: 2nd from left Mary Paxton (Mrs. Herman Pender) -- 3rd from left ([?] Dorschus?) -- 6th from left Dovie Hicks.”
Date: 1903?
Creator: Davis, W. B. (Ben)

[Photograph of Women's Tennis Team]

Description: Photograph of the Simmons University Women’s Tennis Club standing with their rackets over their shoulders in a line in front of the tennis net. Note on the back of the photograph identifies Miss Pearl Provence and Pauline Millwee as first and second in line, and Willie Beaty and Burr Goode as the fifth and sixth in the row.
Date: 1903
Creator: Davis, W. Ben

[Portrait of W. C. Friley]

Description: Portrait of Rev. W. C. Friley, visible from the shoulders up, wearing a dark-colored overcoat. Friley was president of Simmons College from 1892 to 1894. Note on the back of the photo reads, "Rev. W. C. Friley. Property of Mrs. W. J. Hamilton, 1114 Cedar Hill, Dallas, Texas."
Date: unknown
Creator: Dawson, R. W.

[Photograph of Boot Making]

Description: Photograph of James Leddy making boots at a booth at the 2003 Western Heritage Day at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. Children and adults surround the booth, watching Leddy use his tools. In the background, children play on a field of grass.
Date: 2003
Creator: Diekel, Tom

[Photograph of Child Roping]

Description: Photographic slide of a child practicing her lassoing skills at the 2003 Western Heritage Day. The child attempts to rope an imitation steer head attached to a hay square. One of the student helpers is shown tying the rope into a lasso.
Date: 2003
Creator: Diekel, Tom

[Photograph of Cowboy Singer]

Description: Photographic slide of a cowboy singing and playing the guitar at the 2003 Western Heritage Day. The singer, visible from the side, wears a straw cowboy hat, aviator sunglasses, and a denim jacket.
Date: 2003
Creator: Diekel, Tom

[Photograph of Cowboy Singers]

Description: Photographic slide of Paul Madden, Herb Grover, and Taylor Rankin singing and playing instruments at the 2003 Western Heritage Day. The “Arizona Bill” cannon at Hardin-Simmons University can be seen in the background.
Date: 2003
Creator: Diekel, Tom

[Photograph of Festival Theater]

Description: Photograph of three Hardin-Simmons University students performing a play on stage at the 2003 Western Heritage Day. The backdrop is of a painted cowboy shooting at a fair game.
Date: 2003
Creator: Diekel, Tom

[Photograph of Gary Fraser with Children]

Description: Photographic slide of Gary Fraser talking to a group of children at the 2003 Western Heritage Day in Abilene, Texas. Two shovels can be seen stuck in the ground, and Gary has his hand propped on one of the handles.
Date: 2003
Creator: Diekel, Tom

[Photograph of James Leddy with Children]

Description: 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

[Photograph of Paul Madden Singing]

Description: Photographic slide of cowboy singer, Paul Madden, playing the guitar and singing into a microphone at the 2003 Western Heritage Day. He wears a brown cowboy hat and a denim jacket. Several large trees can be seen in the background.
Date: 2003
Creator: Diekel, Tom

[Photograph of Performers at Western Heritage Day]

Description: Photographic slide of two men performing outside at the 2003 Western Heritage Day. One of the men wears overalls and a red bandanna with a cowboy hat, and the other man holds a tin bucket.
Date: 2003
Creator: Diekel, Tom

[Photograph of Play at Western Heritage Day]

Description: Photographic slide of a man and a woman performing outside at the 2003 Western Heritage Day. The woman holds a toy shotgun and points it off into the distance while the man holds his hands up.
Date: 2003
Creator: Diekel, Tom
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