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Men with Wagon Load of Hay; Three People with Hay Stack

Description: Copy negative of two pictures. The first is of Daniel Ray (D. R.) DeRusha and Dal Robinet loading hay, taken in Santa Anna in the late 1920's. One man has a team of mules on the left, and the other is on top of a wagon full of hay pulled by a horse team on the right. The second picture is of, from left to right, R. L. DeRusha, Bill Kruger, and Daniel Ray DeRusha working at a haystack at the R. E. DeRusha Farm in Coleman County in 1919.
Date: {1919,1928~}

People on Wagon in Front of House; Four People in Garden

Description: Copy negative of two pictures. The first is of R. E. DeRusha and his "hoodlum wagon" and crew returning to the threshing machine after a rain in Santa Anna in 1919. There are four people on the wagon being pulled by a dark colored horse in front of a house and fence. The second picture is of, from left to right, Daniel Ray (D. R.) DeRusha, Romara Ray DeRusha, Julia Etta Ely Cook, and an unknown girl together in a garden with a fence and trees in the background taken near Truby in 1942.
Date: {1919,1942}

World War I Scenes

Description: Copy negative of two pictures from World War I with notes printed on them in French. The top picture shows several soldiers in the woods with a cannon in 1914. The bottom picture is of the ruins of Neuve Chapelle, showing buildings reduced to rubble taken between 1914 and 1917.
Date: {1914,1914..1917}

France Field U.S. Army Air Station, CZ

Description: Copy negative of the U.S. Army Air Station at France Field. The area is a canal zone with small buildings among palm trees, and there are debris laying around.
Date: 1919

[Photograph of Football Action Shot]

Description: Photograph of the Simmons College football team playing on the field. A referee wearing a white shirt can be seen running toward a tackle. The game has been identified as a “bowl game.”
Date: 1919

[Photograph of Simmons College Students]

Description: Photograph of three male students on a gravel road at Simmons College in Abilene, Texas. They have their hands on each other’s shoulders and can be seen laughing and smiling.
Date: 1919

[Photograph of "The Tree" Plaque]

Description: Photograph of the metal plaque screwed into the petrified tree stump on the Hardin-Simmons University campus. The plaque reads, "The Tree: The petrified tree stump, a gift of the Class of 1919, was taken from the sand beds near Clyde, Texas, and brought to the campus by the late D. O. Riddle and several classmates."
Date: [1919..]

[Postcard of Three Men at Cowden Hall]

Description: Postcard of three men and a car in front of the Cowden Hall building at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. One of the men is leaning over the edge of the steps of the building while another man holds a board of wood out as if to hit him. Two of the men have been identified as Ward Allen and Segrist. This postcard was sent from J. Wayne Middleton to the Hardin-Simmons University Alumni Office.
Date: [1919,1920]
Location: 32.476251 -99.736390

[Photograph of Lieutenant Berg]

Description: Photograph of Lieutenant Berg wearing a uniform consisting of a wide-brimmed hat, shirt with tie, and boots. He's standing in front of a cinder block building with a window on the right side. "Lieut. Berg. M. S. Army, Stationed at Fort Sheridan [..]. Summer 1918."
Date: Autumn 1918

[Cattle Drive On Ranch, 1918]

Description: Photograph of a herd of cattle on a ranch crowded tightly together and facing toward the left, with a fence in the foreground. Two men on horseback are to the right of the cattle, facing the same direction as the herd. Shrubs and small trees are scattered in the background.
Date: 1918

[Herd of Cattle During Cattle Drive, 1918]

Description: Photograph of a clustered herd of cattle on an open expanse of terrain, with only sparse trees seen on the horizon. Many of the cattle have a mix of dark and light coloration, while others are primarily dark. Men on horseback can be seen at the rear of the herd in the background.
Date: 1918

[Photograph of Men in Dorm Room]

Description: Photograph of two students studying at a desk in their shared dorm room at Simmons College in Abilene, Texas. Note on the back of the photo reads, “Picture taken ca 1918, Simmons College Dorm, by James M. Bates; donated to HSU, 10-1980, by Bill Bates, Corpus Christi.”
Date: 1918
Creator: Bates, James M.

[Photograph of Simmons Science Hall]

Description: Photograph of the Science Hall at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. The building is a three story brick structure and taken from a distance.
Date: [1918..1965]

[Photograph of Student with Dammit]

Description: Photograph of Simmons College student Jonas Woster kneeling down next to Dam-It the dog. A building with white wood siding is to the left of the pair and a dilapidated picket fence surrounds them. The Old Main building can be seen in the background.
Date: 1918

[Portrait of Rupert N. Richardson]

Description: Portrait of Rupert N. Richardson, visible from the shoulders up, wearing a dark-colored suit and a striped tie. Richardson was president of Hardin-Simmons University from 1943 to 1953.
Date: 1918

[Photograph of Marston Gymnasium]

Description: Photograph of Marston Gymnasium at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. Shows the front and side of the three story brick building with a few trees and shrubs visible. Marston Gym was erected in 1917.
Date: [1917..]
Location: 32.477140 -99.736152

[Photograph of Marston Gymnasium]

Description: Photograph of Marston Gymnasium at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. Shows the front of the three story brick building with a few trees and shrubs visible. Marston Gym was erected in 1917.
Date: [1917..]
Location: 32.477134 -99.736156

[Portrait of Gertrude Dallas]

Description: Portrait of Gertrude Dallas, visible from the shoulders up, wearing a dark-colored dress with a row of button down the center and light-colored trim and piping. Her long hair is piled on the top of her head into a bun. Handwritten note on the frame reads, "Gertrude Dallas - Simmons -- 1917."
Date: 1917

[Portrait of Mary Brian]

Description: Full-body portrait of Mary Brian, showing sitting down reading a book. She wears a light-colored dress with puffy sleeves and an empire waist. Handwritten note in the bottom margin reads, “Mary Brian - Simmons -- 1917.”
Date: 1917

[Portrait of Rena Lindley]

Description: Portrait of Rena Lindley, visible from the shoulders up, wearing a white diaphanous shawl with a rose at the bodice. Her hair is piled on the top of her head into a bun.
Date: 1917

[Portrait of Treazie Bynum]

Description: Portrait of Treazie Bynum, visible from the waist up, wearing a dark-colored suit and striped satin tie. The inside front flap of the frame contains a handwritten note which reads, "Treazie Bynum -- Simmons - 1917."
Date: 1917

[Photograph of Chemistry Class]

Description: Photograph of a chemistry class participating in the Sunrise Breakfast on July 22, 1916. Students, faculty and staff gather around a small campfire while several students hold long sticks over the flames of the fire, cooking strips of bacon.
Date: June 22, 1916
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