Latest content added for The Portal to Texas History Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Libraryhttps://texashistory.unt.edu/explore/partners/HSUL/browse/?fq=str_location_county:Travis+County,+TX&fq=dc_type:image_photo2021-10-03T22:28:06-05:00UNT LibrariesThis is a custom feed for browsing The Portal to Texas History Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library[Letter from R. B. Leach, A. Bailey Lewis and Morgan Jones, Jr. to T. N. Carswell - August 20, 1954]2021-10-03T22:28:06-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1398630/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1398630/"><img alt="[Letter from R. B. Leach, A. Bailey Lewis and Morgan Jones, Jr. to T. N. Carswell - August 20, 1954]" title="[Letter from R. B. Leach, A. Bailey Lewis and Morgan Jones, Jr. to T. N. Carswell - August 20, 1954]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1398630/small/"/></a></p><p>A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from R. B. Leach - Finance Co-Chairman, A. Bailey Lewis - Finance Co-Chairman, and Morgan Jones, Jr. - Treasurer, dated August 20, 1954. Leach expresses appreciation on behalf of Governor Shivers and the Taylor County Shivers for Governor Club for the contribution made by Carswell to Governor Shiver's run-off campaign to be held on August 28th. He notes the national importance of this election as shown by the reporter and photographer from Life magazine being assigned to Shivers during his "swing through Central West Texas" and emphasizes the importance of urging all supporters of Shivers to vote absentee or in person on August 28.</p>[Request of Sending State for Pre-parole Investigation from Fred Finsley to Sybil Dickinson - December 15, 1950]2021-10-03T22:16:44-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1397294/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1397294/"><img alt="[Request of Sending State for Pre-parole Investigation from Fred Finsley to Sybil Dickinson - December 15, 1950]" title="[Request of Sending State for Pre-parole Investigation from Fred Finsley to Sybil Dickinson - December 15, 1950]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1397294/small/"/></a></p><p>A formal request from the state of California for a Pre-Parole Investigation for Inmate 9803-A. The request is dated December 15, 1950 and is addressed to John B. Shepperd, Secy of State, Austin, Texas, Attn: Miss Sybil Dickinson, Austin, Texas from Fred Finsley, Deputy Administrator Parole Matters, Sacramento, California. Attached is an institutional processing photograph of Inmate 9803-A, Folsom State Prison.</p>[Letter from R. N. McMichael to Jack Ross - November 8, 1954]2021-10-03T22:13:45-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1396986/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1396986/"><img alt="[Letter from R. N. McMichael to Jack Ross - November 8, 1954]" title="[Letter from R. N. McMichael to Jack Ross - November 8, 1954]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1396986/small/"/></a></p><p>A letter written to Jack Ross, Parole and Probation Compact Administrator, Austin, Texas from G. R. Klopfenstein, Chief (by R. N. McMichael, Placement Supervisor), Bureau of Probation and Parole, Columbus 15, Ohio, dated November 8, 1954. McMichael advises Ross of the enclosed, recent photograph, criminal record and fingerprints of Subject 95040 OP, recently approved for placement in Abilene,Texas. The enclosures include an Ohio State Penitentiary Institutional Processing Photograph of Inmate No. 95040, dated August 23, 1954; an Ohio Penitentiary, Columbus Ohio Inmate No. 95040. BERT 11 7M-6-54-OFF Form, dated September 15, 1953; the Criminal Record of Inmate No. 95040, dated March 24, 1952 - September 15, 1953. Compiled by: G. W. Norris, Superintendent, Identification Department, Ohio Penitentiary.</p>[Field Division Policy Supervisors and Clerical Audit Supervisors, Selective Service Headquarters in Austin, Texas]2021-10-03T22:12:39-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1396876/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1396876/"><img alt="[Field Division Policy Supervisors and Clerical Audit Supervisors, Selective Service Headquarters in Austin, Texas]" title="[Field Division Policy Supervisors and Clerical Audit Supervisors, Selective Service Headquarters in Austin, Texas]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1396876/small/"/></a></p><p>A photograph of Field Division Policy Supervisors and Clerical Audit Supervisors of the Selective Service Headquarters in Austin, Texas, standing on the Travis County Court House steps, circa World War II. Photographer identification: PHOTO BY NEAL DOUGLAS, P. O. BOX 567, AUSTIN, TEXAS is stamped onto the back of the photograph. First Row (Policy Supervisors): Major John W. Lipscomb (Austin, Texas), Major Lloyd M. Fellbaum (Austin, Texas), Capt. Beverly C. Caldwell (Austin, Texas). Second Row (Clerical Audit Supervisors): Peter W. Baker, Jr. (Carthage, Texas), Charlie A. Foster (Dallas, Texas), Ben H. Wigand (Dallas, Texas), Charles H. Ehlert (LaGrange, Texas), Floyd V. Stewart (Grand Saline, Texas), Arch F. Parnum (Fort Worth, Texas), Jno. W. Shultz (Alvarado, Texas), Jewell R. Stephens (Dallas, Texas), T. N. Carswell (Abilene, Texas), Sidney P. Smith (Austin, Texas.Third Row (Clerical Audit Supervisors): Kenneth L. Walter (Fredericksburg, Texas), Clarence C. Deen (Tulia, Texas), Wilburn M. McKnight (Paris, Texas), Lloyd A. Wicks, Jr. (Ralls, Texas), Thomas P. Lindley (Seminole, Texas), Kelly M. Patterson (Amarillo, Texas), James R. Dalrymple (Kilgore, Texas), Ernest A. Vernon (Vernon, Texas), William M. Booth (Luling, Texas), Terrel E. Sharp (Port Arthur, Texas)</p>Man and Woman With Military Honor Guard2009-10-21T22:23:34-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth54183/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth54183/"><img alt="Man and Woman With Military Honor Guard" title="Man and Woman With Military Honor Guard" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth54183/small/"/></a></p><p>Copy photograph of Texas Governor William Perry "Bill" Clements, Jr. with his wife Rita Clements and a military honor guard. The honor guard is making a walkway with their sabers, under which the Governor and his wife are walking. Mrs. Clements is holding a bouquet of flowers.</p>Couple2009-10-21T22:23:34-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth52688/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth52688/"><img alt="Couple" title="Couple" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth52688/small/"/></a></p><p>Copy negative of John Wagstaff and Pat McDaniel standing together in western clothing.</p>People on Building Steps2009-10-21T22:23:34-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth53496/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth53496/"><img alt="People on Building Steps" title="People on Building Steps" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth53496/small/"/></a></p><p>Copy negative of a City Division Public Speaking State Meet in Austin, Texas. The fourteen young team members are standing on stairs in front of a building with pillars and other people are standing in the background.</p>Women on Lawn2009-10-21T22:23:34-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth53844/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth53844/"><img alt="Women on Lawn" title="Women on Lawn" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth53844/small/"/></a></p><p>Copy negative of two images. The picture on the left is of two women on a yard wearing dresses. One of them is kneeling down petting a dog. In the background a house is partially visible as well as trees. The image on the right is of a woman wearing a dress with an umbrella. In the background there are bushes and a stone wall.</p>Students on a Podium2009-10-21T22:23:34-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth54634/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth54634/"><img alt="Students on a Podium" title="Students on a Podium" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth54634/small/"/></a></p><p>Copy negative of a group of students on a podium seemingly giving a speech at the state legislature in Austin, 1948.</p>Boys on a Podium2009-10-21T22:23:34-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth54635/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth54635/"><img alt="Boys on a Podium" title="Boys on a Podium" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth54635/small/"/></a></p><p>Copy negative of four boys from the YMCA visiting the state capitol in Austin.</p>Students on a Podium2009-10-21T22:23:34-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth54636/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth54636/"><img alt="Students on a Podium" title="Students on a Podium" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth54636/small/"/></a></p><p>Copy negative of a group of young students from the YMCA visiting the capitol.</p>Students at the Capitol2009-10-21T22:23:34-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth54637/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth54637/"><img alt="Students at the Capitol" title="Students at the Capitol" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth54637/small/"/></a></p><p>Copy negative of a group of YMCA students visiting the state capitol, they are sitting down on chairs behind wooden desks and one of them is standing and it seems he is reading aloud off a paper.</p>Students at Podium2009-10-21T22:23:34-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth54654/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth54654/"><img alt="Students at Podium" title="Students at Podium" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth54654/small/"/></a></p><p>Copy negative of a group of YMCA youths behind a desk at the Texas state capitol.</p>Building Exterior2009-10-21T22:23:34-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth54842/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth54842/"><img alt="Building Exterior" title="Building Exterior" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth54842/small/"/></a></p><p>Copy negative of a view of the Texas State Capitol Building with cars parked on the street and trees around the area.</p>Alamo2009-10-21T22:23:34-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth54843/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth54843/"><img alt="Alamo" title="Alamo" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth54843/small/"/></a></p><p>Copy negative of the front of the Alamo with a Texas flag flying on the left, a courtyard in front, and a family standing by the entrance.</p>29.425967 -98.486142People on Steps2009-10-21T22:23:34-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth54694/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth54694/"><img alt="People on Steps" title="People on Steps" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth54694/small/"/></a></p><p>Copy negative of a scene at the YMCA Area Council at the State Legislature in Austin, Texas. There is a large group of people standing on the steps in front of the capitol building between pillars.</p>Students at Desks2009-10-21T22:23:34-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth54695/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth54695/"><img alt="Students at Desks" title="Students at Desks" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth54695/small/"/></a></p><p>Copy negative of a scene at the YMCA Area Council at the state capitol building in Austin, Texas. Some students are in the state legislature, sitting at the benches in a room with paintings on the wall and decorative architecture.</p>Students Visiting the State Capitol2009-10-21T22:23:34-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth54611/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth54611/"><img alt="Students Visiting the State Capitol" title="Students Visiting the State Capitol" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth54611/small/"/></a></p><p>Copy negative of a group of students sitting behind desks in what seems to be a classroom. A man in the middle of the room is standing up holding a piece of paper as if he is reading aloud from it.</p>People by Governor2009-10-21T22:23:34-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth55500/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth55500/"><img alt="People by Governor" title="People by Governor" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth55500/small/"/></a></p><p>Copy negative of a big group of people standing by Dolph Briscoe the governor of Texas at the time the picture was taken. The picture was taken in the governor's office.</p>Rupert N. Richardson Recognition Ceremony2009-10-21T22:23:34-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth56371/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth56371/"><img alt="Rupert N. Richardson Recognition Ceremony" title="Rupert N. Richardson Recognition Ceremony" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth56371/small/"/></a></p><p>Copy negative of a group of people at the Rupert N. Richardson Recognition Ceremony. Two men and a woman are in the foreground, and a man and a woman can be seen behind the first man; four people are identified as Elwin Skiles, Ire Allison, Truitt Latimer, and Katharyn Duff. In the background, there is an archway and a woman walking.</p>People at Luncheon2009-10-21T22:23:34-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth56423/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth56423/"><img alt="People at Luncheon" title="People at Luncheon" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth56423/small/"/></a></p><p>Copy negative of Elwin Skiles and Rupert Richardson sitting down at a luncheon.</p>Portait of Jim Murphy, Sam Bass, and Sebe Barnes2009-10-21T22:23:34-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth55645/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth55645/"><img alt="Portait of Jim Murphy, Sam Bass, and Sebe Barnes" title="Portait of Jim Murphy, Sam Bass, and Sebe Barnes" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth55645/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of Jim Murphy, Sam Bass, and Sebe Barnes with guns. All three of the men are shown wearing hats. There is a caption describing the situation near the bottom of the photograph.</p>Group at Capital2009-10-21T22:23:34-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth56093/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth56093/"><img alt="Group at Capital" title="Group at Capital" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth56093/small/"/></a></p><p>Copy negative of a group standing at the capitol in Austin, Texas. Identified people are Gary Thompson, B. W. Aston, and Bill Clayton.</p>Boys at Podium2009-10-21T22:23:34-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth54691/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth54691/"><img alt="Boys at Podium" title="Boys at Podium" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth54691/small/"/></a></p><p>Copy negative of four young men at the YMCA Area Council at the State Legislature in Austin, Texas. They are behind a podium in the building with microphones.</p>People in Assembly Hall2009-10-21T22:23:34-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth54693/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth54693/"><img alt="People in Assembly Hall" title="People in Assembly Hall" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth54693/small/"/></a></p><p>Copy negative of two pictures taken at the YMCA Area Council at the State Legislature in Austin, Texas. In the first picture, there are men at the front of the Assembly Hall, one speaking behind a podium. There are large flags, paintings, and other decor in the room. The second picture is of a large group of people in a line behind a rail by the room.</p>Family Portrait2009-10-21T22:00:25-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth51290/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth51290/"><img alt="Family Portrait" title="Family Portrait" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth51290/small/"/></a></p><p>1 copy negative of a family portrait. There are three children and an elderly man in the front of the group. The identified people in the photograph are: George L. Paxton, Dan Moody Jr., H.A. Pender, Weaver, Helen Paxton Moore, George L. Paxton Sr., Mattie Warren, Joy Pender Kutik, Hal Pender and Gabriel Burrus Paxton.</p>