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Man in One Room School

Man in One Room School

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Copy negative of Dr. Rupert N. Richardson walking through the One Room School public school on Matthews Ranch. The building is made of wood and contains blackboards, benches, and a wood burning stove.
Holding Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
Building Exterior

Building Exterior

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Copy negative of the One Room School in Matthews Ranch. It is made of wood and has a fireplace. There are three window on the side of the building. The school house is surrounded by landscape and nature.
Holding Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
Dugout on Matthews Ranch

Dugout on Matthews Ranch

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Copy negative of a dugout house on Matthews Ranch. The building is partially underground and made of stone. It appears to be on a hill. There are trees in the foreground and background.
Holding Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
Surveyor Oscar Hand

Surveyor Oscar Hand

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Copy negative of a picture of surveyor Oscar Hand standing in a field with trees in the background. He has his hands on his hips and is carrying a container around his neck.
Holding Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
Perini Well #1 Coming In

Perini Well #1 Coming In

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Copy negative of a pipe spewing liquid over a pool. In the background is an empty field and trees. To the right, a person is partially visible in the foreground.
Holding Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
Perini Oil Well #1 Coming In

Perini Oil Well #1 Coming In

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Copy negative of a picture of the Perini oil well. There are two men in light clothing on the left holding a hose that is spewing into a body of water in the foreground. There is a structure and equipment behind them. There are handwritten notes at the bottom left of the picture. It was taken on June 10, 1948.
Holding Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
Perini and Sandefer Oil Well

Perini and Sandefer Oil Well

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Copy negative of a full view of the Perini and Sandefer oil well with equipment. There are handwritten notes at the bottom of the photograph. It was taken in Throckmorton County, Texas by O. E. Hans on June 10, 1948.
Holding Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
Surveyor Oscar Hand

Surveyor Oscar Hand

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Copy negative of a picture of Oscar Hand doing survey work. He is standing behind some surveying equipment in a rocky field with trees in the background. There are handwritten notes at the bottom of the photograph.
Holding Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
Portrait of Man

Portrait of Man

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Copy negative of a portrait of Thomas Clyde Hefner wearing a suit, taken by Foster in Throckmorton, Texas.
Holding Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
Woodson, Texas after 1948 Tornado

Woodson, Texas after 1948 Tornado

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Copy negative of a picture of the damage after the 1948 tornado in Woodson, Texas. It shows three damaged houses in a rural area with debris strewn around. There are handwritten notes at the bottom of the picture.
Holding Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
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