[West Texas State Normal College student and faculty picnic in Palo Duro Canyon]

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Photograph of a group of students and faculty from West Texas State Normal College posing at a picnic in Palo Duro Canyon. The back of the photograph reads: "Dear Mamma: This is a photo of the Normal students, and teachers that attended the picnic at the canyon Sept. 26, 1910. There is crosses on some. Fair, Lortti & I are crossed. We are to the right. Guess you will find us. The man crossed right close in front & in the middle is Mr. Cousins. The one crossed at the top, above us girls is Mr. Lowry. The man & … continued below

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1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm.

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Creator: Unknown. September 26, 1910.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Education in the Texas Panhandle, 1880-1930 and was provided by the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 239 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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The Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum opened in 1933 to showcase the artifacts, art, and archives that document the history and culture of the Texas Panhandle and surrounding plains regions. The Museum is located at the West Texas A&M University campus in Canyon.

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Photograph of a group of students and faculty from West Texas State Normal College posing at a picnic in Palo Duro Canyon. The back of the photograph reads: "Dear Mamma: This is a photo of the Normal students, and teachers that attended the picnic at the canyon Sept. 26, 1910. There is crosses on some. Fair, Lortti & I are crossed. We are to the right. Guess you will find us. The man crossed right close in front & in the middle is Mr. Cousins. The one crossed at the top, above us girls is Mr. Lowry. The man & woman crossed on the left & to the top is Mr. Crawford & Miss Evans. The man crossed at the center & near the top is Mr. Allen, the walking geometry. Jessie."

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1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm.

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Education in the Texas Panhandle, 1880-1930

Photographs of educators, students, school buildings and activities show the growth of educational endeavors, from one-room schools to colleges, within the Texas Panhandle.

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  • September 26, 1910

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  • April 9, 2014, 2:59 p.m.

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  • Sept. 23, 2019, 9:38 a.m.

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[West Texas State Normal College student and faculty picnic in Palo Duro Canyon], photograph, September 26, 1910; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth403138/: accessed June 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum.

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