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Portrait of Woman

Description: Copy negative of a portrait of a woman standing behind a chair. She was one of S. S. Cook's neighbors in Stephens County, Texas.
Date: 1890~

Exterior of School

Description: Copy negative of a school building in Eolian, Texas. The wooden building is two story with windows.
Date: 1890~

Portrait of Woman

Description: Copy negative of a portrait of Emma Harvey Miller wearing a light colored blouse, taken by M. L. Sanders.
Date: 1890~

Portrait of Man

Description: Copy negative of a portrait of Walter Miller sitting in a chair, wearing a suit, taken by M. L. Sanders.
Date: 1890~

Portrait of Couple

Description: Copy negative of a wedding portrait of Joe Baxter Wear and Hattie Hefner Wear in the 1890's in Young County, Texas. The photograph was taken by Goben-Caldwell of Henrietta, Texas.
Date: 1890~

Portrait of Couple

Description: Copy negative of an artist's portrait of Joe Baxter Wear and Hattie Susan Wear made near Graham, Texas in the 1890's.
Date: 1890~

Portrait of Man

Description: Copy negative of a portrait of Reverend James B. Simmons with a beard, wearing a suit.
Date: 1890~

Forbis Family Portrait

Description: Copy photograph of a portrait of the Forbus family. Luther and Nannie Forbus stand behind their two youngest children Mary Frances Forbis and Orval John Forbis, who stand and sit on stools. The children, a toddler and a baby, wear white dresses. Nannie Forbus also wears a white dress with a flower pinned to the front. Luther Forbus wears a three-piece suit. Behind them is a painted backdrop of curtains. Below the photograph is a typed note that says, "Luther & Nannie Forbus and daughters."
Date: 1895/1896

[Photograph of Female Graduates]

Description: Group photograph of female graduates from Simmons College. They wear matching graduation dresses and caps. Note on the back of the photo reads, "March '98 -- Seated: Mary Parramore -- Nell Payne."
Date: March 1898
Creator: Vickers

[Photograph of Old Main Building Construction]

Description: Photograph of the old Main Building during construction at Simmons College. Note on the back of the photo reads, “Hardin Simmons College under construction -- Abilene, Tex -- Old Main.”
Date: 1891?

[Photograph of Simmons College Baseball Team - 1899]

Description: Group photograph of the 1899 Simmons College baseball team. Note on the back of the photograph lists the names of each player and his home city and state: “1. Terry Elkins, 2. Bert Brown, 3. Cullis Forbus, 4. Baxter Scoggins, 5. Freeman Hanna, 6. Fowler Paycock, 7. Prof. Ernest Lotspeich, 8. Bob Young, 9. Charley Brown, 10. Will Marshal, 11. Barris Anderson, 12. Stewart Logan -- December 16, 1899 -- Abilene -- Simmons College.”
Date: December 16, 1899

[Architectural Rendering of Old Main Building]

Description: Architectural rendering of the Old Main at Abilene Baptist College in Abilene, Texas. The first, second, and third floor plans have been included along the top. The architect has been named in the lower-right corner of the frame.
Date: May 4, 1891

[Photograph of College Hack]

Description: Photograph of several female Simmons University students sitting in the college hack. Note on the back of the photo reads, “This picture of the college Hack was made during 1905-06 term -- Left to right - in Hack Picture - On back step Mabel Wylie 1904-10 -- Kitty Cowden 1904-07 -- Chloe McBride 1905-1912 -- Grace Rains 1905-1906 -- Virginia Guitar 1903-1909 -- Myrtle Trantham 1905-1908 -- Para Melinda Robinson 1902-1905 -- Carrie Miller 1903-1910 standing -- This Kodak picture made by Mary Pax… more
Date: 1891~
Creator: Paxton, Mary
Location: 32.477699 -99.734695

[Photograph of Mother Holding Rupert Richardson]

Description: Photograph of Rupert N. Richardson Jr. (1943-1953) as an infant in the arms of his mother. She sits on a wooden bench set on rocker legs that is in the front lawn of a house.
Date: [1891..1921]

[Portrait of Pauline Richardson]

Description: Portrait of Pauline Richardson, visible from the shoulders up, wearing a light-colored dress with transparent cut-outs. She is turned to the side, and her hair is gathered into a bun at the base of her neck.
Date: [1891..1921]

[Portrait of W. C Friley and Wife]

Description: Portrait of W. C. Friley, the first president of Hardin-Simmons University (1892-1894), and his wife. Friley sits in a chair and wears a dark-colored suit with a bow tie. His wife stands by his side, wearing a dark-colored dress with black lace details.
Date: 1892
Creator: Ward, G. E.

[Portrait of Edith Simmons]

Description: Portrait of Mrs. Edith H. Simmons holding her pet cat, Aristotle, up against her face. Edith wears a dark-colored dress with white embroidered details and a small cap with fringe at the top and both sides.
Date: 1899?
Creator: Rockwood, George G.

[Photograph of Val Halla]

Description: Photograph of the fine arts building and business office (also served as a men’s dorm), Val Halla, at Simmons College. Several men stand in front of the building. This building is located on the current Caldwell Hall site.
Date: [1893..1898]
Location: 32.477663 -99.733729

[Photograph of 1898 Football Team]

Description: Group photograph of a Simmons College football team tentatively identified as being from the 1896 school year. Each member of the team is identified in order on the back of the photo.
Date: 1898?

[Photograph of Old Main Building]

Description: Photograph of the Old Main building at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas, which was erected in 1891 and then remodeled into the Simmons Science Hall in 1918. The brick building is three stories, with a bell tower, and several dormers and chimneys. A person can be seen standing on the steps of the right entrance door.
Date: [1891..1918]

[Photograph of the 1896 Simmons College Football Team]

Description: Group photograph of the Simmons College football team during the 1896-1897 school year. A note has been made at the bottom of the photo which reads, “Here probably is the first football team at Hardin-Simmons University. Organized by Prof. Karl A. Krause, who came to Texas from Yale in 1896.” Each member of the varsity team is listed by name and position.
Date: [1896..1897]

[Photograph of Old Main Building]

Description: Photograph of the Old Main building at Simmons College (science hall) in Abilene, Texas. Typed note in the bottom margin reads, "Completed in 1892."
Date: 1891

Glass Slide of Monument of Catherine II (St. Petersburg, Russia)

Description: A glass slide showing an 1897 photograph of a group of people standing in front of the Monument of Catharine II (Catherine the Great) with the Alexandrinsky Theatre in view in the background (St. Petersburg, Russia.). One of the girls appears dressed as Catherine the Great. On the frame of hte slide is printed "Neg. No 1255, copyright 1897 by Underwood & Underwood, New York City.
Date: 1897
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