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[Photograph of Old Behrens Chapel Fire]

Description: Photograph of the original Behrens Chapel on fire, showing a large crowd of onlookers watching as firefighters attempt to put out the fire with fire hoses. A fire truck can be seen parked in to grass, with a firefighter climbing up the ladder to the roof of the building.
Date: Autumn 1957
Creator: Blevins, Stan

[Photograph of Old Behrens Chapel Fire]

Description: Photograph of the Behrens Chapel fire at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. Firefighters and a student can be seen shooting a fire hose at one of the building's windows. There are notes on the back of the photo about including the image in the campus newspaper, The Brand.
Date: 1957
Creator: Roberts Studio

[Photograph of Old Behrens Chapel Before Steeple Remodel]

Description: Photograph of the original Behrens Chapel building at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas, before it burned down in 1957. Shows three-quarter view of the brick building from across the street, with trees and shrubs planted near the walls visible. Handwritten note on the back of the map in black ink reads, “Chapel building prior to Behrens Chapel that burned.”
Date: [..1957]
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