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West Texas State Normal, Canyon City, Tex.

Description: Halftone color postcard showing the original building of West Texas State Normal College in Canyon, Texas. The postcard reproduces a painting of the building, showing the front facade and pedestrians walking along a circular walkway in front of the building. On the back of the post card there is a written message to Miss Loura Dozier in Kress, Texas, postmarked June 18, 1911 and signed "Your friend Ruth."
Date: 1911

[West Texas State Normal College]

Description: Photograph of the first building of West Texas State Normal College in Canyon, Texas. The front and one side of the three-story brick building are visible, with the tank of a water tower appearing beyond the roof line. Several small trees are planted on the surrounding grounds.
Date: 191X

West Texas State Normal College administrative building under construction, 1915-1916

Description: Photograph of two members of the Board of Regents for West Texas State Normal College, and an unidentified man, standing before the site of the new administration building. The building, then under construction, consists of a steel framework, with a portion of the ground level exterior finished. Building materials and equipment can be seen in front of the building, and several individuals are visible in the background. Numbers have been added to the image in ink, corresponding to identificat… more
Date: 1915

[West Texas State Normal College board]

Description: Photograph of R.A. Terrill, L.T. Lester, and L.E. Cowling, members of the West Texas State Normal College governing board, standing before the exterior wall of a building. The three men are wearing business suits and holding hats in their hands. The image was described by college president J.A. Hill on the verso: "Pictures on the reverse side of this card are those of the "Local Board," which constituted the local governing board of the "West Texas State Normal College" during the first two y… more
Date: 191X

[West Texas State Normal College, Canyon, Texas]

Description: Photograph of the main building of West Texas State Normal College in Canyon, Texas, probably dating from the time of the building's completion in 1916. The four-story western and southern (front) facades are shown. A pipe-rail fence lines a dirt roadway leading to the building. An automobile and a horse and wagon are parked outside the building and one person stands at the base of the front steps..The photograph is printed as a postcard.
Date: 1916~

West Texas State Normal College, Canyon, Texas

Description: Postcard featuring a halftone reproduction of a photograph of the main building of West Texas State Normal College, viewed from the front down a walkway lined with small trees. The front of the postcard also includes text in the margins showing the growth in registration from 1911 to 1913, describing the climate and altitude, and giving the date of the fourth summer session of 1914.
Date: 1914

West Texas State Normal College, Canyon, Texas

Description: Postcard featuring a halftone reproduction of a drawing of the main building at West Texas State Normal College in Canyon, Texas. The front facade and one side of the building are shown, with people walking along a circular walkway in the front. The reverse shows the dates of summer sessions and lists the advantages of the school, over the name of college President R. B. Cousins.
Date: 1913

[West Texas State Normal College faculty]

Description: Photograph of faculty at West Texas State Normal College in Canyon, Texas. Four women are standing on porch steps of a frame building, between two white columns. Two men are standing to the left of the women and a young girl stands at the foot of the steps. Individuals are identified on the reverse: (1) ?, (2) Miss Hudspeth, (3) Miss Mae Pickeral (Mrs. Allen's niece); on lower step, Miss Anna I Hibbets. Men - rear ?, and front ______ Henderson.
Date: unknown

West Texas State Normal College faculty and students

Description: Photograph of student members of the Guenther Literary Society and faculty advisers at West Texas State Normal College. They are posed in rows, most seated, with those in the back row standing. Those appearing in the photograph are, front row, left to right: D.A. Shirley, F.P. Guenther, Sid Reid, Clarence Bell; second row, Bert Mathis, William Younger, Earl Traylor, Clifford Brown, Francis Locke, Carl Boston; third row, Henry Starr; Clanton Reynolds, Lloyd Blake, Raymond Hurn, Robert Heatley;… more
Date: 1914~

[West Texas State Normal College fire]

Description: Photograph of the West Texas State Normal College building burning. A large cloud of black smoke is rising from the structure. There a small group of spectators, with a line drawn on the image to one individual, identified as "me." To the right of the structure is a water tower.
Date: March 25, 1914
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