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Downtown Street Construction

Description: Copy negative of street construction on Cypress Street in downtown Abilene, Texas. There are men on construction vehicles in dirt, and a group of men are looking down at the site from a sidewalk. In the background, there are places of business with some signs visible; the visible signs says "Sweetbriar," "Majestic," "Harvey's," and The Popular Dept. Store."
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Postcard of Cypress Trees in the Water, Caddo Lake State Park, Karnack, Texas]

Description: Color halftone postcard of cypress trees growing from the water at Caddo Lake State Park, at Karnack, near Marshall, Texas. The view is filled with the tree trunks and branches and the reflections of the tree trunks on the water. Printed on the back of the card between the message and address sections: "The finest American made view post cards - The Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y." There is no postmark or message on the card.
Date: 193X
Creator: Albertype Co.
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Postcard of Devil's Elbow, Big Cypress Bayou, Caddo Lake]

Description: Color halftone postcard showing a fishing area called Devil's Elbow on Big Cypress Bayou of Lake Caddo, near Marshall, Texas. The water is in the foreground and grass and trees are in the background. There is no postmark or message on the back of the card. Printed on the back at the end of the image caption: "Color photography by Robert Lomax. Printed at the bottom of the message section: "Pub by Eastex Photo Supply, Marshall, Texas. 90330." Printed between the message and address sections: "G… more
Date: 196X
Creator: Lomax, Robert
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Postcard of Caddo Lake with Four People in a Motot Boat among the Trees]

Description: Color halftone postcard showing Lake Caddo, near Marshall, Texas. Water is in the foreground with trees growing from the water on the sides and in the background. A small boat with an outboard motor on the back is in the middle, with four people in it fishing. There is no postmark or message on the back of the card. Printed on the back of the card at the end of the image caption: "Ektachrome by Helen O'Brien. Printed at the bottom of the message section: "Pub by Eastex Photo Supply, Marshall, … more
Date: 195X
Creator: O'Brien, Helen
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Cypress Trees and Lily Pads on Caddo Lake]

Description: Color halftone postcard showing a view of Caddo Lake taken from the Caddo Lake State Park pier. Lily pads are in the foreground with cypress trees growing in the water behind them. There is no postmark or message on the back of the card. Printed on the back at the end of the image caption: "Anscochrome by Tom Belch. Printed between the message and address sections: "Pub. by Tom E. Belch, 1801 West St., Longview, Tex. Made by Dexter, West Nyack, N.Y."
Date: 196X
Creator: Belch, Tom E.
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Postcard of a Boat Landing at Caddo State Park]

Description: Color halftone postcard showing a boat landing on the bayou of Lake Caddo, near Marshall, Texas. The wooden boat landing with a corrugated iron roof is in the foreground on the left. Two people are standing on it, and an empty rowboat is next to it. A red canoe with one person in it paddling is moving towards the landing. Trees are in the background. There is no postmark or message on the back of the card. Printed on the back of the card at the end of the image caption: "Ektachrome by Helen O'… more
Date: 195X
Creator: O'Brien, Helen
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

Christmas Parade

Description: Copy negative of a percussion section of a marching band marching down the street in a Christmas parade in Abilene. There is a crowd on both sides of the street.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Man Playing Cedar Knee Horn]

Description: Photograph of Dr. Horace Allison, a pediatrician from Carthage, Texas, playing a twenty-seven foot long cedar knee horn at the Texas Folklife Festival. The photograph is taken with the bell of the horn in the foreground; it is resting on a stage where a piano and microphone stand are visible in the left background. Dr. Allison stands offstage to play it.
Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Texas Highways, Volume 49, Number 11, November 2002

Description: Monthly travel magazine discussing locations and events in Texas to encourage travel within the state. There is a departments section covering events, dinning, site seeing, and travel spots. Featured articles in this issue provide readers with information on Texas Book Festival, dining in Bayou City, Tyler State Park, Cypress Swamp, Davy Crockett National Forest, Women in the Airforce, and the Rio Grande Valley.
Date: November 2002
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Dr. Horace Allison Performing with 27 Foot Cedar Horn]

Description: Photograph of Dr. Horace Allison, from Carthage, playing his 27 foot long cedar horn onstage at the Texas Folklife Festival. The stage, which is a long flatbed trailer, contains a piano and bench at the right end. Allison is sitting on the bench, facing away from the piano and playing his cypress horn, which stretches across the entire length of the stage. Two horns lay on the stage not being played. One of them is almost as long as the 27 foot horn. The other sits at Allison's feet and is abou… more
Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
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