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[Alba Depot]
Copy photo of the Alba train station. Some men can be seen outside the building and there is a train car down the tracks. Written underneath the image are "Alba Depot around 1900" and "Southwest Collection."
Athletic Field and Grandstand
Copy negative of a Simmons College brochure with a picture of the athletic field and goals with grandstands in the corner. There are houses in the background.
Auditorium
Copy negative of the a Simmons College brochure with a picture of the auditorium viewed from the back. There are rows of seats and in the back is a stage with pianos and a painted forest background.
Biology Laboratory
Copy negative of a Simmons College brochure with a picture of the biology lab. There are tables with microscopes on them and cases of supplies along the walls.
Campus View
Copy negative of a Simmons College brochure with a picture of the campus. There are a few buildings and a road with people and automobiles in the scene. On the right is a field with trees.
Campus View
Copy negative of a Simmons College brochure with a view of the campus. There is a cannon in a field with trees and two buildings in the background.
Campus View
Copy negative of a Simmons College brochure with a view of the campus. There are fields with trees, a road, and a few buildings in the background including Anna Hall.
College Campus View
Copy negative of a Simmons College brochure with pictures of campus buildings on the left and right, an oval-shaped picture of a building above, and a design in the middle.
Domestic Science Laboratory
Copy negative of a Simmons College brochure with a picture of the domestic science laboratory. There is a table in the middle and stations with equipment along the edges of the room.
[Early Floods in Galveston #1]
Copy slide of a photograph of flooding in Galveston following the 1900 hurricane.
[Early Floods in Galveston #2]
Copy slide of a photograph of flooding in Galveston following the 1900 hurricane.
[Early Floods in Galveston #3]
Copy slide of a photograph of flooding in Galveston following the 1900 hurricane.
[Early Floods in Galveston #4]
Copy slide of a photograph of flooding in Galveston following the 1900 hurricane.
[Fair Park Race Track - Early 1900s]
Copy slide of a photograph of the Fair Park Race Track with several vehicles visible on the track and a crowd is in the back watching them.
Freshman Chemistry Laboratory
Copy negative of a Simmons College brochure with a picture of the freshman chemistry laboratory. There are several long tables with storage drawers in the room.
Freshman Physics Laboratory
Copy negative of a Simmons College brochure with a picture of the freshman physics laboratory. There are tables with racks over them and stools in the room with a cabinet of supplies by the door.
Glass Slide of Chinese Mission Children (Canton, China)
A glass slide showing a photograph of a number of mission children (Canton, China). On a handwritten label on the reverse of the slide is written "Mission children with one little American, Canton, China). On the frame of the slide is printed "Neg. No. 4121, copyrighted 1900 by Underwood & Underwood, New York City."
Glass Slide of Women Churning Butter in Goatskin (Beeroth, Palestine)
A glass slide showing a 1900 photograph of two women churning butter in a goatskin. ON a handwritten label on the reverse of the slide is written "Churning butter in a goat skin. Beeroth. Palestine." On the frame of the slide is printed "Neg. No. 3333, copyrighted 1900 by Underwood & Underwood, New York City."
[Interior of Minter's 1900]
Copy slide of a photograph of the interior of Minter's Dry Goods Store in the 1900s. Several employees are standing behind the counter and a few mannequins are in front.
[Interior of Minter's in 1900]
Copy slide of a photograph of the interior of Minter's Dry Goods store with several employees standing behind the counter. A few mannequins are visible in the store and clothing items are on the shelves behind the counter.
Lecture Room
Copy negative of a Simmons College brochure with a picture of a lecture room viewed from the front. There are six rows of chairs arranged auditorium style.
Library
Copy negative of a Simmons College brochure with two pictures of the inside of the library. The top picture is of the front area with a woman standing behind the desk with shelves behind her and in front. The bottom picture is of a room with long tables and chairs and bookcases along the wall.
[Lillie Montgomery with Baby]
Portrait of an unidentified woman wearing a dark dress posing sitting in a chair with a baby on her lap; behind her there is a painted backdrop in the background.
[Mechanical Plant]
A B/W negative of a mechanical plant. There is shrubbery on the right and some cattle in the background.
[Old Tuscola at the Turn of the Century 1900]
Copy slide of a white postcard of a street and buildings in Tuscola. Men are posed on and around the wagons that are in the foreground.
[T&P #265 Being Hauled by Horses]
Photograph of T&P train #265 being hauled by horses. There are crowds of people in the street and buildings visible throughout. Below the photo are written "Paterson, N.J. Sept 21st 1900 - T&P #265 @ Rogers Locomotive Works [sic] This was the method of transporting new locomotives from the Rogers Works to the Erie tracks - about 1 mile. 32 horses were used and this was the last locomotive hauled by them. After this a dummy engine was employed until the works were abandoned in 1926. The building on the left is the Paterson City Hall" and "W. A. Lucas."
[Photograph of 1901 Graduates]
Group photograph of the women of the Simmons College graduating class of 1901. Handwritten note in the bottom margin reads, "Simmons College -- Abilene, Texas. Class of 1900-1901."
[Photograph of a Parade with Marching Band]
Photograph of a parade of people walking down a wide dirt road, many of them playing musical instruments and wearing heavy coats or dark suits. At least two horse-drawn buggies are parked on the right side of the street, while the left side is lined with a couple houses. A system of electrical poles also line the left side of the street.
[Photograph of Adolescents and Children in Line]
Photograph of a slightly curved line of male and female adolescents and children wearing light-colored clothing in a grassy area. Behind the group, a similarly-dressed child leans against the post of a covered porch to the right, and another child sits in the back of a buggy hitched to a multicolored horse. A small tree also sits behind the group, and in the distant background, a large, two-story house sits further up the gradual slope of the hill.
[Photograph of an Aerial View of Woods and Farmland]
Aerial photograph of a forest of coniferous trees, and farther out, farmland featuring patches of multi-colored land. The edge of a rock is just visible in the foreground, at the bottom left of the photo.
[Photograph of an Automobile on Snowy Road]
Photograph of an automobile, driving towards the camera on a snowy road. The road curves around a short barbed wire fence on the left and between bare, snow-covered trees.
[Photograph of Automobiles Gathered at Brown County Courthouse]
Photograph of a large, three-story brick building surrounded on the front and left side by parked automobiles. There are windows along each floor of the building and the front entrance is accessible through three brick arches supporting a balcony on the second story. The overhang above the balcony is supported by tall columns. A small group of men stand on the corner outside the building, while two boys in flat caps sit on the sideboard of one of the automobiles. The edge of an overhang is visible at the left of the photo, while in the background on the right, another building is visible.
[Photograph of Bible Class at J. P. Sewell House]
Photograph of Bible school students at the home of J. P. and Daisy Sewell, showing the students standing near the opening of a fence. A horse can be seen to the left of the group. Note on the back of the photograph reads, "Picture #7. Home of J.P. Sewell and Daisy McQuigg Sewell, Bonham, Texas. All in the picture are Bible School students during a meeting held by E.G. Sewell and Sam Pitman [?] - 1900. Left to right: Elmo Moore - Bonham, Texas. Sam Pilsman in front of fence with derby. Sallie McQuigg - Bonham. [?] Friend, White [?], Texas. Rocie McQuigg, Bonham. J.P. Sewell, Daisy Sewell, Bonham. Lucy Dodd, Nashville, Tennessee.”
[Photograph of Boy Pulling Up Object with Pulley System]
Photograph of a boy in a light-colored shirt, a fedora, loose pants cinched below the knee, and no shoes, pulling on a rope attached to a pulley raised on a large, vertical log. The log is attached to a small, box-shaped wood frame on the ground, while the rope is tied to a long, cylindrical object in the middle of the frame. A large cauldron sits to the right of the frame and a tall tree stands behind and to the left of the boy. There is a plain area in the background, with a cluster of dense bushes on the right.
[Photograph of Boy with Dog and Tree Stump]
Photograph of a young, tan boy wearing loose, short pants, a loose shirt, an engineer-style cap, and no shoes. He is standing to the left of a tree stump and to the right of a long-fur, light-colored dog. The ground the boy and the dog are standing on is covered in dirt and twigs, but in the background, a few trees dot a grassy area leading to a barbed wire fence. Beyond the barbed wire fence is a thicker area of trees.
[Photograph of Boy with Fish in Front of Tent]
Photograph of a barefoot boy wearing overalls with a long-sleeve shirt and holding a fish by a string. The boy is smiling and standing in front of tent with a cot in it. A skinny tree with a hat and clothes hung on it sits right in front of the tent. A wooded area is barely visible in the background behind the tent.
[Photograph of Boys on Playing Field]
Photograph of a group of adolescent boys in dark, baggy pants cinched below the knee and white shirts, standing and sitting on a large, grassy playing field next to a tall tree. Some of the boys are wearing ties and/or flat caps. The field is bordered by dark trees, and in the background on the right, an a-frame wooden structure sits at the edge of the field.
[Photograph of Brick Building Across Street]
Photograph of a large, three-story building at the corner of two wide intersecting streets. The building has three arches at the front, leading the the entrance and supporting a covered balcony on the second floor. The balcony's overhang is supported by tall columns. Windows to a basement are visible around the bottom of the building. An automobile is parked at the curb in front of and to the left of the front entrance, and the small lawn around the building has both bare and full trees. A large stone, painted on the top, sits in the middle of the intersection, and electrical wires can be seen at the top of the photo.
[Photograph of Brick Cottages]
Photograph of brick buildings with porches and chimneys on the Simmons College campus. These cottages served as boys’ dormitories from 1900 to 1908. Typed note included with the photograph reads, “Five brick cottages served as boys' housing 1900-1908.”
[Photograph of Bridge Over Creek]
Photograph of a creek running beneath a metal and wooden suspension bridge. The rocky creek banks are lined with trees and weeds, and several lily pads float on the surface of the creek. Further down the creek, a few people are standing in a group in the creek water.
[Photograph of Building with Fire Escape Slides]
Photograph of a large, three-story brick building with panels of windows along each floor, and a large, double-door entrance at the top of two short flights of stairs at the front of the building. On the left side of the building are two fire-escape slides from the second and third floors. Behind the building and to the left is a one-story house underneath a bare tree, while on the right, sits a small, light-colored house with a chimney.
[Photograph of Campsite Among Trees]
Photograph of a light-colored tent pitched in a field of tall weeds on the edge of a wooded area. To the right of the tent, wooden boxes, tables, and chairs are arranged in the shade of the tall trees.
[Photograph of Campsite in the Trees]
Photograph of a small campsite among tall trees. A pitched tent sits between two of the trees, the flap of the tent pulled open to real the edge of a cot and a dark interior. Chopped firewood litters the campsite, which is surrounded by denser bushes and trees.
[Photograph of Cattle and People Along Street]
Photograph of a small group of people smiling and standing in a narrow, cobbled lane with several cattle in the shade of a large building to the left. One woman in a light-colored dress stands on a cart, while two men wearing dark suits stand in the street to her right. Three young boys stand further to the right, and in the background, more buildings, including a building with a spire, line the street.
[Photograph of Children on Hill Overlooking Farmland]
Photograph of a small group of children standing in front of a barbed wire fence on a tall hill, overlooking a wide are of farmland with trees, barns, farmhouses, and stables. Some small bushes at the bottom left, partially obscure some of the children, who are looking out (away from the camera) at the landscape.
[Photograph of Children on Side of Road]
Photograph of three children of varying sizes in dark coveralls, standing on the left side of a curved, dirt road, looking and pointing over their left shoulders at the hills in the background. Electrical poles are connected by wires throughout the valley in the background.
[Photograph of Children Playing by Tree]
Photograph of two small children to the right of a tree, while a young woman in a tulle hat kneels with them, facing left. The young children are wearing light-colored dresses, and the older child, a girl, is perched between the main trunk of the tree and a smaller branch near the ground. There is a larger wooded area in the background, across a small grassy area.
[Photograph of Children Standing on Fallen Tree]
Photograph of a group of six young children perched on a fallen tree in an area of scrub brush and short trees. Five of the children stand at the left end, nearer to the broken trunk of the tree, while one little boy squats on a branch of the tree to the right.
[Photograph of Children with Pony]
Photograph of a group of boys, wearing loose clothing, and girls, wearing dresses or skirts and blouses, with a small, dark pony. The two larger boys are sitting on the pony, which is bridled and saddled, with a smaller boy sitting between them. One of the girls, standing behind the pony, has her right arm draped over the pony's neck. The children are grouped in front of a tall bush, and in the background, a wooden fence leads to a small wooden shack.
[Photograph of Church of Christ Building Exterior]
Photograph of a two-story brick building with windows along each floor, a small porch at the entrance, covered by a gabled overhang supported by four brick columns. Two automobiles are parked in front of the building, which has lettering on the overhang that reads, "Church of Christ." To the left of the brick building is a smaller house with a covered porch and a bare tree in the front yard.
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