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[Photograph of Unusual Dude]

Description: Photograph of a statue of a cowboy with a holster, chaps, and a cowboy hat on the Hardin-Simmons University campus. A plaque on the bottom of the statue identifies this cowboy as “The Unusual Dude.” In the background, a building with various cattle brands can be seen.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

["Fifinella" Statue Unveiling Schedule]

Description: Schedule of events for the ceremonial unveiling of a Fifinella statue at Avenger Field, Texas State Technical Institute, including speeches from WASP officers, the director of NASA, and a tribute to WASP flight instructor, Rigdon Edwards, Jr.
Date: 1976
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Photograph of Sacred Wind]

Description: A photograph of a workman removing the ropes from the Sacred Wind statue used to place the sculpture atop a marble pedestal with a crane, at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas, with the Radford Memorial Auditorium as well as the crane in the background.
Date: March 11, 1993
Partner: McMurry University Library

[Photograph of Workman Balancing Sacred Wind]

Description: A photograph of a workman balancing the Sacred Wind statue as it is placed on a marble stand, prior to the dedication ceremony, at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas. The Old Main Building and Finch-Gray Science Center can be seen in the background, along with several smiling onlookers.
Date: March 11, 1993
Partner: McMurry University Library

Cowboy Statue

Description: Copy negative of the cowboy statue at Hardin-Simmons University. The statue is located in the Cowboy band hall, sculpted in the 1940's to honor the ranchers and cowboys who made the university possible through their donations. The statue was created by Rubert E. Rogers.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Photograph of Sacred Wind]

Description: A photograph of the Sacred Wind statue at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas, which features an Indian warrior with a Harris Hawk on his shoulder, recognizing the interconnectedness of the school's old and new mascots - the Indian and the War Hawk. The statue was created by McMurry graduate and Abilene artist Terry Gilbreth and was first dedicated on March 11, 1993.
Date: unknown
Partner: McMurry University Library

[Photograph of Statue at Campus Center]

Description: Photograph of the sculpture at the Campus Center. The sculpture is entitled "Variations on a Theme III" by Russell Jacques and was a donation from Professor Henry Doscher in memory of his mother, Maynette Shearn Dorbandt. Radford Auditorium can be seen in the background.
Date: unknown
Partner: McMurry University Library
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