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Grocery Store Opening

Description: Photograph of the opening of H. O. Wooten grocery store. There is a display of work gloves with sign in the center of the display. One sign says "There is a Reigel Work Glove for Every Purpose specially tanned leathers give canvas glove comfort....leather glove wear Riegetl textile corp." A sign below that says "Plastic-Dot the original the only work glove to guarantee double the wear." Signs at the bottom of the display say "Plastic-Dot" and "Full Page Advertising in Post Popular Mechanics Bus… more
Date: 1956
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Grocery Store Opening

Description: Photograph of the opening of H. O. Wooten grocery store. There is a display of Libby's products on a table. On the back of the table, there is a board with pictures of food on it; a poster in the center has a drawing of a strawberry cake and a box of Libby's strawberries on it. Text on the box says "Libby's Frozen Foods." Text above the cake says "If it's fresher than Libby's it hasn't been picked!" A poster on the front of the table has drawing of people on it and the text" Libby's More for yo… more
Date: 1956
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Grocery Store Opening

Description: Photograph of the opening of H. O. Wooten grocery store. Two men are looking at a display of Libby's products on a table. On the back of the table, there is a board with pictures of food on it; a poster in the center has a drawing of a strawberry cake and a box of Libby's strawberries on it. Text on the box says "Libby's Frozen Foods." Text above the cake says "If it's fresher than Libby's it hasn't been picked!" A poster on the front of the table has drawing of people on it and the text "Libby… more
Date: 1956
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Grocery Store Opening #1

Description: Photograph of the opening of H. O. Wooten grocery store. There is a display of various canned and jar products on a table. Text on the back of the display says "Loveless Brokerage Co." Below that, text says "Our Darling Corn Ac'cent Daricraft Milk." Text on the front of the table says "Smuckers Preserves."
Date: 1956
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Grocery Store Opening #2

Description: Photograph of the opening of H. O. Wooten grocery store. There is a display of various canned and jar products on a table. Text on the back of the display says "Loveless Brokerage Co." Below that, text says "Our Darling Corn Ac'cent Daricraft Milk." Text on the front of the table says "Smuckers Preserves."
Date: 1956
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Banner Dairies

Description: Photograph of machinery and a desk in the Banner Dairy located at S. 14th and Butternut streets in Abilene, Texas. Pressure gauges are visible on one of the machines. There are labels that read "Danger" above the gauges. Light-bulbs are also used as indicators for machinery. There is part of a poster visible that has images of Native Americans on it with the partial text that reads "Too many...Not Enough."
Date: 1958
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Banner Dairies #1

Description: Photograph of an exterior view of a brick building identified as Banner Dairies on South Fourteenth and Butternut in Abilene, Texas. A stone in the corner of the building has the text "Banner Dairies" etched into it. In the background, there are other buildings and trucks. One car and three trucks are parked beside the building.
Date: 1958
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Banner Dairies #2

Description: Photograph of an exterior view of a brick building identified as Banner Dairies on South Fourteenth and Butternut in Abilene, Texas. A stone in the corner of the building has the text "Banner Dairies" etched into it. In the background, there are other buildings and trucks. One car and three trucks are parked beside the building.
Date: 1958
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Restaurant Menu

Description: Photograph of a page from a menu from Paramount in Abilene, Texas. On the page is a picture of what looks to be some kind of dessert. Above the picture text says, "Marinated Herring."
Date: 1957
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Strike at Air Base

Description: Photograph of a strike at an air base in Abilene, Texas. Several men are standing near automobiles on an unpaved road. One man in the background is holding a sign, though the text is unreadable.
Date: 1958
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Strike at Air Base

Description: Photograph of a strike at an air base in Abilene, Texas. Several men are standing near automobiles on an unpaved road. One man in the background is holding a sign, though the text is unreadable.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Restaurant Menu

Description: Photograph of a page from a menu from Paramount in Abilene, Texas. On the page is a picture of what looks like strawberries and cream in a bowl. Above text reads, "Hamburger Steak, smothered with onions or mushroom sauce, salad, potatoes and onion rings."
Date: 1957
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Café near Hendricks; Woman by Building

Description: Copy negative of two images. The first shows two women, one identified as L. Jeffie Gibson, standing beside a sign with a cut-out of a 7-Up bottle and text that says "Plate Lunch." In the background, there are cars parked along the side of a road. The second show a woman identified as L. Jeffie Gibson standing beside a brick building. In the background, there are cars and a building.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Fort Thomas Arizona

Description: Copy negative of Fort Thomas in Arizona. There are several long buildings surrounded by a perimeter of trees. In the background, there is open land. Text written on the photograph says "SCS Camp 10A Ft. Thomas, Ariz."
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Abilene Cotton Market

Description: Copy negative of people riding on horse-drawn wagons at a cotton market in Abilene, Texas. Some wagons have bundles of cotton in them. The group of wagons are in a line that wraps around a street corner. Text at the bottom of the image says "Cotton Market, Abilene, Texas." Text handwritten in cursive along the side of the image says "Am trying to get ready to go to The [Dallas] Fair and also to the Convention. Are you going?" Handwritten text in cursive says "Oct 10- Will write in a few d… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Historical Signatures

Description: Copy photograph of a document with copies of famous signatures; printed text at the bottom of the page says "Facsimiles of Signatures by Historical Personages." Included are signatures by Santa Anna, Ben Milam, Davy Crockett, Sam Houston and Jim Bowie.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Christmas Parade

Description: Photograph of a Christmas parade float. There is an artificial house with a sculpture on it consisting of a Santa Clause figure in a sled attached by a metal rod and tinsel rope to eight reindeer. Beside the house is a tree and dog. Text on the side of the float says "T'was the Night Before Christmas." In the background, there is a crowd of people; behind them are buidings, one with signs that say "Mack Eplen's Cafeteria" and "Cafeteria."
Date: 1956
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

First State Bank Under Construction #2

Description: Photograph of the exterior view of a building under construction identified as First State Bank on Oak Street. The front exterior of the building is in tact, and the back is a large frame made up of metal beams. Along the edge of the building, there are cars parked. In the front of the building, there is a sign with the visible text "1st State Bank."
Date: 1956
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Waddington's and Les Femmes #1

Description: Photograph of the exterior of two stores identified as Waddington's and Les Femmes on Cypress Street. There are clothed mannequins in the display window of Waddington's; text on the front of the building says "Waddington's Ladies Apparel." There are shoes in the display window of Les Femmes; text on the front of the building says "Les Femmes Fashion Footwear." In the foreground, there is a parking meter, street, and partial view of a car.
Date: 1956
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Mack Eplen's Cafeteria

Description: Photograph of an exterior view of a brick building identified as Mack Eplen's Cafeteria on Cypress Street. A sign on the front of the building says "Cafeteria," and a sign below that says "Mack Eplen's Cypress Cafeteria." There is also a sign facing sideways, but the text is not visible. Outside the building, there is a newspaper stand and a parking meter.
Date: 1957
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Mack Eplen's Cafeteria

Description: Photograph of an exterior view of a brick building identified as Mack Eplen's Cafeteria on Cypress Street. There are several signs on the front of the building; the sign on the top says "Mack Eplen's Cafeteria," and faces sideways; below that, a sign facing the front says "Cafeteria;" another sign facing sideways says "Mack Eplen's Cafeteria;" below is another front facing sign that says "Mack Eplen's Cypress Cafeteria," with an emblem below the text. In front of the building, there is a news… more
Date: 1957
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
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