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[Couple Posing with Plane]

Description: Photograph of "Hack" Henson, founder of Hack Drilling Co., Abilene, in 1956, and a woman standing on a small airplane at the Jack Hughes Airport in Abilene, Texas. A second plane is partially visible on the right side of the image.
Date: 1956
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[T&P Station Index]

Description: Two copy photos of an index of T&P stations. Each town has the population listed from the 1920 census as well as elevation. The first copy has 57 towns highlighted in red and 17 towns highlighted in yellow, as well as a list of 10 towns on the back. The second copy is blank.
Date: 1927
Partner: The Grace Museum

[Clipping: Pilot Amelia Earhart]

Description: Newspaper clipping discussing the life of Amelia Earhart, her adventures flying, and the records she set as a woman pilot. The clipping also includes puzzles and games related to remembering the pilot.
Date: July 23, 1997
Creator: Debnam, Betty
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

McMurry College President's Home, Abilene, Texas: Outdoor Fireplace Details

Description: Details of the outdoor fireplace for a residence commissioned by McMurry College in Abilene, Texas. It includes three drawings on the left side of the sheet detailing the elevation and two separate sections; the drawings on the right detail the metal hood, and three other sections of the fireplace.
Date: August 3, 1939
Creator: Castle, David S.
Partner: Tittle-Luther/Parkhill, Smith and Cooper, Inc.

[Enlisted Reserve Corp I.D. Rigdon Edwards]

Description: Front and back copies of an identification card for the Enlisted Reserve Corps belonging to WASP flight instructor, Rigdon Edwards. They are posted on a sheet of blue paper along with a photograph of Edwards in uniform, seen to the right.
Date: May 20, 1944
Creator: United States. Army. Enlisted Reserve Corps.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Sugar Ration Book

Description: Fragment of a food ration stamp book. Charlyne Creger's signature is filled in on one side.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Photograph of Old Behrens Chapel Interior]

Description: Photograph of students sitting in auditorium seats to listen to W. F. Leonard during his speech. Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "Picture made Feb 27 - Hardin-Simmons -- W. F. Leonard speaking at Chapel program. -- 1957."
Date: February 27, 1957
Creator: Jones, Lloyd
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Building Exterior

Description: 1 copy negative of 2 images. The first shows an image of the U.S. Weather Bureau and the other is of the Colony Administration Building in Abilene, Texas. The images are of the exterior of the buildings. The text that is above and below the images is partially visible and reads "It is confidently believed that a population of 25,000 for Abilene can and will be secured in a few years, and that is precisely what they propose to do."
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
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