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Motorcycle Race

Description: Copy negative of a dirt track motorcycle race in Abilene during the 1920s. There are four visible racers, two in front racing side by side and two others trailing behind. The grandstands in the background are packed full of spectators.
Date: unknown
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Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Photograph of the Harley Davidson Ambulance]

Description: Photograph of a white Harley Davidson Ambulance with the text "Ambulance J. W. Wilhelm Phone 4174" written on it. The image appears to be part of an advertisement and there is text below it saying "The motorcycle had hit its popularity peak around this time and there were several of these vehicles pressed into service as ambulances. Their superiorities[sic] could be easily seen - speed, versatility, economy of operation, as well as their drawbacks...".
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: McMurry University Library

[Harley Convention]

Description: Photograph of a line of motorcycles travelling in downtown Abilene. A traffic officer is seen directing traffic in the foreground and several buildings are in the background.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: McMurry University Library

[F. M. Pruitt Sitting on a Motorcycle]

Description: Photograph of F. M. Pruitt sitting sideways on a motorcycle. He is wearing a dark suit, tie, and a newsboy-style hat. Two houses are visible behind him. A handwritten note on the back identifies the man, states that he is twenty years old in the photo, and that he was referred to as "Old Batch."
Date: 193X
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Partner: Frontier Texas!

Teenage Boys Helping with Polio Drive

Description: Photograph of young men handing polio drive balloons to passing motorists in Abilene, TX. They are at an intersection going from car to car. All the balloons read, "POLIO FIGHTER." In the back left are several businesses in downtown Abilene.
Date: 1955
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Teenage Boys Helping with Polio Drive

Description: Photograph of young men handing polio drive balloons to passing motorists in Abilene, TX. They are at an intersection going from car to car. All the balloons read, "POLIO FIGHTER." On both sides of the street are businesses of downtown Abilene.
Date: 1955
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
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