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W.T.S.N.C., 1/23/1916

Description: Photograph of the administration building at West Texas State Normal College during construction. The photograph shows construction debris around the building and several people walking around the site. The image was produced as a postcard, which includes an unsigned message on the reverse addressed to Ethel L. Tubbs of Hale Center, Texas: "Kind Friend. I must tell you about the big debate between the Cousins & Guenther societies last Sat. night. We won. Resolved: That the U.S. should own & con… more
Date: January 23, 1916
Partner: Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum

Joseph A. Thompson

Description: Photograph of Joseph A. Thompson wearing the baseball uniform of West Texas State Normal College. He is standing in an open field, and wears a baseball glove on his left hand.
Date: [1914..1918]
Partner: Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum

[Worthy School, Claude, Texas]

Description: Photograph of nine female and six male students of various ages in front of the Worthy School in Claude, Texas. The schoolhouse is a square frame building with three windows in one wall and two doors in an adjacent wall. The boys that are seated in front hold a sign which reads "Worthy School, Oct. 17-1912, Claude, Tex. The teacher stands at the center of the group.
Date: October 17, 1912
Partner: Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum

[Events at a football game at West Texas State Teachers College]

Description: Photograph of activities on the West Texas State Teachers College football field. A group of people are walking in a line across the field, followed by a mule pulling a wagon holding two men. Several football players are standing on the field, and spectators watch from the near side of the field and in grandstands on the far side. Automobiles are parked along one end of the field and campus buildings are visible in the background.
Date: unknown
Partner: Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum

Tascosa asleep among the hills

Description: Photograph of the town Tascosa, Texas, with the school in the foreground. The school is a white frame building with a bell tower at the front. It is surrounded by a fence with a stile over the fence at the front of the school. Behind the school are three outbuildings: one larger building in the center and an outhouse on each side. Beyond the school, the Oldham County courthouse is visible, along with other buildings.
Date: 1902
Partner: Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum

First unit, Margaret Wills School

Description: Photograph of Margaret Wills School, an elementary school in Amarillo, Texas. The front facade and one end of the two-story brick building is visible. The central entryway consists of three stone arches leading to the front doors. Above the arches are two architectural medallions. Several bicycles are leaning against the front of the building.
Date: 1928
Partner: Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum

Huntleigh Hall, Canyon, Texas

Description: Photograph of Huntleigh Hall, a privately-owned women's dormitory at the edge of the West Texas State Normal College campus in Canyon, Texas. The two-story building is shown from the side, which features several windows, two doors, and a small porch. The covered porch at the front of the building is also visible.
Date: unknown
Partner: Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum

Wellington High School, Wellington, Texas

Description: Photograph of the auditorium at Wellington High School in Wellington, Texas. The auditorium features wooden-backed seats with armrests. The stage curtains are partially open, revealing what appears to be a stage set. Windows are visible in the wall at the left, and a set of steps leads from the auditorium floor to the left side of the stage. Light fixtures are suspended from the ceiling throughout the room. A few wooden chairs are scattered in the area between the auditorium seats and the sta… more
Date: February 1929
Partner: Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum

"Sheep sheds," 1914

Description: Photograph of temporary buildings, or "shacks," that were used as classrooms and administration offices after the West Texas State Normal College building was destroyed by fire in 1914. Two one-story unpainted frame buildings are visible, with a windmill in the foreground. Two or three men are standing between the two buildings, one of them identified as Dr. J. A. Hill.
Date: 1914
Partner: Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum

Methodist Church & parsonage, also first brick school building, Canyon City, Texas

Description: Photograph of three Canyon, Texas buildings, the Methodist Church, the Canyon school, and the church parsonage. At the left is the church, a white frame building with a steeple over its projecting entryway. At the center in the background is the two-story brick school building, showing the front facade topped by a bell tower, and one side with a decorative parapet. At the right is a two-story frame residence with a gabled roof, a dormer window, and decorative woodwork on the gables and rooflin… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum

[West Texas State Teachers College basketball team]

Description: Photograph of the basketball team for West Texas State Teachers College. Eighteen players and two coaches are posed before a studio backdrop, two rows seated and one row standing. Players wear dark, long-sleeved jerseys with the word "Buffaloes" lettered on the chest, and long trousers. Two coaches are dressed in suits. Individuals are identified on the verso:. Bottom row: Hotcher Brown, J. D. Hazlewood, Buster Brown, Oscar Gamel, Kenneth Starnes, and Cleveland Jones. Middle row: Mitchell J… more
Date: 1928
Partner: Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum

[Students at a Canyon, Texas school]

Description: Photograph of students and teachers at a school in Canyon, Texas. Students pose in rows at the entryway of a frame building. The youngest children as seated in the front Two adults are stand in the middle of the group. Some of the children are identified on the reverse: J. P. Hix, Rob Campbell, Vince Reeves, and Nash Hix.
Date: unknown
Partner: Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum
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