This photo comes from our JA Cattle Company collection and is titled "Snooks Sparks Vat Corrals" and/or "Bronco." The description on the back of the print shows that it was gifted in 1999.
We thought it was too iconic not to share!
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This photo comes from our JA Cattle Company collection and is titled "Snooks Sparks Vat Corrals" and/or "Bronco." The description on the back of the print shows that it was gifted in 1999.
We thought it was too iconic not to share!
Here's an iconic image of "Mr. Tornado."
The F-Scale, used for measuring the strength of tornadoes, was developed by Dr. Tetsuya Theodore Fujita during his decades as a severe weather research. Dr. Fujita’s materials are housed at the Southwest Collection.
Today is Arbor Day! Texas Technological College hosted its first Arbor Day celebration in 1938. The tradition continues as faculty, staff, and students gather to plant flowers each year.
These images come from the Winston Reeves Photograph Collection circa the late 1930s and can be found on our digital repository.
Tomorrow is Independence Day. Check out this special edition of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal for the 1976 United States Bicentennial. The full issue can be viewed on our digital repository.
Happy Commencement Days to all TTU graduates!
Here's a photograph of the Texas Technological College senior class of 1927 taken during the May 30, 1927 commencement ceremony in the College Gymnasium.
Heritage Club Photograph Collection, Texas Tech University Archives
May the 4th be with you! Happy Star Wars Day!
These newspaper clippings are from The Rising Star (Rising Star, TX) September 8, 1977 issue. Star Wars was released on May 25, 1977, but was so popular that the Majestic Theatre in Eastland, TX reopened the film for additional viewings.
You can view this and other newspapers on our digital repository.
Kinda chic to explore the Southwest Music Archive
Kinda chic to hop on a trend sometimes!
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