
Circa 1943
THE ITEM
Hardcover yearbook for Lewisville High School. Measuring approx. 7.5 inches by 10 inches, cover is textured grey with blue highlights, embossed with an eagle over a stars-and-stripes shield and carrying a sash that says “Victory Year Book.” Title bar near the bottom identifies this as The Farmer for 1943.
THE HISTORY
Lewisville’s first high school class opened in 1897 and graduated its first five students in 1901. All grades met in the same building until a stand-alone Lewisville High School opened in 1949 on Purnell Street in downtown Lewisville. In 1968, a new LHS campus opened in farmland on the western edge of town, at the school’s current location. The building was largely rebuilt in 2012-2013.
Donated by Cathy Whitmore, but originally belonged to 1945 LHS graduate Tom Jane (Archer) Nowlin.
Donated by Cathy Whitmore in April 2022.