Rufus taught photography at Kilgore College for 42 years before retiring. Back in 1990, he started taking photos of the Rangerettes. “I was filming football for the coaches back in those days.

The Kilgore College Rangerettes have been around for 85 years and Reel East Texas Executive Director Chip Hale and Photographer O. Rufus Lovett thought it was time for an exhibit. “This is a perfect ...