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Abraham Borth and Dave Peil

Photograph of Abraham Borth (standing) and David Peil (seated). David Peil wears a World War 1 uniform with hat. His left leg is on his right knee. Abraham Borth is standing behind him with his right hand resting on David Peil's right shoulder. Abraham Borth is dressed in a suit with a tie and hat. They are standing in front of a fake background with painted flowers and drapery. The photograph is held in a paper frame.

Date: unknown

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

Aerial View of South Booker

Aeiral view photograph of South Booker, Texas. There are five dirt roads and at least nine buildings along the roads. Stretching on into the background is a long expanse of flat land.

Date: unknown

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

After Higgins Tornado from Truck Bed

View of cars and tornado damage to fence with metal truck bed in lower frame.

Date: April 9, 1947

Creator: Russell Minton

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

Airplane with Unknown Pilot

Photograph of an airplane with an unknown pilot that is wearing a helmet and goggles. The airplane is a double wing with "NC 6425" and on the back end. The propellers of the plane are in motion. The plane is sitting on a dirt ground with tire tracks.

Date: unknown

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

Baby Boy Sitting on Ground

Photograph of a baby boy in a white dress sitting on a ground that is covered with leaves. His hands are together and his mouth is open. In the background are tall trees.

Date: unknown

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

Baby in a Walker

Photograph of a baby in a baby walker. He is in a yard filled with leaves, and there are large trees in the background. The baby wears a white outfit and black shoes.

Date: unknown

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

Bill and Denny King

Photograph of Bill and Denny King standing in a museum. They are both wearing white button-up shirts with leather belts and dark boots. She wears a black vest and black cowgirl hat with a silver hat band. She also wears rings, a bracelet, and a silver and turquoise necklace. He wears a yellow vest with fringe, a beige cowboy hat with silver hat band, a silver and turquoise bolo tie and a ring. He has glasses and a beard. Behind them are saddles, pictures, and notes that are King Family ar… more

Date: unknown

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

Black Family Portrait

Photograph of the Black family on the stoop and porch of a house. There are twelve women, six women, five boys, one girl, and one baby and a dog. Eight women stand in the back row wearing skirts, dresses, and bow-ties. One holds a small girl. In the center of the group seated in a chair is an elderly woman dressed in black holding a baby dressed in white. On the left side of the frame stands a small boy to the right of a pillar with his right hand on a dog. Next to the dog are two hats on… more

Date: unknown

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

Blacksmith Shop

Photograph of a blacksmith shop with two men standing in the doorway. One man wears overalls and a hat, the other man wears denim pants, a shirt and a hat and has his hands on his hips. In front of the shop on either side are two buggies and one plow. In the background are three buildings and in the foreground is a dirt road.

Date: unknown

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

The Borth Brothers

Studio portrait photograph of Gustaf, Abraham, Jake, Edward, and Reinhold Borth, brothers. Two younger-looking brothers are standing in-between and behind three older seated brothers. They all wear suits and patterned ties, three wear vests. The three seated brothers all have their right leg crossed on their left knee. They are all atop a decorative rug and in front of a fake backdrop. The edges of the rug and backdrop are visible and we can see a small area of the photographer's studio.

Date: unknown

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

Bowen Children Skating on Frozen Creek

Image of Eulalia, Claude, Paul, and Una Bowen skating on frozen First Creek. The two girls wear skirts and the boys wear shirts, pants, and suspenders. Three of the children hold snowballs. There are trees and brush on the banks of the creek.

Date: unknown

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

Boy Sitting in Chair with Tassels

Studio photograph of a small boy sitting in a one-armed decorative chair. The boy is wearing a dark short suit with stockings and boots. His hair is parted on the side and his left leg is bent underneath his right leg. The chair has a floral print on it and the edges have large tassels hanging from them. Behind him is a fake backdrop.

Date: unknown

Creator: Simington, J.M.

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

Boys with Dogs and Bunnies

Photograph of thirteen young boys and two women. Twelve of the boys are lined up and hold small dogs and rabbits. Three of the dogs are on leashes by the boys' feet. One boy in a denim jacket watches from the bottom right corner of the frame. All of the boys wear denim pants. One boy wears a hat. There are two trees behind the lineup.

Date: 1948

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

Broken Trees and Debris After Tornado

Photograph of snapped tree limbs and debris that includes wooden boards and furniture after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. In the background is a damaged two-story building and a trailer.

Date: April 9, 1947

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

Building and People After Tornado

Photograph of three damaged buildings due to tornado. There are piles of wooden planks and other objects in front of the buildings. A group of people are collected on the right side of the frame and a man, woman, and child looking at them from the left side.

Date: April 9, 1947

Creator: Russell Minton

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

Building with No Walls After Tornado

Photograph of a building with fallen walls after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. Inside the buildings are shelves lined with buckets, boxes, doors, and sacks. The foreground is covered with the wall and wooden beams.

Date: April 9, 1947

Creator: McCurry, J. W.

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

E.C. Gray

Studio portrait photograph of E.C. Gray's bust. He wears a black suit with a black bowtie and has short gray hair.

Date: unknown

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

Car and Collapsed Buildings After Tornado

Photograph of an old car amidst fallen buildings after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. The buildings are roofless, only parts of the walls remain standing. All over the ground are piles of debris that include wooden beams and bricks.

Date: April 9, 1947

Creator: McCurry, J. W.

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

Car and House After Tornado

Photograph of a damaged car and house after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. The car is in the foreground on the left side of the frame and the house is in the background on the right side of the frame. The windows of th car and house are busted out and the roof of the house partially missing. All over the ground is scattered debris, including tree limbs, wooden boards, and pieces of metal.

Date: April 9, 1947

Creator: McMurry, J. W.

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

Cars and Debris After Tornado

Photograph of a dirt road with fallen trees, old cars, and debris after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. In the near foreground is a view of metal sidings, possibly the back of a truck.

Date: April 1947

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

Cars Driving After Tornado

Photograph of several cars and trucks driving towards the left side of the frame after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. There is one car driving the opposite direction and a police car parked on the side of the road. On the ground lining the road are trees and fallen trees.

Date: April 1947

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

Children and Woman with Flowers

Photograph of two young girls, two young boys, one baby and one woman sitting outdoors. The girls are seated and wear nice dresses and hats, one wears gloves. The boys are standing and wear button-up shirts with hats, one wears a tie. The baby wears a white dress and there are flowers around her. On the right side of the frame in the background a woman in a dress and hat sits in a chair.

Date: unknown

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

Children with Doll and Dog

Photograph of two children, one boy and one girl. The boy is on the right side of the frame with his hands on a dark dog that is facing him. The girl stands on his right wearing a white dress with white tights and a white bow in her hair. Her hand is on a stroller that contains a doll and blanket. Both stand next to the wall of a building.

Date: unknown

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

Christmas Tree in Union Church

Photograph of the interior of the Lipscomb Union Church showing a decorated Christmas tree on the left side of the frame and a piano topped with lace and decorations on the right side. Tinsel, bows, and balls cover the tree with a star at the top. Behind the tree are rows of chairs and in front is a small railing. On the wall on the right side of the frame are two windows, a clock, four bows, and two wreaths. In the foreground is a row of five chairs, or pews. Two lights hang from the ceil… more

Date: unknown

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

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