Rescuing Texas History, 2007 - 218 Matching Results
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- [Finis Earing "Red" Fitzgerald, First Fire Chief of Childress, Texas]
- Photograph of Finis Earing "Red" Fitzgerald, the first Fire Chief of Childress, Texas. Chief Fitzgerald is dressed in formal attire for his portrait. He is wearing a three piece suit, a collared shirt, tie, and a hat. His badge is pinned to his vest and is barely visible underneath his jacket. The portrait captures only the Chief's head, shoulders, and the top half of his torso. Chief Fitzgerald is posed looking straight ahead.
- Painting of AT-11
- Photograph of a painting entitled "Childress Training Days" with a Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan flying over Childress Army Air Field, Texas. Childress, Texas is visible in the background behind the plane.
- Childress High School Graduating Class of 1914
- Photograph of the graduating senior class of Childress High School in 1914. Top row from left to right: Dick Weddington, Patti Jefferies, Anis Campbell, J. D. Gilliam, Edith Sport, Lida Pittman, Irene Baker, Tully Dian. Center row from left to right: Mary Biggerstaff, Bertha Copher, Elizabeth Milner, Lora Curd, Ella Keer, Mary Johnson. Front row from left to right: Hazel Howard, Nell Crews, Abbie Berry, Mary Coffee, Bess Johnson. Written on the negative in the bottom left corner to cause white text on the positive print: "C.H.S. 1914."
- [Childress Tradegetters Stand on the Red River Bridge]
- The Childress Tradegetters stand on the Red River Bridge with their Model T Ford cars in Childress County. The bridge is 2200 feet long and is located halfway between Denver and Galveston.
- [Purchase of one hundred bales of cotton]
- Photograph showing the purchase of one hundred bales of cotton bought by A.M. Cole for Crews-Cole, Cotton Co. There is a large group of gentleman shown with horse-drawn vehicles containing cotton. The group is shown in front of a variety of store fronts on a gravel road.
- Four distinguished Childress gentlemen
- Photograph of a group of four men. Four distinguished citizens of Childress are shown against a studio background.
- Charming Mamie Moore
- Photograph of Mamie Moore. Mamie Moore is dressed in a white dress against a studio background.
- Aerial Photo of Childress
- Aerial photo of Childress looking southeast. The country club and golf course are visible in the foreground.
- Aerial Photo of High School, Rodeo Arena, Football Stadium
- Aerial photo of the high school, rodeo arena, and football stadium.
- Aerial View of Fair Park, Looking Southeast
- Aerial photograph of Fair Park, looking southeast.
- [Cattle Roundup on Crews Brother Ranch]
- Photograph of a heard of cattle running across an open field. There is an automobile and a man standing on the horizon.
- Delightful little unknown girl
- Photograph of a young child. An unknown girl is showing standing next to a chair against a studio background.
- Interior of F&M Bank
- Photograph of bank employees inside of Farmer & Mechanic Bank. A few of the bank tellers are behind a security barrier.
- John "Otto" Czewski & restaurant employees
- Photograph showing a group of restaurant employees. Four men are seated while one young gentleman stands. A row of chairs and tables recede into the background.
- [Lumber Yard Fire 1917]
- Photograph of a lumber yard fire in Childress, Texas. The fire is being put out by firemen as spectators watch from a distance. A large amount of smoke fills the sky. There is an unidentifiable building close to the fire.
- Patti Jefferies
- Photograph of Patti Jefferies. Jefferies is shown holding flowers while standing against a studio background. She is wearing a white dress and hat.
- [Second Childress Courthouse Burnt within Less Than One Year]
- Photograph of the remains of a courthouse that has been destroyed by a fire. A few men are posing in front of the courthouse on foot and on horses. One man is sitting in a wagon.
- [Photograph of the New Bridge at Fair Park]
- Photograph of the newly built covered bridge at Fair Park. The photo was made one day before the 2006 tornado which severely damaged Fair Park and destroyed the bridge.
- Tom Sollock 1st Barber
- Photograph of Tom Sollock, 1st Barber. Sollock is shown wearing a three-piece-suit and bow tie.
- Annie Ruth Crews - 1926 graduation from 8th grade
- Photograph of Anne Ruth Crews. Crews is shown in a white dress holding a diploma. The photograph was taken in recognition of her 8th grade graduation.
- The Childress Index
- Photograph of a window display at The Childress Index taken at night. There is a poster on a Samson card table which reads: "Win! A genuine Samson regular $4.00 card table in our canned foods guessing contest. Ask for details!" On either side of the table are stacked IGA products including apricots, cranberry sauce, salad dressing, fruit cocktail, and tomato juice. There are two unidentified men sitting inside of the store in the center of the frame.
- [I.G.A. Store]
- Photograph of the I.G.A. grocery store in Childress, Texas. There is a young child and a woman kneeling by the entrance of the grocery store. Promotions and advertisements are visible in the windows of the store.
- McFarland Battery & Electric
- Photograph of the inside of McFarland Battery & Electric which was owned by A. V. McFarland, the original director of the Childress County Heritage Museum. There are car batteries and signs for Willard Storage Batteries in the building. A work area can be seen in the back of the store where the back of an automobile is visible.
- Something going on
- Photograph of a crowded street. There are three men on top of a building watching an event below them. A large number of people are shown near vehicles crowding the road. There are various stores that surround the area.
- [The Train That Brought FDR to Childress, Texas]
- Photograph of a steam engine traveling across an open field. There are parked cars waiting along both sides of the train tracks and the drivers are waiting outside their cars. President Franklin D. Roosevelt is a passenger on the train according to the handwriting on the edge of the photograph.
- [Unidentified Grocery Store]
- Photograph of the interior of an unidentified grocery store. In the center of the frame is a large banana display with a myriad of other items in the display including Kraklkrisp Wheat Flakes, IGA Fruit Cocktail, Gold-Tost Corn Flakes, and IGA Pineapple. An unidentified man stands ff to the far left of the image wearing an apron.
- Don Kelly, Golden Krust
- Photograph of young Don Kelly. Kelly is shown holding a Golden Krust food package while standing on a small foot stool.
- Marie Loupot
- Photograph of young Marie Loupot. The child is shown near a doll and toy stroller.
- Nell & Marg Trimble
- Photograph of Nell & Marg Trimble. The Trimbles are shown wearing hats and light-colored dresses against a studio background.
- Wheat Combines Norris Impl. early 1900's
- Photograph of a group of horse-drawn vehicles and a crowd. The scene is surrounded by various store fronts and a bank.
- Coffee plants grown by Geo. Holstein, 1938
- Photograph of George Holstein. George Holstein is shown tending to his coffee plants inside of his garden. The plants are held up with wood and string and are enclosed with a wooden fence.
- 1890 - Margaret Anne Petty Leslie
- Photograph of Margaret Anne Petty. Petty is shown posed against a studio background.
- Looking South on Main Street, mid 1940's
- Photograph of a vehicle traveling on Main Street. There is a row of cars lining the street in front of various store fronts.
- [Fink & J.J. Pigett with Saddles]
- Photograph of saddles and harnesses. Six men are shown amongst horse-riding supplies.
- [Fourth Courthouse in Childress, Texas]
- Photograph of the fourth courthouse built in Childress, Texas. This current version of the county courthouse is surrounded by trees and a parking lot filled with parked cars. Large white clouds are scattered throughout the sky.
- Looking west on Ave. B, NW from Main-Late 40's
- Photograph of a street scene in Childress. The photograph was taken looking west on ave B, Northwest from Main St. A group of people are shown in the foreground and rows of vehicles are in the background.
- The Oddfellow Quartet
- Photograph of the Oddfellow Quartet. Five musicians are shown in front of a radio station banner. One member of the group is shown at the piano while the other group member stand behind a microphone.
- [Old Settlers Parade 1942]
- Photograph of the Old Settlers' parade held in Childress, Texas in 1942. In the procession are two young children, a boy and a girl, in costumes riding scooters. Following them is a woman dressed as a clown and a line of men and women riding horses. The parade is traveling down a busy street lined with businesses, parked cars, and watchful spectators. Among the spectators is a man in military uniform.
- [Old Settlers' Parade 1947]
- Photograph of the Old Settlers parade held in Childress, Texas in 1947. The parade is being led by two men on horseback. Behind them are two more men on horseback holding flags followed by a line of cars and floats. The parade is traveling south on a busy street named "Commerce". Spectators line the street as the parade passes by. Some young boys are watching from the rooftop of a nearby restaurant.
- [Ranchouse Motel]
- Photograph of the Ranchouse Motel in Childress, Texas. There is a large sign for the motel on the left hand side and electrical poles and wires in the background. The two way street the motel is on is in the foreground.
- Rufus Layton
- Photograph of Rufus Layton, son of G. S. Layton. Co-owner of Phipps and Layton Theaters.
- [Volunteer Firemen's Meeting, Early 1950's]
- Photograph of volunteer firemen during a meeting. The volunteers are posing on and around a fire truck inside a fire station. The group consists mostly of adult men but there are some young boys in the photograph.
- Selling Cotton on Main Street, November 27, 1909
- Photograph of cotton selling. There are numerous horse-drawn vehicles carrying cotton on Main Street. Stores surround the scene on both sides of Main Street.
- [4-H Club Members]
- Photograph of three members of the 4-H Club. The women are sitting and kneeling beside a lake in Fair Park for a picnic.
- 1920's gathering at Childress Courthouse of Confederate veterans.
- Photograph of a group of confederate veterans. The men are shown wearing military decoration on the steps of a stone building.
- 1950 Childress District Office, Texas Highway Dept - 1st picnic
- Photograph of a a Texas Highway Department picnic. A large gathering is shown with a man opening a bottled beverage while a young girl walks to the right , holding a drink.
- S. A. Show
- Photograph of S.A. Show.
- [And the Shriners! Ready to Roll!]
- Photograph of Shriners and a marching band on and in front of a steam engine train. There is a sign on the train labeled "El Mina Temple, Galveston".
- AT-11's flying in formation
- Photograph of three At-11s flying in formation. The planes are from the Childress Army Air Field in Texas.
- [B.P.O.E. (Elks) Members Marching in Parade]
- Photograph of Elks Members walking in a parade down a city street in Childress, Texas. Two men in a horse-drawn wagon are leading the line of members who are dressed in matching hats and suits. Spectators line the street and are watching the parade pass them by.