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[Finis Earing "Red" Fitzgerald, First Fire Chief of Childress, Texas]

Description: 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.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bartlett
Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

Painting of AT-11

Description: 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.
Date: 1944
Creator: Broome, Richard
Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

Childress High School Graduating Class of 1914

Description: 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 … more
Date: unknown
Creator: Hanna, Mark
Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

[Childress Tradegetters Stand on the Red River Bridge]

Description: 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.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hanna, Mark
Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

[Purchase of one hundred bales of cotton]

Description: 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.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hanna, Mark
Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

Four distinguished Childress gentlemen

Description: Photograph of a group of four men. Four distinguished citizens of Childress are shown against a studio background.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hannah, Mark
Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

Charming Mamie Moore

Description: Photograph of Mamie Moore. Mamie Moore is dressed in a white dress against a studio background.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hitchler Houston
Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

Aerial Photo of Childress

Description: Aerial photo of Childress looking southeast. The country club and golf course are visible in the foreground.
Date: unknown
Creator: Johnson, Judy L.
Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

[Cattle Roundup on Crews Brother Ranch]

Description: Photograph of a heard of cattle running across an open field. There is an automobile and a man standing on the horizon.
Date: unknown
Creator: Mark Hanna Photo
Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

Delightful little unknown girl

Description: Photograph of a young child. An unknown girl is showing standing next to a chair against a studio background.
Date: unknown
Creator: Mark Hanna's Studio
Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

Interior of F&M Bank

Description: Photograph of bank employees inside of Farmer & Mechanic Bank. A few of the bank tellers are behind a security barrier.
Date: unknown
Creator: Mark Hanna's Studio
Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

John "Otto" Czewski & restaurant employees

Description: 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.
Date: unknown
Creator: Mark Hanna's Studio
Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

[Lumber Yard Fire 1917]

Description: 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.
Date: January 1917
Creator: Mark Hanna's Studio
Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

Patti Jefferies

Description: Photograph of Patti Jefferies. Jefferies is shown holding flowers while standing against a studio background. She is wearing a white dress and hat.
Date: 1914
Creator: Mark Hanna's Studio
Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

[Second Childress Courthouse Burnt within Less Than One Year]

Description: 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.
Date: unknown
Creator: Mebb Studio
Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

[Photograph of the New Bridge at Fair Park]

Description: 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.
Date: May 8, 2006
Creator: Moody, Jim, Jr.
Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

Tom Sollock 1st Barber

Description: Photograph of Tom Sollock, 1st Barber. Sollock is shown wearing a three-piece-suit and bow tie.
Date: unknown
Creator: Saunders
Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

Annie Ruth Crews - 1926 graduation from 8th grade

Description: 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.
Date: 1926
Creator: Stanford Studio
Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

The Childress Index

Description: 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.
Date: unknown
Creator: Stanford Studio
Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

[I.G.A. Store]

Description: 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.
Date: unknown
Creator: Stanford Studio
Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

McFarland Battery & Electric

Description: 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.
Date: unknown
Creator: Stanford Studio
Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

Something going on

Description: 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.
Date: 1916
Creator: Stanford Studio
Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum
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