Rescuing Texas History, 2007 - 219 Matching Results

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Childress Concert Band, c. 1906

Photograph of the Childress Concert Band seated and standing with their instruments outside of a nondescript building. The band consists of all men; a large bass drum occupies the center of the frame which says "Childress Concert Band."

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

[Childress County Courthouse]

Frontal view of the Childress County Courthouse.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

Childress' First School House

Photograph of a large group of approximately ninety children and fifteen adults standing and sitting in rows in front of a the first Childress School building. The women and girls wear dresses or shirts with skirts, the boys wear button-up shirts and some of the boys and men wear suits, ties, and hats. The building is light-colored with a shingled roof and a bell tower. On the right side of the frame next to the building is a buggy and a horse.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

[Childress Green House 1950's]

Photograph of a greenhouse in Childress, Texas. There are several trees and plants surrounding the greenhouse and there is a bench in the foreground.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

[Childress High School Boys Football Team 1930]

Photograph of Childress High School Boys Football Team in 1930. The members are posing in three rows, the back two rows are standing and the front row is sitting. Two men in suits are standing on the right hand side of the photograph. The football players are wearing their team sweaters which displays a large "C". They are standing in front of an unidentifiable brick building.

Date: 1930

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

[Childress High School Football Coaches and Manager]

Photograph of the coaches and manager of the Childress High School Football Team. They are posing with their arms around one another, shoulder to shoulder. The football team is visible in the background doing exercises.

Date: 1912

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

[Childress High School Girls Basketball Team 1903]

Photograph of the Childress High School Girls Basketball Team in 1903. They are posing in three rows: the back row is standing, the middle row is kneeling, and the front row is lying on the floor. They are all holding hands.

Date: 1903

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

[Childress Lions Club]

Photograph of the members of the Childress Lions Club. All of the members are adult men. They are posing in three rows, the two back rows are standing and the front row is sitting cross legged. There is an unidentifiable building in the background.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

[Childress Railroad Shops Store Department Employees]

Photograph of several railroad shop store department employees. This group mostly consists of adult men but there are two adolescent boys in the front of this small crowd. The group is posing in front of an unidentifiable brick building.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

[Childress Shop Yards Built in 1910]

Photograph of railroad shop yards in Childress, Texas. There are two sets of train tracks, one smaller than the other, with various buildings and structures in the background.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

[Chow Time for the Shoenail Ranch Cowboys]

Photograph of a group of cowboys on a ranch during lunch time. There are ten adult men and two young boys posing along two wagons with cooking and eating utensils scattered all around them.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

City Grocery-J.T. Sparkman at back S.B. Partain at cash reg

Photograph of a group of men inside of a general store. There are multiple items both on shelves and in glass cases. A child is shown in the middle of the store.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

Col. Sam Privitt and his Chuck Wagon Gang - 1950's

Photograph of Col. Sam Privitt and his Chuck Wagon Gang. The men are wearing string bow ties and cowboy hats.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

[Colonel Sam Privitt on Caesar with Military Color Guard and Band]

Photograph of Colonel Sam Privitt on his horse, Caesar, leading a parade through an intersection. Colonel Privitt is dressed in formal cowboy attire, his horse is adorned with studded tack. Behind the Colonel are members of the military Color Guard and a marching band. Members of the community are watching the parade from both sides of the street.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

Colorful Chuck Wagon Master, Col. Sam Privitt

Photograph of Chuck Wagon Master Colonel Sam Privitt standing beside a wood cutout in the shape of Texas with several cattle brands burnt into it. Privitt is wearing a cowboy hat, bow tie, and vest.

Date: 1955

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

Commanding Officer Col. John W. White

Photograph of Colonel John W. White, Commanding Officer, sitting behind is desk. Col. White is in uniform.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

Commerce Street, 1920's

Photograph of a vehicle parked outside of various store fronts. There is a gas station, hotel and cafe in the business area.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

[Continental Bus Center and Cafe in Childress, Texas]

Photograph of the continental bus center and cafe in Childress, Texas. There are two buses and a car parked at the bus center. There is an unidentified building on the left hand side.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

Control Tower

Photograph of two men standing in the control tower at Childress Army Air Field. Several AT-11s are visible in the background on the ramp.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

[Cowboys of the OX Ranch]

Photograph of a group of cowboys sitting cross legged on the grass during a meal. There are a few pots scattered around and behind the cowboys on the far right and there is a wagon in the background. Some of the cowboys are holding plates and eating utensils in their laps.

Date: 1898

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

[Cowboys Riding Mules]

Photograph of four cowboys on a ranch. Each cowboy is posing on a mule and are equipped with their rancher gear. The second cowboy from the left is Andy Scott and the last cowboy on the right is Reese Barton.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

[Crews Ranch Cowboys, Early 1900's]

Photograph of eight cowboys on horseback. They are completely equipped with their ranching gear and posing in front of a heard of cattle.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

Czewski Family Cotton Harvest

Photograph the Czewski family. The Czewski family is shown harvesting cotton in the middle of a cotton field. John Czewski is shown driving the cotton wagon as Charlotte Czewski drives the buckboard. There are two horse-drawn vehicles in the background.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

Czewski Family Wagon Yards and Dairy

Photograph of the Czewski family's wagon yard and dairy. An unidentified young girl in a light-colored dress holds onto a cow as a boy in straw hat holds an infant on the back of the cow. An unidentified man leans against a horse-drawn dairy cart in the background. A building is visible in the far background in the center of the image.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum