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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.

Date: 1938

Creator: Steelman

Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

[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.

Date: 1938

Creator: Stanford Studio

Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

[The First Diesel Engine in Childress, Texas]

Photograph of boxcars being pulled by a diesel engine train. The train tracks are located in a barren area and there is a railroad sign on the far right hand of the photograph.

Date: 1937

Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

Palace's new &50,000 interior in 1937

Photograph of the Palace Theater's interior. Several rows of seats are visible on the ground level and in the balcony. The interior was rebuilt in 1937 after fire damage.

Date: 1937~

Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

Rufus Layton

Photograph of Rufus Layton, son of G. S. Layton. Co-owner of Phipps and Layton Theaters.

Date: 1937

Creator: Webb Studio

Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

Gate City Creamery Fair Exhibit

Photograph of a fair exhibit. There are two men serving ice cream shown with two customers. Ice cream cones and various flavors of ice cream are displayed between the two men.

Date: 1936

Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

Rigby & McClain General Store, 1933

Photograph of the interior of the Rigby & McClain Store. J.M. Mclain, C.W. Huff & M. Rigby are shown inside of the store with various goods. Store items are shown on the floor, on shelves and in multiple glass cases.

Date: 1933

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

Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

J.M. Felts Hardware Main St. 1930

Photograph of a man standing behind a hardware store counter. Both tools and house ware items are displayed on either side of the store.

Date: 1930

Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum