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Lomis Slaughter

Description: Man dressed in suit, tie and hat standing in a grocery warehouse. Lomis Slaughter owned and operated Slaughter Grocery Stores.
Date: October 25, 1947
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Old Settlers' Parade 1947]

Description: 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.
Date: October 13, 1947
Creator: Webb Studio
Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

S. M. Apperson and Daughter

Description: S. M. Apperson and daughter, in uniform, reading a recruitment booklet. They are standing in front of a recruitment poster directed toward women. There are also photographs of women in the military on the wall in the background.
Date: October 19, 1943
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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