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[Goat's Cafe]

Description: Photograph of the interior of Goat's Cafe. There are men sitting on bar stools at the counter, and servers lined up in front of them. The man on the far left wearing a bow tie is identified as Goat Hopper.
Date: 1936
Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Interior of Goat's Cafe]

Description: Photograph of the interior of Goat's Cafe. There are people seated at tables and at the counter. A waitress is taking orders on the right side of the photograph. The man sitting in the back of the cafe in front of "Taylor's" ice cream sign is identified as Goat Hopper. Handwriting on the back of the photograph talks about the history of the cafe and states that it had the first refrigerated air conditioner in Wellington, Texas.
Date: 1936
Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Palace Drug Store]

Description: Photograph of the interior of Palace Drug Store. There are tall, dark, wooden shelves on the walls, and men are standing behind the glass counters on both sides of the store.
Date: unknown
Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Wellington Volunteer Fire Department]

Description: Photograph of a group of men from the Wellington Volunteer Fire Department. They are standing outdoors next to two small fire engines that are parked in front of a garage. Two young boys are sitting in the back of the engine on the left side of the photograph. All of the men are wearing suits and hats, and facing towards the camera. Handwriting on the back of the photograph states the Fire Department was located on West Avenue, and an accompanying note identifies the fire engines as American La… more
Date: 1925
Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Cochran Drug Store]

Description: Photograph of the interior of the Cochran Drug Store. It is a long room with tall shelves lining the walls and counters on each side. There are five men standing by the display counters looking towards the camera.
Date: unknown
Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[City Shoe Shop]

Description: Photograph of the City Shoe Shop in Wellington, Texas. The caption in the bottom-left corner states that the shop was on the Frank Hajek Property. There are two men wearing bow ties that are standing behind the counter and looking towards the camera, and another man wearing overalls standing in the shop. There are various types of machines and work stations behind the counter.
Date: September 25, 1929
Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Bowen-Grassbur School]

Description: Photograph of a class from Bowen-Grassbur School. They are seated outside in front of a white building, and lined up in four rows. An accompanying note identifies the names of the students.
Date: 1920/1921
Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Wellington cotton gin]

Description: Photograph of a cotton gin in Wellington, Texas owned by Mr. Isaac Newton Harrison. It is a large white building, with a smokestack releasing dark smoke. There are three horse-drawn wagons pictured in front of the building. Multiple men are standing with the wagons and near the building, and all are facing the camera. An accompanying note states the the manager of the gin was Lonzo Cartwright.
Date: unknown
Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Young man standing in bank]

Description: Postcard of a young man leaning against the counter inside the Wellington Bank. There are other customers in the background, and three bankers are standing behind the counter looking towards the camera. The man that is seated in the back room, in the interior business department, is identified as Franklin Turney Copey. Handwriting on the back of the postcard states that he worked at the bank from 1900-1910.
Date: [1900..1910]
Partner: Collingsworth County Museum
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