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Photograph of Sam Rayburn Eating Breakfast

Description: Photograph of Sam Rayburn eating breakfast with members of his family. Seated at the table from left to right: Will Rayburn (Sam's brother), Sam, and Lucinda Rayburn (Sam's sister). The Rayburn family's cook, Bobbie Phillips, is seen in the background. The family is seated in the Sam Rayburn House breakfast room. Sam Rayburn is eating a porkchop for his breakfast. Other foods that can be seen include biscuits, fried eggs, sausage and berries. Many of the serving items seen in the photo are o… more
Date: [1934..1943]
Partner: Sam Rayburn House State Historical Site

Photograph of Sam Rayburn and Group on Horseback

Description: Photograph of Sam Rayburn and a group of you people on horseback. The photo appears to be colorized. This is likely a photogaph of Sam Rayburn with the Bonham Quadrille, a Bonham, Texas riding club. Sam Rayburn rides a dark bay colored horse. He is at the center, right. To the left are two mounted young men wearing pink/red shirts and holding American flags. The group behind all sit atop horses. The group is divided into pairs, with each pair wearing similar clothing in colors of green, … more
Date: 1930/1960
Partner: Sam Rayburn House State Historical Site

Photograph of Senator Clarence Dill, President Franklin Roosevelt and Sam Rayburn

Description: Photograph of Senator Clarence Dill of Washington, President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Sam Rayburn. Roosevelt is seated at his desk with Dill on the left and Rayburn on the right. The two men watch as Roosevelt signs the Emergency Railroad Act of 1933. Dill and Roosevelt wear gray colored suits. Rayburn wears a dark colored suit. All men are wearing white button-down shirts with ties. The desk at which Roosevelt sits is covered with papers, pens, pen stand, ashtray and telephones.
Date: 1933
Partner: Sam Rayburn House State Historical Site

Photograph of Sam Rayburn and Another Man Riding Horseback in a Parade

Description: Photograph of Sam Rayburn and another man riding horseback in a parade. Sam Rayburn, at right, rides a palomino-colored horse. He wears cowboy boots, khaki pants, a white button-down shirt, a tie and a cowboy hat. The other man, on the left rides a dark bay colored horse. He also wears trousers, a white button-down shirt, a tie and a cowboy hat. The men are riding down a paved street with buildings, curb, signs, parking meter, fire hydrant and people in background. The horses appear to be st… more
Date: 1930/1961
Creator: Paul D. Cravens
Partner: Sam Rayburn House State Historical Site

[Saint David's Episcopal Church Easter Egg Hunt]

Description: Photograph of an Easter egg hunt located at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Bartholomew, at 904 West Avenue. There are children outside on a lawn, some are lined up standing and some are seated. Two small children are in the foreground playing with a truck, and women in coats and hats are standing in the background behind the children.
Date: 1930~
Partner: St. David’s Episcopal Church

[Lucky Corner filling station]

Description: Photograph of the Lucky Corner filling station. The station was a Conoco service station owned and operated by the Langford brothers, Jimmy and Billy Langford, until they retired and closed the station. Handwriting on the back of the photograph identifies some of the people pictured, and states that the station was operated by Harrison and was at the intersection of U. S. Highway 83 and 15th Street in Wellington, Texas. There are also notes about the history of the building on the back of the p… more
Date: 1936
Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Palace Drug Store]

Description: Photograph of a group of people standing in the Palace Drug Store. They are identified from left to right as Dr. C. E. High (who had an office above the drug store); Dr. Moss; Lester Benge; Tom Benge; Mrs. Tom Benge; Jack Hurst; and Sandy Parson. The store was owned by Mr. and Mrs. Tom Benge.
Date: 1931
Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Portrait of Wiley McKinney]

Description: Photograph of a man who was a constable, identified as Wiley McKinney, seated indoors at a large desk. Handwriting on the back of the photograph states that he was visiting Wellington, Texas and is pictured in the Sheriff's office. There is an old heater unit underneath a window with blinds, a small poster, and a door behind him. A cigarette rests in an ashtray on the desk.
Date: 1930~
Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[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

[Clements Brothers Drug Store]

Description: Photograph of the interior of the Clements Brothers Drug Store and pharmacist Tom Clements. There are multiple displays around the store, including a Kodak display on the far, back right, cosmetics on the shelves on the right, and newspapers on the front counter. There is a White Owl ad on the cigar counter on the front left, and a soda fountain with six stools. A man is standing behind the counter on the left where chips, peanuts, and cookies are displayed in glass jars. There are Christmas de… more
Date: 1934/1935
Partner: Cleveland Historic Society
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