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[Texas Wholesale Company railroad car #1]

Postcard of a Texas Wholesale Company tank on a railroad bed. There are five men and a young boys standing or sitting on beams propped against the tank and a second young boy standing on the ground in front of the tank. Handwriting at the top of the image says "unloading Tanks for Texas Co. Wholesale 1910" and one person appears to be labeled "Ralph." There are also handwritten notes on the back of the postcard including a description that says "only way unload heavy tank, B. F. Ball & boys wi… more

Date: 1910

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Texas Wholesale Company railroad car #2]

Postcard of a Texas Wholesale Company tank on a railroad bed. There are five men and a young boys standing or sitting on beams propped against the tank and a second young boy standing on the ground in front of the tank. Handwriting at the top of the image says "First Gasoline tank to arrive in Wellington. Come in on train. (1)."

Date: 1910

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Three children on porch]

Photograph of three small children identified as Irma Sherwood, Sadie Sherwood, and Ray Sherwood. They are seated next to each other on a wooden porch. Their parents are identified as Rube and Sadie Sherwood.

Date: 1916

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Three women posing with wooden cart]

Photograph of three women posing with a wooden cart. They are identified as Gay Eads, Blanch, Crouch, and LaNora Sherwood. Handwriting on the back of the photograph states that the cart is a city meat market "hack" that was used to deliver meat. Two of the women are riding on the back of the cart as the other is pretending to pull it forward, and there are houses in the distance behind them.

Date: 1912/1915

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Trout and Talley reunion]

Postcard of the Trout and Talley reunion. The photograph is taken outdoors, in front of the door of Charlie Trout's house in Dodsonville, Texas. Handwriting on the back of the postcard identifies the individuals in the third row as Effie (Tyler) Trout, Charlie Trout, Bill Hays, and Clarence Talley holding Oliver Trout; in the second row is Jim and Otho Talley, Susie, Margie, and Vergie Trout, and Annie Talley; and in the first row is Bessie Talley, Gerald Trout, and Olen Trout.

Date: 1914

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Wagons and mules outside]

Photograph of multiple mule-drawn wagons outside a store that reads "Singley Bros." There is a man standing in the doorway of the store with his hands at his side, identified as H. E. Singley. The man sitting in the wagon to the left is identified as Bert Weaver. Rooftops of houses can be seen in the background. Handwriting on the back of the photograph reads "Jones Singley."

Date: 1912

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Wellington Basketball team]

Photograph of a Wellington Basketball team. There are six young women pictured standing in a line, and one man standing in the middle of them. Handwriting on the back of the photograph identifies their names.

Date: 1913/1914

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Wellington First National Bank]

Postcard of the First National Bank in Wellington, Texas. It is a long, two-story building with small trees lining the exterior. There are not any other buildings nearby. Handwriting on the back of the postcard is a note addressed to Jessie Sugg.

Date: 1915

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Wellington High School Graduating Class of 1912]

Photograph of the graduating class of Wellington High School. There are seven students pictured, two of them are young men wearing suits and five of them are young women in white dresses. The caption identifies the names of the students.

Date: 1912

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Wellington School after construction]

Photograph of the Wellington School after completion. There are six men standing in front of the two-story building, facing towards the camera. An accompanying caption states that the contractors were Smith and Sommerville Contractors. The man first on the right side of the photograph is identified as Sam C. Sommerville.

Date: 1911~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Wellington School in construction]

Photograph of the Wellington School in construction. The structure is made of wood and is mostly a skeleton of the building. There are six men standing in front of the structure, wearing hats and working gear. The caption states that the work was done by Smith and Somerville Contractors.

Date: 1911

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Wellington School students]

Photograph of a group of students from Wellington School. They are pictured indoors, sitting in three rows. Most of the students are girls wearing white blouses and dresses. There are five young boys pictured at the right of the photograph.

Date: 1910

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Wellington State Bank]

Photograph of five women standing outside of Wellington State Bank. They are all wearing long coats, skirts, and hats. The woman on the far right side of the photograph is wearing a large fur shawl, muff, and hat. All are smiling towards the camera except for the woman in the center of the photograph.

Date: 1917

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Women posing with rifles]

Postcard of a group of women outdoors posing with rifles, from the Gaye Eeds Glenn collection. They are wearing long white dresses and standing in front of shrubs. The woman on the left side of the photograph is drinking out of a large jug.

Date: 1912/1915

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Young boys in uniforms]

Postcard of two young boys in scout uniforms and hats, identified as Clem and Pete Boverie. They are standing side by side and looking towards the camera. There are notes on the back of the postcard that describe the image.

Date: 1917

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

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