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[The "Silver Chief" Texas Zephyr]

Description: Photograph of the Texas Zephyr known as the "Silver Chief". The zephyr is traveling along the Fort Wort & Denver- Burlington Route. There is another set of train tracks in front of the moving zephyr and power lines are present in the top right hand corner of the photograph. The name "Silver Chief" is visible on the side of the zephyr.
Date: unknown

[Unidentified Grocery Store]

Description: Photograph of the interior of an unidentified grocery store. In the center of the frame is a large banana display with a myriad of other items in the display including Kraklkrisp Wheat Flakes, IGA Fruit Cocktail, Gold-Tost Corn Flakes, and IGA Pineapple. An unidentified man stands ff to the far left of the image wearing an apron.
Date: unknown
Creator: Stanford Studio

Unidentified Social Scene

Description: An unidentified group of young women stand for a frontal portrait wearing long dresses. There are two unidentified men standing in the back of the group wearing tuxedos. Emma Grigsby is identified as the woman on the far left of the image.
Date: unknown

West Side of Commerce

Description: Photograph of the west side of Commerce street in Childress, Texas. The street is lined with numerous parked automobiles and an unidentified group of people are standing in the center of the frame next to a postal box. The stores on the street with visible signs are (from left to right): City Cafe, Paul Pierce, Stanford Studio, R. Van-Wagner & Co., J. Earl Albright, Morris Tailor Shop and Shine Parlor, U.S. Post Office, Dr. James H. Jernigan X-Ray Diagnosis, Dr. Fred H. Cariker, Jewelry Simmon … more
Date: unknown

Y.M.C.A.

Description: Photograph of the Childress Y.M.C.A. in 1906 when R. H. Norris was the organizer and president. There are four unidentified young men on the sidewalk outside of the porch and three unidentified young men sitting on the stone porch wall. All seven men are looking at and posing for the camera in suits.
Date: unknown
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