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- [Fair Park Rotary Bowl 1950's]
- Photograph of a picnic area in Childress' Fair Park known as the "Rotary Bowl". It is a circular arrangement of stationary tables and benches. The Rotary Bowl is surrounded by tall trees and there is a line of parked cars on the street behind the Rotary Bowl.
- ["Bonehead" Troop Gathers for Cato's Funeral]
- Photograph of the "Bonehead Boys" at the funeral of their deceased scout master, Edwin "KOW" Cato. The men are posing in four rows, the front two are kneeling and the back two rows are standing. There is a bus behind them with their troop name "Bonehead Boys" painted across the roof, right above the windows.
- ["Boneheads" Working in the Community]
- Photograph of an explorer scout troop, known as the "Bonehead Boys", putting up signs in an open field. The men and boys are standing around a newly put up sign labeled "Childress & Baylor Lakes".
- [Boy Scouts with Scout Master, Delbert Wasson]
- Photograph of Scout Master Delbert Wasson and three young Boy Scouts. The Scout Master is dressed in full uniform and the boys are casually dressed. One boy is serving soda in small cups to an adult couple and the other Boy Scouts. There is a gas station and a moving car in the background.
- [4-H Club Members]
- Photograph of three members of the 4-H Club. The women are sitting and kneeling beside a lake in Fair Park for a picnic.
- [Former Childress County Agent Chile Smith and 4-H Member Larry Murphy]
- Photograph of former Childress County Agent, Chile Smith, and 4-H member, Larry Murphy. The two men are shaking hands as Chile Smith hands a certificate to Larry Murphy. The certificate is facing the camera. They are inside an office and are both wearing cowboy hats.
- [Childress Lions Club]
- Photograph of the members of the Childress Lions Club. All of the members are adult men. They are posing in three rows, the two back rows are standing and the front row is sitting cross legged. There is an unidentifiable building in the background.
- [Members of United Daughters of the Confederacy]
- Photograph of the members of the United Daughters of Confederacy after a theatrical skit. The women are wearing matching dresses, Union solider hats, and they are holding brooms as rifles. They are posing in two rows, the back row is standing and the front row is kneeling. There is a scenic backdrop behind them that was used for their skit.
- [Childress County Courthouse]
- Frontal view of the Childress County Courthouse.
- [Three Men Stand Outside of an Unidentified Building]
- Three unidentified men stand outside of an unidentified building in Childress, Texas. One of the men is standing in front of a bicycle.
- Pigott's Big Day
- Photograph of downtown Childress in 1905 showing a group of people standing outside of Pigott's store as a $75.00 harness is given away. Tom Rothwell was the winner of the harness.
- [Railroad Depot in Childress County]
- Photograph of an unidentified railroad depot in Childress County. A long building with a large smoke stack is in the center of the frame and train cars sit on the tracks in the foreground. Two of the train cars are labeled "C. B. S."
- [Childress Tradegetters Stand on the Red River Bridge]
- The Childress Tradegetters stand on the Red River Bridge with their Model T Ford cars in Childress County. The bridge is 2200 feet long and is located halfway between Denver and Galveston.
- Ladies in White Lining Up For the Parade
- Two unidentified ladies in white dresses line up for a parade in their horse-drawn carriage. One of the horses has a sign on him which is not legible due to folds. There is another float behind the ladies and a man and two women on horses stand next to their carriage.
- [I.G.A. Store]
- Photograph of the I.G.A. grocery store in Childress, Texas. There is a young child and a woman kneeling by the entrance of the grocery store. Promotions and advertisements are visible in the windows of the store.
- [Childress Green House 1950's]
- Photograph of a greenhouse in Childress, Texas. There are several trees and plants surrounding the greenhouse and there is a bench in the foreground.
- [Eubank & Park Drugs]
- Photograph of the Eubank & Park Drug store in Childress, Texas. The drug store is sandwiched between two other businesses. There is a large sign in front of the drug store and above the entrance of the drug store.
- [Robertson-Eubank Drug Store 1958]
- Photograph of the Robertson-Eubank Drug Store in Childress, Texas. The store is sandwiched in between two other businesses and there is a sign located directly in front of the store. A car is parked at an angle in front of the drug store.
- [Fink & J.J. Pigett with Saddles]
- Photograph of saddles and harnesses. Six men are shown amongst horse-riding supplies.
- The First Norris Hardware
- Photograph of the first Norris Hardware Store. Unknown men are shown standing near the entry of the store surrounded by piles of merchandise.
- [C.W. and Annie Furr Family]
- Photograph of the Furr family. In the back row stands Ona and Key. In the front row sits C.W., Roy, and Annie.
- [Furr Home in Kirkland]
- Photograph of the Furr residence in Kirkland, Texas. It is a two story house with a front and back porch. A picket fence surrounds the home.
- [C.W. Furr Mercantile 1915]
- Photograph of two stores standing side by side. There are a couple of unidentified buildings in the background on the right hand side.
- [C.W. Furr Mercantile]
- Photograph of the C.W. Furr Mercantile. There is a wide array of merchandise around the store. There is a woman behind the counter and another woman and three men on the other side of the counter. One man is sitting on a stool and the rest are standing.
- [The Kirkland Mercantile Co.]
- Photograph of the Kirkland Mercantile Co. in Childress, Texas. Seen from it's right hand side, the front and side of the store is visible.
- [Continental Bus Center and Cafe in Childress, Texas]
- Photograph of the continental bus center and cafe in Childress, Texas. There are two buses and a car parked at the bus center. There is an unidentified building on the left hand side.
- Elsie McClain Huff's store across from old high school, 1929
- Photograph of the interior of Elsie McClain Huff's store. Various food items are displayed on the shelves along with chairs in front of the store counter.
- Gate City Creamery Fair Exhibit
- Photograph of a fair exhibit. There are two men serving ice cream shown with two customers. Ice cream cones and various flavors of ice cream are displayed between the two men.
- The Texas Company Childress Station
- Photograph of a petroleum station operated by The Texas Company. Two men are posed with trucks and barrels in front of the Texas Company.
- First National Bank
- Photograph of the interior of First National Bank. Patrons make transactions at three windows while a man stands against a window.
- First National Bank
- Photograph of the exterior of The First National Bank of Childress. There are men standing outside of the bank while a car passes by. There are automobiles parked on either side of the bank.
- Hargrave Laundry Employees in 1927
- Photograph of laundry facility employees. Stacks of white linens are shown in the foreground. Various cleaning machines and the machine operators are shown in the background. People in the photo are: 1. Jim Chiatter; 2. Fats Adkiss; 3. Fay Craig; 4. Dorie Harris; 5. Lucile Stilwell; 6. Marissa Gire; 7. Ella, Carson.
- McClain & Rigby General Store, 1920
- Photograph of a group of men inside of a general store. There are multiple items both on shelves and in glass cases.
- The Fagg Hotel Childress
- Photograph of the Fagg Hotel in Childress. There are men standing in front of the hotel.
- First State Bank at Kirkland
- Photograph of the interior of the First State Bank. Bank employees, Roy Key and W.C. "Clarence" Harp are shown inside of the bank.
- Helpy Selfy Grocery Store, owned by Rushing Family
- Photograph of two men in front of a grocery store. The store window is covered with food advertisements. One of the men is shown in a white apron holding a rod.
- J.M. Felts Hardware Main St. 1930
- Photograph of a man standing behind a hardware store counter. Both tools and house ware items are displayed on either side of the store.
- Rigby & McClain General Store, 1933
- Photograph of the interior of the Rigby & McClain Store. J.M. Mclain, C.W. Huff & M. Rigby are shown inside of the store with various goods. Store items are shown on the floor, on shelves and in multiple glass cases.
- Whitney & Chambers Furniture store on North Main St.
- Photograph of the Whitney and Chambers Furniture Store. Two men are shown with three rows of furniture surrounding them.
- Interior of F&M Bank
- Photograph of bank employees inside of Farmer & Mechanic Bank. A few of the bank tellers are behind a security barrier.
- Farmer & Mechanic Bank
- Photograph of F. & M. Bank. Two sides of the J.W. Mitchell & Co. clothing store are shown near the bank.
- James A. Leslie Grocery Store
- Photograph of a group of men inside of a grocery store. There are multiple items both on shelves and in glass cases.
- City Grocery-J.T. Sparkman at back S.B. Partain at cash reg
- Photograph of a group of men inside of a general store. There are multiple items both on shelves and in glass cases. A child is shown in the middle of the store.
- Hanna Dept. Store
- Photograph showing a group of people inside of a department store. Three employees are shown behind the counter while two customers and a small child stand near the counter. There are various tapestries and cloths displayed around the scene.
- Rose Czewski Ellener delivered milk
- Photograph of Rose Czewski Ellener. Ellener is shown near a milk delivery truck while a man stands in the background.
- John "Otto" Czewski & restaurant employees
- Photograph showing a group of restaurant employees. Four men are seated while one young gentleman stands. A row of chairs and tables recede into the background.
- [Mr. and Mrs. L.C. Elliot]
- Photograph of L.C. Elliot and his wife. They are posing on opposite sides of boxes that are stacked on top of one another. The boxes are labeled "Russell Stover Candies". They are standing in front of a building that is known as the "Rock Building".
- [Ranchouse Motel]
- Photograph of the Ranchouse Motel in Childress, Texas. There is a large sign for the motel on the left hand side and electrical poles and wires in the background. The two way street the motel is on is in the foreground.
- [Mashburn's on Third Street]
- Photograph of four freight trucks parked next to an unidentified building. The trucks are parked side by side in a staggered line. Each truck is labeled: Red Ball Motor Freight, Merchants, ICX, and Mashburn Storage.
- [Harp Drugs on Main Street]
- Photograph of Harp Drugs Store on Main Street in Childress, Texas. The drug store is sandwiched between two other businesses. A sidewalk and empty parking spaces lie in front of the drug store.