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[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

Heritage, 2010, Volume 4

Description: Quarterly publication containing articles related to the preservation of historic artifacts and sites in Texas. Feature articles discuss various aspects of Texas history and heritage, often highlighting museums and collections within the state. Also included are book reviews, current preservation news, and a listing of historical museums in Texas.
Date: 2010
Creator: Texas Historical Foundation
Partner: Texas Historical Foundation

Wellington High School, auditorium, gym & stage combined

Description: Photograph of the auditorium/gymnasium at Wellington High School, looking from the floor of the auditorium toward the stage. Rows of wooden-backed seats with armrests face the stage. Light fixtures are suspended from the ceiling over the seating area. A movable partition and curtains are at the front of the stage area. A basketball hoop and backboard are visible at one end of the stage area. The architect of the building was Guy A. Carlander.
Date: February 1929
Partner: Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum

[Bank in Wellington]

Description: Photograph of the interior of a bank in Wellington, Texas. It has a tiled floor and coffered ceiling. There are two men working on typing machines or registers in the middle of the room, and a man wearing a suit and tie in a doorway.
Date: unknown
Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Jim White standing on highway]

Description: Photograph of a man identified as Jim White, standing on the reconstruction site of a highway. Writing on the back of the photograph states that the bridge being re-built was over Salt Fork of Red River on U. S. Highway 83, between Wellington and Shamrock. A gasoline truck and a wheat truck collided and destroyed the north part of the bridge.
Date: July 1949
Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Children in front of car on bridge]

Description: Photograph of two small children standing at the front of a car on a wooden bridge. They are leaning together and looking towards the camera. There is another person sitting in the car behind the wheel. Notes on the back of the photograph describe the location of the scene and state that Rube Sherwood is the mother of the children pictured.
Date: 1917
Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Small dugout]

Description: Photograph of a small dugout with stone walls. It is on an incline and surrounded by trees. Handwriting on the back of the photograph states that it is located at Mill Iron Ranch.
Date: unknown
Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Turley house]

Description: Photograph of a small, wooden house taken by Kirby Campbell, identified as the Turley house. The walls are slanted and there are holes in the roof. The house is pictured at night, and is lit with artificial lighting. Handwriting on the back of the photograph states that the house is located West of Wellington, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Campbell, Kirby
Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Men constructing house]

Description: Photograph of three men in front of a house being constructed. One man is standing on the ground, and the two other men are standing at the second floor. The house is two stories, and the roof has one layer of wooden planks.
Date: unknown
Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Wellington High School]

Description: Postcard of a school building identified as Wellington High School. It is a three story brick building, and some of the windows are slanted open. There are multiple old cars parked in front of it.
Date: unknown
Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Wellington School in construction]

Description: 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
Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Trinity Methodist Church]

Description: Photograph of the Trinity Methodist Church. It is a small, one-story building with a large lawn in front of it, near telephone lines. There is a welcome sign on the right side of the photograph.
Date: November 1964
Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Baptist Hospital]

Description: Postcard of a Baptist Hospital building in Wellington, Texas. It is a small two-story building, and there are houses in the background. Handwriting on the back of the postcard states that Dr. E. W. Jones was a doctor there.
Date: unknown
Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Saint Joseph's Hospital]

Description: Postcard of the exterior of Saint Joseph's Hospital, of Dominican Sisters, located on Fifteenth Street in Wellington, Texas. It is a small, one-story building with shrubs lining a front lawn.
Date: unknown
Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Wellington Fire Department]

Description: Photograph of Wellington Offices and Fire Departments, on the corner of a small intersection. There is one small building pictured, with two garages for fire trucks. There are other small buildings across the street in the background.
Date: 1940
Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Collingsworth County Jail]

Description: Postcard of the Collingsworth County Jail, located at Belton and 9th Streets in Wellington, Texas. It is a two-story brick building with a covered front porch. There are a few small houses in the distant background, and no other buildings nearby.
Date: unknown
Partner: Collingsworth County Museum
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