Bricking of the City Streets
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of the bricking of an unknown street in Childress, Texas, in the early 1920's. A sign for the Central Filling Station is visible on the left side of the street. Early automobiles are parked on either side of the street past the area where bricks are being laid by unidentified workers.
Holding Partner: North Texas History Center
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth34434/
[Boy Scouts with Scout Master, Delbert Wasson]
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: 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.
Holding Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth34452/
Lipscomb County Fair
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
Description: Aerial photograph of the Lipscomb County Fair. There are three dirt roads. Parked along two of the roads are very many cars, trucks, and commercial trucks. There is a large domed building in the center of the fairgrounds. Along the bottom road are a few houses with trees. Wolf Creek is in the top right corner. In the top left corner is Paines Service Station. Written on the left border is, "Wolf Creek", on the top border is, "Lipscomb County Fair. 1948.", and along the right border is, "Paines Service Station."
Holding Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth36119/
Van Adams at the Gas Pump, 1914
Date: 1914
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of Van Adams at the gas pump in 1914, Marfa, Texas. Description on the back reads, "This is type of service stations. Normally gas was pumped into a 5 gal can & then strained thru chamois skin to keep out dirt. Probably no one remembers Van Adams. His father was a River officer." This photo was included in a research paper by David Newton for an American History class at Marfa High School in 1971.
Holding Partner: Marfa Public Library
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth39557/
The Texas Company Childress Station
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of a petroleum station operated by The Texas Company. Two men are posed with trucks and barrels in front of the Texas Company.
Holding Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth34506/
[Filling Station at Green Avenue and Fifth Street]
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of a filling station on the corner of Green Avenue and Fifth Street in 1930. Buster Winfrey stands in the driveway.
Holding Partner: Heritage House Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth36571/
Mobil station at Airport & Gunter
Date: 1956-09-22
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Description: Wide exterior of Mobilgas station, Airport & Gunter
Holding Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth33530/
Pioneer Service Station
Date: 1956-05-31
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Description: Exterior shot of Pioneer Service Station, 1100 Red River
Holding Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth33541/
Mobil station at Airport & Gunter
Date: 1956-09-22
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Description: Employee pumping gas at Mobilgas station, Airport & Gunter
Holding Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth33529/
Pioneer Service Station
Date: 1956-05-31
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Description: Exterior shot of service station with car at pump, 1100 Red River
Holding Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth33540/