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[The Orange Militia]

[The Orange Militia]

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of the Orange Rifles (Militia) in front of a restaurant. The men are shown kneeling and standing with rifles. There are people near the entries of the restaurant.
Holding Partner: Heritage House Museum
[Continental Bus Center and Cafe in Childress, Texas]

[Continental Bus Center and Cafe in Childress, Texas]

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: 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.
Holding Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum
[People dining in restaurant]

[People dining in restaurant]

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of people dining inside of a restaurant. A waiter appears to tending to a table in the middle ground.
Holding Partner: Heritage House Museum
[Joe Molly's "The Whang Doodle"]

[Joe Molly's "The Whang Doodle"]

Date: 1941
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of a young woman standing in front of Joe Molly's "The Whang Doodle" a soda fountain in Orange, Texas. There are venetian blinds in the windows and a double screen door on the entrance. A neon sign above the door reads, "Home of the Whang Doodle, 5 cents, Fountain Service" The woman is wearing a dark dress with a white collar and cuffs.
Holding Partner: Heritage House Museum
[Postcard of the Little Mexico Restaurant in Orange, Texas]

[Postcard of the Little Mexico Restaurant in Orange, Texas]

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Photographic postcard picturing the Little Mexico Restaurant. The description on the back reads, "Little Mexico Restaurants, Inc., In the heart of Orange, on Hwy. 90, Serving the Finest of Mexican Food, Steaks, Oysters, Shrimp, and Fried Chicken. Private Dining Rooms for Banquets and Dinner Parties. Recommended by Leading Connoisseurs. Also Beaumont, Texas." The building is in a Spanish-style architecture with a tile roof. A large palm tree grows outside of the restaurant. The sign is shaped like a sombrero.
Holding Partner: Heritage House Museum
Galveston, Texas After Storm in 1915

Galveston, Texas After Storm in 1915

Date: 1915
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of Galveston, Texas after a storm. In the foreground on the right is a large pile of debris, mostly wooden beams. On the left side of the frame is a man walking beside a building with a covered sidewalk. On the awning it reads, "Cafe Hotel, Seawall Cafe". Further down the sidewalk are more buildings and a few people on the wet sidewalk. On the right side in the background are parked cars.
Holding Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
Street Scene in Ft. Worth, Texas

Street Scene in Ft. Worth, Texas

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of a street scene in Ft. Worth, Texas. The street has trolley tracks, old cars and horse-drawn buggies. Tall commercial buildings line the road and there are street lamps and people on the sidewalks. A sign on the left side of the frame reads, "CAFE".
Holding Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
[Armando and Lucy Garcia at Mando's Drive In]

[Armando and Lucy Garcia at Mando's Drive In]

Date: c. 1974
Creator: unknown
Description: Interior of Mando's Drive In. Two people are standing behind the checkout counter of the restaurant. Front: Armando, "Mando" Garcia. Back: Lucy Garcia.
Holding Partner: Marfa Public Library
[Mando's Drive In]

[Mando's Drive In]

Date: c. 1974
Creator: unknown
Description: Exterior of Mando's Drive In. An unknown male is standing in the left corner, in front of Mando's Drive In.
Holding Partner: Marfa Public Library
Gate City Creamery Fair Exhibit

Gate City Creamery Fair Exhibit

Date: 1936
Creator: unknown
Description: 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.
Holding Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum
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