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Childress County
Blue line print of survey map of Childress County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, blocks of land, cities, towns, and railroads. Handwritten notes have been made on the published map in pencil. Scale [ca. 1:177,778] (4000 varas to 3/4 of an inch).
Brace
Patent for a brace. Illustration included.
Canopy-Top for Vehicles.
Patent for a canopy top for vehicles, which can be adjusted to different angles and is light but sturdy.
Automatic Air-Brake Applier.
Patent for automatic air brake applier to release the air in the train pipe with a resultant application of the brakes upon a car wheel leaving the tracks, including illustration.
Door Opener
Patent for "improved door opener for automobiles constructed particularly to enable the driver to control any of the doors and open any such selectively at pleasure without leaving his seat." (lines 8-12).
Blow-Off Cock
Patent for new and useful Improvements in “blow-off cocks for use on locomotive and other boilers,” (line 9-11), including an illustration.
Chest for Piston-Valves.
Patent for a valve chest "fitted for the reception and operation of a piston valve, easily applying to a piston cylinder of a locomotive in place of a removed slide-valve chest without loss of the cylinder, adapting to use superheated steam and high pressure." (lines 11-19).
Electric-Shade Insect-Destroyer
Patent for an electric shade insect destroyer where the shade acts as a lamp shade and a insect catcher.
Cow-Yoke
Patent for a cow yoke that prevents cows or other animals from passing through a fence and escaping its confines.
[Graduating Class Photo]
Photograph of graduating class from Childress, Texas.
[Hill Brothers]
Photograph of Jim Avery Hill and Sidney Marion Hill.
Cotton-Harvester
Patent for a cotton harvester "with an improved arrangement of combined gathering and picking arms" (lines 12-13) to more effectively obtain the cotton bolls (i.e. balls), including illustrations.
Czewski Family Cotton Harvest
Photograph the Czewski family. The Czewski family is shown harvesting cotton in the middle of a cotton field. John Czewski is shown driving the cotton wagon as Charlotte Czewski drives the buckboard. There are two horse-drawn vehicles in the background.
Wheat Combines Norris Impl. early 1900's
Photograph of a group of horse-drawn vehicles and a crowd. The scene is surrounded by various store fronts and a bank.
Picnic at Grosbeck
Photograph of a picnic gathering. An unknown group of people are shown seated under a white tent held up by two vertical posts. The picnic is in front of a wooded area.
Looking west on Ave. B, NW from Main-Late 40's
Photograph of a street scene in Childress. The photograph was taken looking west on ave B, Northwest from Main St. A group of people are shown in the foreground and rows of vehicles are in the background.
[View looking north on Commerce Street]
Photograph looking north with automobiles parked in front of store fronts on Commerce St. The background shows an automobile traveling past other stores.
Looking South on Main Street, mid 1940's
Photograph of a vehicle traveling on Main Street. There is a row of cars lining the street in front of various store fronts.
Commerce Street, 1920's
Photograph of a vehicle parked outside of various store fronts. There is a gas station, hotel and cafe in the business area.
Haulin' Freight through town, early 1900's
Photograph of a multi-vehicle caravan. There are a group of vehicles shown with people and different types of cargo passing through Childress. There is a coal and grain business in the background.
Downtown Business, early 20's
Photograph of a group of men on horseback. The men are located in Downtown Childress in an industrial setting.
Farmer's Cooperative Cotton Gin
Photograph of Farmer's Cooperative Cotton Gin. There are two vehicles on a dirt road in front of the Cotton Gin.
AT-11's flying in formation
Photograph of three At-11s flying in formation. The planes are from the Childress Army Air Field in Texas.
Skip bombing on Lake Childress
Photograph of an AT-11 skip bombing over Lake Childress in Texas.
Control Tower
Photograph of two men standing in the control tower at Childress Army Air Field. Several AT-11s are visible in the background on the ramp.
CAAF Briefing
Photograph of several unidentified soldiers attending a brief at Childress Army Air Field in Texas. An AT-11 is visible in the background.
S. A. Show
Photograph of S.A. Show.
Handsome brothers & beautiful sisters
Photograph of three children. Two boys and one girl are dressed in 1920's attire in front of a studio background.
Lovely Miss Callie (Tot) Fires
Photograph of Callie (Tot). Callie (Tot) is shown adjusting an assortment of flowers in a vase. There are curtains and a mantle behind the scene.
Bombsight storage buildign
Photograph of a building at Childress Army Air Field where the Norden Bombsight was locked away for protection. The concrete walls of the vault are visible.
Norden Bombsight - America's secret weapon in WWII
Photograph of a Norden bombsight, military secret of World War II. The bombsight highly increased accuracy for bombardiers.
The Car-Vu
Photograph of two people sitting in a car and watching a movie at the drive-in theater Car-Vu. The movie is projected on a large screen in front of the vehicle.
[The Train That Brought FDR to Childress, Texas]
Photograph of a steam engine traveling across an open field. There are parked cars waiting along both sides of the train tracks and the drivers are waiting outside their cars. President Franklin D. Roosevelt is a passenger on the train according to the handwriting on the edge of the photograph.
[And the Shriners! Ready to Roll!]
Photograph of Shriners and a marching band on and in front of a steam engine train. There is a sign on the train labeled "El Mina Temple, Galveston".
[The Railroaders Who Make Them Roll]
Photograph of four men and the railroad conductor posing in front of a steam engine. The train is labeled number 67 and is carrying a single car. There are buildings along the side of the train tracks.
[Childress Shop Yards Built in 1910]
Photograph of railroad shop yards in Childress, Texas. There are two sets of train tracks, one smaller than the other, with various buildings and structures in the background.
[Fort Worth & Denver City Roundhouse Built at Childress Shop Yards in 1910]
Photograph of the Forth Worth & Denver City Railroad roundhouse and shop yards in Childress, Texas. This photograph contains two images. The top image is of the roundhouse and the bottom image is of the shop yard. The roundhouse is made of brick and mortar and is surrounded by several train tracks and wheels. The shop yard is full of buildings, structures, and steam engines labeled "Fort Worth & Denver".
[Childress Railroad Shops Store Department Employees]
Photograph of several railroad shop store department employees. This group mostly consists of adult men but there are two adolescent boys in the front of this small crowd. The group is posing in front of an unidentifiable brick building.
[Fort Worth & Denver City Railroad Childress Depot Employees]
Photograph of railroad employees working in an office. All the employees are men and they are completing various tasks, mostly paper work.
[Third Courthouse in Childress, Texas]
Photograph of a mother and daughter riding in a buggy that is driven by one horse. In the background is the third courthouse of Childress, Texas. The horizon is barren but there are another building close to the courthouse as well as a long fence.
[Second Childress Courthouse Burnt within Less Than One Year]
Photograph of the remains of a courthouse that has been destroyed by a fire. A few men are posing in front of the courthouse on foot and on horses. One man is sitting in a wagon.
[The "Silver Chief" Texas Zephyr]
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.
[The First Diesel Engine in Childress, Texas]
Photograph of boxcars being pulled by a diesel engine train. The train tracks are located in a barren area and there is a railroad sign on the far right hand of the photograph.
[The Era of the Steam Engine Would Soon End]
Photograph of seven steam engines lined in a row on a railroad track. The first steam engine is labeled number 402. There are poles in the background and weeds in the foreground.
[The Denver Road Band - Childress]
Photograph of the Denver Road Band of Childress, Texas. The marching band is posing in a semi-circle in front of an unidentifiable building with a sidewalk lined with flowers in the foreground.
[Second Courthouse in Childress, Texas]
Photograph of a multi-story courthouse. There are several people, horses, buggies, and wagons surrounding the courthouse.
[Railroad Office Employees on and around a Steam Engine in the Shop Yards]
Photograph of several railroad office employees posing on and around a steam engine. The group is comprised of both men and women. There are two other sets of railroad tracks in the foreground of the photograph, in front of the posing group.
[Crews Ranch Cowboys, Early 1900's]
Photograph of eight cowboys on horseback. They are completely equipped with their ranching gear and posing in front of a heard of cattle.
[Cattle Roundup on Crews Brother Ranch]
Photograph of a heard of cattle running across an open field. There is an automobile and a man standing on the horizon.
[Cowboys of the OX Ranch]
Photograph of a group of cowboys sitting cross legged on the grass during a meal. There are a few pots scattered around and behind the cowboys on the far right and there is a wagon in the background. Some of the cowboys are holding plates and eating utensils in their laps.
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