[Tent Near a Hill]

[Tent Near a Hill]

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: This photograph shows a building and a large white tent at the base of a tall hill. To the far left, there is a small building behind the tent which has the sides rolled up and there is a very large lantern on a post outside the tent and trees to the right. In the background, there is a tall, rocky hill rising on the right side of the photograph and covered in brush. In the front, the ground is covered in short grass and there is a bush and a rock. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Gospel tent - adobe storehouse."
Contributing Partner: Marfa Public Library
[People Near a Tent]

[People Near a Tent]

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: In this photograph, there is an older woman and a little boy standing in front of a tent. In the foreground, there is the back of what appears to be a covered wagon to the left and a tree to the right. The tree has a bucket suspended near the branches and several objects piled around the base including a group of lanterns. Behind the tree, there is a white tent with a flap pulled back and a chair visible inside. The people are standing near the opening of the tent. the woman is wearing a long black dress with a white ruffle at the collar and a black hat. The little boy is wearing a light-colored suit and tall black boots. There is a hill in the background. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Occupants of a tent. Sleeping quarters in a hack."
Contributing Partner: Marfa Public Library
McClain & Rigby General Store, 1920

McClain & Rigby General Store, 1920

Date: 1920
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of a group of men inside of a general store. There are multiple items both on shelves and in glass cases.
Contributing Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum
Attendants

Attendants

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: 1 copy negative of a group of people at the Abilene Epileptic Colony. The people in the photograph may be medical personnel. Some of the people are holding lanterns.
Contributing Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library