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Higgins Tornado Destruction

Higgins Tornado Destruction

Date: 1947-04-09
Creator: Russell Minton
Description: Photograph of large, overturned farm equipment in front of building. There is a dirt road in foreground with strewn and splintered wooden planks.
Holding Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum
Higgins Tornado Destruction

Higgins Tornado Destruction

Date: 1947-04-09
Creator: Russell Minton
Description: Photograph of building destroyed by tornado with cars on left and large pole in front. In foreground is a winding dirt road.
Holding Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum
Legacies: A History Journal for Dallas and North Central Texas, Volume 12, Number 01, Spring, 2000

Legacies: A History Journal for Dallas and North Central Texas, Volume 12, Number 01, Spring, 2000

Date: 2000
Creator: Dallas Historical Society
Description: Biannual publication "devoted to the rich history of Dallas and North Central Texas" as a way to "examine the many historical legacies--social, ethnic, cultural, political--which have shaped the modern city of Dallas and the region around it."
Holding Partner: Dallas Historical Society
Coming to Town, Orange, Texas

Coming to Town, Orange, Texas

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Color postcard picturing a country road leading into Orange, Texas with a man on a horse traveling on it. There is a small house on the left side of the road and a fenced, wooded area on the right.
Holding Partner: Heritage House Museum
[A Favorite Drive, Orange, Texas]

[A Favorite Drive, Orange, Texas]

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Hand-colored postcard depicting a scenic lane passing through the woods in Orange, Texas. A small bridge is in the foreground and the sun is setting in the sky. A house is on the left side of the road nestled in the trees.
Holding Partner: Heritage House Museum
Dust Storm in Darrouzett, Texas

Dust Storm in Darrouzett, Texas

Date: 1935-04-14
Creator: unknown
Description: View of a long and wide dirt road leading to a large dust storm that is about to engulf the town of Darrouzett, Texas. There are a few people on the left side of frame. Written on the bottom of the print is, "Dust Storm Approaching Darrouzett, Texas. April 14th 1935.
Holding Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum
View of Higgins, Texas in 1905

View of Higgins, Texas in 1905

Date: 1905
Creator: Julian Born
Description: Photograph looking down on town of Higgins, Texas. In the foreground are two railroad tracks. Behind them is a view of Higgins depicting streets and several buildings. Behind that is open plains. Written on bottom of print is, "Higgins, TEXAS 1905".
Holding Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum
Muddy Road in Colorado City

Muddy Road in Colorado City

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of a road in Colorado City, Texas in winter. The dirt road is wet and muddy with several tire tracks visible.
Holding Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame
Muddy Road in Colorado City

Muddy Road in Colorado City

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Copy negative of a road in Colorado City, Texas in winter. The dirt road is wet and muddy with several tire tracks visible.
Holding Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame
View of Midland Street

View of Midland Street

Date: 1934
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph looking down West Indiana Ave. in Midland, Texas in 1934. The Frank Elkins house is visible on the left.
Holding Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame
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