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Hereford Stock Show

Description: Photograph of a Hereford show cow. A young cowboy in a button-up shirt and cowboy hat is holding the reins of the cow. Behind the cow are two elderly men in suits and ties, one is wearing eyeglasses and a cap and the other is wearing a cowboy hat. Beside the men stand two women holding ribbons and wearing sashes. One woman is wearing a tiara and one is wearing a cowboy hat.
Date: unknown
Creator: American Hereford Association
Partner: Cattle Raisers Museum

Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, 1969

Description: Photograph of a champion Hereford in a harness. Two men in suits, ties, and glasses stand behind the cow, as does a young woman in a sash and a young boy holding the harness. All of them wearing cowboy hats, one man holds a large trophy and a banner and the girl holds a small trophy. In the background is a backdrop that reads, "Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo 1969".
Date: 1969
Creator: American Hereford Association
Partner: Cattle Raisers Museum

Large Hereford Cow

Description: Photograph of a large Hereford cow with horns standing in front of two men, one in glasses, and a young boy. In the background are bleachers.
Date: unknown
Creator: American Hereford Association
Partner: Cattle Raisers Museum

Register of Merit Hereford Competition

Description: Photograph of IMF Lady Blend 701, a junior heifer calf. Standing behind the calf, left to right, is Paul Swaffer, Judge Wilbur Drybread, Miss Barbara Lewis, and dressed in a button-up shirt and tag clipped to his pants with the number 237 on it is Wayne Haygood, holding the calf with a harness. The other three are wearing suits, neckties and cowboy hats. Miss Lewis is holding a ribbon and is wearing a sash. More men in suits and hats are in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: American Hereford Association
Partner: Cattle Raisers Museum

Branded Horse

Description: Photograph of a light-colored horse with a brand on it's rump. The horse is wearing a harness and is in front of a large wooden fence.
Date: unknown
Creator: Archie L. Nash
Partner: Cattle Raisers Museum

Horse Wearing Harness

Description: Photograph of a light-colored horse wearing a harness. In the background is a large wooden fence.
Date: unknown
Creator: Archie L. Nash
Partner: Cattle Raisers Museum

B. Y. Sawyer

Description: Studio photograph of B.Y. Sawyer as a young boy. He is smiling and barefoot and wearing a white shirt with a large plaid bow-tie and short striped pants. On the floor in front of him is a toy train and behind him are large curtains and a toy cat. Printed on the mat below the photograph is, "Atlantic and Pacific, View Company. Headquarters, Los Angeles, California."
Date: unknown
Creator: Atlantic and Pacific View Company
Partner: Private Collection of the Ellis and Blanton Families

Will Ellis

Description: Studio photograph of Will Ellis from the bust up. He is wearing a dark suit with the top button fastened. Underneath the jacket is a white collar and necktie. His hair is dark and parted on the side. Printed on the bottom of the mat is, "Blackburn, Houston. Tex."
Date: unknown
Creator: Blackburn
Partner: Private Collection of the Ellis and Blanton Families

[Portrait of Henry Foster]

Description: Photograph of Mr. Henry Foster. Henry Foster died on March 30, 1895.
Date: unknown
Creator: Blessing & Bro's Gallery
Partner: Log Cabin Village

[Cottage Kitchen - Methodist Home]

Description: [Dorm at a Methodist home.] Three female students study at a desk while another woman reads on a bed.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bob Ponder
Partner: Archives of the Central Texas Conference United Methodist Church

[Cottage Kitchen - Methodist Home]

Description: [Cottage kitchen in a Methodist home.] A woman at a stove cooks a meal while three other women at a table bake a cake and read.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bob Ponder
Partner: Archives of the Central Texas Conference United Methodist Church

Backside of a Horse

Description: Photograph of the backside of the horse with a rider on top of it. Behind the horse is a barbed wire fence and in the background is a ranch house.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bob Riley
Partner: Cattle Raisers Museum

Cowboy on Horseback

Description: Photograph of a cowboy riding a saddled horse. He is wearing a cowboy hat, jacket and boots. Behind him is a barbed wire and wooden fence and in the background is a large ranch house.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bob Riley
Partner: Cattle Raisers Museum

Cowboy on Horseback

Description: Photograph of a cowboy riding a saddled horse. He is wearing a cowboy hat, jacket and boots. Behind him is a barbed wire and wooden fence and in the background is a large ranch house.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bob Riley
Partner: Cattle Raisers Museum

Cowboy on Horseback

Description: Photograph of a cowboy seated on a saddled horse. He is wearing a cowboy hat, jacket and boots. Behind him is a barbed wire and wooden fence and in the background is a large ranch house.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bob Riley
Partner: Cattle Raisers Museum

Cow in a Water Drain

Description: Photograph of a fat cow running up the ramp of a water drainage ditch. In front of the cow is watery pen where several other cows are running.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bob Taylor
Partner: Cattle Raisers Museum

Cowboy Amidst a Herd of Cattle

Description: Photograph of a young calf walking in front of a cowboy on his horse riding in the middle of a herd of cattle.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bob Taylor
Partner: Cattle Raisers Museum

Cowboy Preparing to Rope a Calf

Description: Photograph of a cowboy on his horse preparing to rope one of two calves walking in front of him.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bob Taylor
Partner: Cattle Raisers Museum

Street Scene in Plainview, Texas

Description: Photograph of a hotel being moved from Demmitt (45 mi. away) into Plainview, Texas in 1893. It was supported by eight wagons that were pulled by 32 horses. Businesses along the street include a hotel, Mrs. M. B. Fowle Dry Goods, Notions, Millinery, etc. and City Drug Store.
Date: 1893
Creator: Britain's Studio
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Street Scene in Plainview, Texas

Description: Photograph of the downtown area in Plainview, Texas in 1897 showing businesses on the west side of the square. Two freighting teams, comprised of horses and carts, fill the block. Businesses include: Mrs. M. B. Fowle Dry Goods, Notions, Millinery, etc.; Irick and Dyer Groceries; City Drug Store; Williams Bro's. Cheap Cash Store; and Donohoo and Ware Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes, Groceries and Hardware.
Date: 1897
Creator: Britain's Studio
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Cowboy and Cattle

Description: Photograph of a cowboy on horseback watching a field of cattle. The cowboy is wearing a denim jacket, boots and a cowboy hat. In the background is a calf nursing from a female cow.
Date: unknown
Creator: Browarny, Walt
Partner: Cattle Raisers Museum

6th Ward School in Ft. Worth, Texas in 1893

Description: Photograph of a large group of schoolchildren with their teacher in front of the 6th Ward School House in Ft. Worth, Texas in 1893. There are twenty-five boys, seventeen girls and one teacher. Some of the boys are seated or kneeling in the front row and the girls are taking up most of the middle row, standing. The boys are wearing knickers and jackets with boots and the girls are wearing dresses with jackets. There is a very large wooden door and arched doorway behind the group.
Date: 1893
Creator: Bryant Studio
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Grand Champions of National Feeders and Breeders Show, 1916

Description: Photograph of the Grand Champions of National Feeders and Breeders Show. In the foreground are cattle standing on hay with a brick floor. Sitting behind them are seven men in dark suits with vests, boots, watch chains and cowboy hats. There is a large banner behind them that reads, "Nat. Feeders & Breeders Show 1916, Famous "6666", GRAND CHAMPIONS. Raised by S.B. Burnett, Fed by Sid Williams. Bought by Swift & Company. 12 cts. Highest Price Cattle U.S. 1916." Behind the banner are the Ft. Wo… more
Date: 1916
Creator: Bryant Studio
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library
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