The Wendell Lee Tarver Family Collection - 209 Matching Results

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[Winifred McNair Outside Barracks]

Description: Photograph of Winifred McNair, visible from the waist up, wearing a military-style uniform and standing in front of double screen doors. There is text chalked around the doorway including, "[Welcome] Mothers" at the top, and "[...]ainview Bulldogs | [T]he Best [in] the West" in the lower right.
Date: 1948~
Partner: Private Collection of the Tarver Family

[William Thomas Wearing a Uniform]

Description: Photograph of William Thomas standing in front of double screen doors, angled toward the left side of the image and facing forward. He is wearing a military-style uniform, including a button-up shirt, slacks, and garrison cap-style hat.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of the Tarver Family

[Anton Backholt Outside Barracks]

Description: Photograph of a young man, identified on the back as Anton Backholt, wearing a military-style uniform and standing outside the door to the barracks at A&M College of Texas. The area around the doorway is decorated with lettering that says "Welcome Mothers" over the door, with other messages on either side.
Date: [1949..1954]
Partner: Private Collection of the Tarver Family

[Darwin, James, and Robert Outside Barracks]

Description: Photograph of three young men -- identified on the back as Darwin Cargill, James Taylor, and Robert Tilson -- posing with their arms around one another, visible from the waist up outside a building with double screen doors. They are wearing military-style uniforms, but the boys on either end have their jackets open, with T-shirts underneath. Text is chalked around the doorframe behind them, including "Mothers" at the top and "P[...]ology Majors Inside" at the upper-right.
Date: 1948~
Partner: Private Collection of the Tarver Family

[Derrick and Tank in Field]

Description: Photograph of an oil or gas derrick with a truck parked behind it at right and a large storage tank at left. There is a large open field in the foreground and a forested area is visible in the background.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of the Tarver Family

[Shed Near Derrick]

Description: Photograph of a small shed in front of a forested area near an oil or gas derrick that is partially visible at right, in a cleared field. A tarp is extended from the open door of the shed to near the base of the derrick.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of the Tarver Family

[Truck Near Derrick]

Description: Photograph of a truck parked in front of an oil or gas derrick with the hood raised and the doors open. It appears to be connected to equipment and there is a tarp extending from near the truck bed to a structure at right.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of the Tarver Family

[Equipment in a Field]

Description: Photograph of a generator or other equipment along with a tall gas canister and a pile of hoses and a tire on the ground. It is in a cleared field area, with trees visible in the background and a wire is running from the equipment to something outside the image at right.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of the Tarver Family

[Equipment and Tools in Field]

Description: Photograph of pumping equipment in a large open field, including equipment attached to the back of a truck parked at the left side of the image with a shovel propped nearby. Poles are stacked on the ground near the right side of the image, and other equipment and a tall gas canister are visible near the center of the image.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of the Tarver Family

[Cadet Formations at Muster]

Description: Photograph of several lines of men wearing uniforms standing in formation on a field; a number of U.S. and other flags are visible at various points along the lines. Spectators are visible in the foreground of the image. Handwritten on back: "Officers front & center."
Date: April 21, 1946
Partner: Private Collection of the Tarver Family

[Texas A&M vs. OU Football Banner]

Description: Photograph of a large banner attached to a brick building with an illustration of a man in uniform holding a woman and speaking (the text in the speech bubbles is unclear); both of them have one leg cocked up and the man's foot is kicking a football player in the face. Behind them is the home player tunnel with a scoreboard (Home 0, Aggies 33), and there is an insignia on the left side of the banner labeled "B" with an eagle on a wheel behind a crossed key and sword. Text at the bottom of the… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of the Tarver Family

[Leta Joy and John Agrippa Tarver in a Yard]

Description: Photograph of a young girl wearing overalls and pigtails standing in a grassy yard with a man who is walking away from her, identified by a handwritten note on the back as "Leta Joy & Daddy." There is a small, dark-colored dog in the right side of the image and a stone fence surrounding the yard in the background.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of the Tarver Family

[Wendell Tarver Near Car]

Description: Photograph of Wendell Tarver standing with his hands on his hips, posing next to the back bumper of a car. It is parked near trees and there are hills visible in the background.
Date: [1950..1971]
Partner: Private Collection of the Tarver Family

[A&M Corps Staff at Muster]

Description: Photograph of a line of men wearing uniforms walking across a field, followed by a corps in formation. Others in formation are visible in the background. A man in uniform is partially visible in the foreground, on the left side of the image. Handwritten on back: "Corp Staff Passing in Review."
Date: April 21, 1946
Partner: Private Collection of the Tarver Family

[Lines of Cadets with Flags]

Description: Photograph of a large number of cadets wearing uniforms, standing in lines on a large, open field. Many of the cadets are holding U.S. or other flags. The photo was taken from bleacher-style seating and other spectators are visible in the foreground. Handwritten on back: "Officers front & center."
Date: April 21, 1946
Partner: Private Collection of the Tarver Family

[A&M Cadets in Formation]

Description: Photograph of a large number of cadets wearing uniforms, standing in lines on a large, open field. Many of the cadets are holding U.S. or other flags. The photo was taken from bleacher-style seating and other spectators are visible in the foreground. Handwritten on back: "Officers front & center."
Date: April 21, 1946
Partner: Private Collection of the Tarver Family
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