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[Photograph of the Witherspoon Ranch]

Description: Photograph of the W. W. Witherspoon ranch in 1900. The people in the front row are, from left to right, unidentified, Lee Wilson, W. W. Witherspoon, unidentified, Dow Mercer, Esca Harrison, Vern Witherspoon, Rollie Lovelace, Frank LaGrand, unidentified, and Claude Witherspoon.
Date: 1900
Partner: Deaf Smith County Library

[Hereford Bull and Owner]

Description: Photograph of Rat Jowell showing his registered Hereford Bull, either Climax 5th or Anxiety 4th. Jowell wears a suit and hat. The text underneath the photo reads: "One of first Anxiety 4th. Registered Herefords brought to county in 1898 by Rat Jowell and L. R. Bradley, shown here by Jowell. The town got its name from this herd."
Date: 1900~
Partner: Deaf Smith County Library

[Portrait of M. J. Riggs, 1900]

Description: Photograph of Marie J. Riggs, an important cattle ranch owner based in Midland. She wears an ornate and highly decorated dress while standing and looking forward. A note on the back gives her nickname as the "cattle queen of the West."
Date: 1900
Creator: Evans & Stewart
Partner: Midland Historical Society

Fence-Post.

Description: Patent for improvements to fence post design in which a base is added to hold the post upright while keeping it above ground to prevent deterioration from soil with illustrations.
Date: July 31, 1900
Creator: Hammer, Willie Alice
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Fence-Post Extractor.

Description: Patent for a fence-post extractor that is used by placing the extractor alongside the fence-post and extracting it in a vertical line including illustrations.
Date: August 28, 1900
Creator: Morgenthaler, Frank
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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