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The Passing of the West #1

This photo shows a row of seven standing cowgirls, with seven mounted Indians behind them, in an arena. The cowgirls are, from left to right: Ruth Roach, Florence Hughes, Bea Kirnan, Bonnie Gray, Rose Smith, Kitty Canutt, and Ruby Roberts.
Date: 1923
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

The Passing of the West #2

This photo shows eight women on horses, standing in a row, in an arena. From left to right, they are: Mabel Strickland, Florence Hughes, Bea Kirnan, Kitty Canutt, Rose Smith, Bonnie Gray, and Unknown. There are rodeo Indians on horses behind them and large buildings, including the dome of the nation's capital, in the background.
Date: 1923
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Library scene, North Texas State Normal College

Library interior at North Texas State Normal College, 1923.
Date: 1923
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Locklear illustration]

Photograph of illustration of Ormer Locklear standing in front of a plane. Text at the bottom of the photograph reads: "Ormer Locklear at a Los Angeles Air Show, Note Resemblance to Clark Gable."
Date: 1923~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ordination of H. B. Morris to Diaconate at Pawhuska

Clergy and congregation standing in front of wood frame church with three windows at center front, and door at far right corner. In the center of the picture is Rev. Herbert B. Morris. He was born in Oklahoma, baptized by Rt. Rev. Francis Key Brooke in 1895, and ordained by Rt. Rev. Theodore Payne Thurston on July 3, 1923. Rt. Rev. Thurston is to the right of Rev. Morris.
Date: 1923
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Irving School Fifth Grade Class, 1922-23

Irving School 5th grade class, 1922-23. The Irving Independent School District was established in 1909.
Date: 1923
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

First Self-Propelled Scraper J5G

Photograph of the first self-propelled earth scraper, built by R.G. LeTourneau in 1923. According to Eric C. Orlemann, who published several books about the company's earthmoving equipment, the machine used "an all-electric drive design, powered by a front-mounted gasoline engine and dynamo. " It was capable of carrying a 12-cubic-yard payload.
Date: 1923
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc.
System: The Portal to Texas History