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[Scene during Wellington coal shortage]

Photograph of a scene during the coal shortage in Wellington. There are several horse-drawn wagons crowding a dirt road. A note accompanying the photograph states that coal was used in cast iron stoves for cooking and heating, and that during the shortage coal was brought to the County and each family was allowed to purchase two sacks. During the shortage, corn, cottonseed, and wood were burned as alternatives to coal.
Date: 1924
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wellington trade day]

Photograph of the square during Wellington trade day. There are numerous cars parked around a large crowd of people in the center of the square. Various stores on the square are visible behind the crowds.
Date: 1924
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man in a garage with tires]

Photograph of a man standing in a large garage near a rack of tires. He is identified as Dock Harrison, and is wearing overalls and a hat. There are two automobiles in the back of the garage behind him.
Date: 1923
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Collingsworth County Clerk's Office]

Photograph of two women seated at a large desk, inside the Collingsworth County Clerk's Office. The women are identified as Marguerite Bartlett, County Clerk, and Opal Estes, Deputy Clerk.
Date: September 25, 1929
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Telephone operators]

Photograph of four women operating telephones. They are all wearing dresses and have short haircuts. Handwriting on the back of the photograph identifies their names as Pearl Boverie Hendrick, Ruth Boone Fleming, Tina Thompson Hendrix, and Berniece Brickey.
Date: 1925
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wellington Volunteer Fire Department]

Photograph of a group of men from the Wellington Volunteer Fire Department. They are standing outdoors next to two small fire engines that are parked in front of a garage. Two young boys are sitting in the back of the engine on the left side of the photograph. All of the men are wearing suits and hats, and facing towards the camera. Handwriting on the back of the photograph states the Fire Department was located on West Avenue, and an accompanying note identifies the fire engines as American LaFrance trucks.
Date: 1925
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[City Shoe Shop]

Photograph of the City Shoe Shop in Wellington, Texas. The caption in the bottom-left corner states that the shop was on the Frank Hajek Property. There are two men wearing bow ties that are standing behind the counter and looking towards the camera, and another man wearing overalls standing in the shop. There are various types of machines and work stations behind the counter.
Date: September 25, 1929
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bowen-Grassbur School]

Photograph of a class from Bowen-Grassbur School. They are seated outside in front of a white building, and lined up in four rows. An accompanying note identifies the names of the students.
Date: 1920/1921
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator Foot (open access)

Cultivator Foot

Patent for a cultivator foot. This cultivator foot is designed to be a new kind of inexpensive, simple, and efficient cultivator foot.
Date: August 22, 1922
Creator: Dawson, Joseph E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History