Resource Type

AP Shot of Boy & Dog

Photograph of Sgt. Richard Rice sitting with a little boy and his dog, who each have a cast on one of their legs.
Date: 1954
Creator: Cochran, Jimmy W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Escaped Prisoners Back in Police Custody]

Photograph of escaped prisoners from Wichita County Jail recaptured, leaning against a police car, accompanied by the police.
Date: November 16, 1958
Creator: Cochran, Jimmy W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Prisoners Recaptured

Photograph of a half-dressed escaped prisoner from Wichita County Jail recaptured. The prisoner is smoking a cigarette.
Date: November 16, 1958
Creator: Cochran, Jimmy W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Escaped Prisoners and Police]

Photograph of escaped prisoners from Wichita County Jail recaptured, leaning against a police car, accompanied by the police.
Date: November 16, 1958
Creator: Cochran, Jimmy W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Reed Young Under Arrest]

Photograph of Reed Young, a cop killer who escaped from Altus, Oklahoma, sitting between two gentlemen after being recaptured in Vernon, Texas.
Date: February 6, 1959
Creator: Cochran, Jimmy W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Bounty Hunters]

Photograph of two bounty hunters who recaptured Reed Young, a cop killer who escaped from Altus, Oklahoma, and was recaptured in Vernon, Texas.
Date: February 6, 1959
Creator: Cochran, Jimmy W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Judge Allred and Man Gardening]

Photograph of Judge James V. Allred working with a pitch fork alongside another gentleman.
Date: August 29, 1958
Creator: Cochran, Jimmy W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Kathy Marlowe and Irish Mccalla Meeting Fans]

Photograph of movie stars Kathy Marlowe (left) and Irish McCalla (right, kissing boys face) meeting fans and signing autographs.
Date: November 20, 1959
Creator: Cochran, Jimmy W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Will Rogers Jr. And Group]

Photograph of Will Rogers Jr. (third from right) posing for a picture with a group of people including Wichita Falls newspaper publisher Rhea Howard (third from left).
Date: October 27, 1958
Creator: Cochran, Jimmy W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Kathy Marlowe]

Photograph of movie star Kathy Marlowe perched on a table.
Date: November 20, 1959
Creator: Cochran, Jimmy W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Will Rogers Jr.]

Photograph of Will Rogers Jr., visible from the waist up, between two tables that have place settings. He has his hands in his suit pockets and is leaning against the table on the right side of the image. An illustration of a window is on the wall behind him.
Date: October 27, 1958
Creator: Cochran, Jimmy W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Will Rogers Jr. Visits Wichta Falls

Photograph of Will Rogers Jr. (fourth from left) posing for a picture at the Wichita Falls airport with a group of people including Wichita Falls newspaper publisher Rhea Howard (third from left), who is standing next to Will Rogers Jr. and is wearing a fedora.
Date: October 27, 1958
Creator: Cochran, Jimmy W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Tornadic Wind Damage in Wichita Falls Area

Photograph of tornado damage to a liquor store in Wichita Falls. The interior walls and inventory are still in place.
Date: November 17, 1958
Creator: Cochran, Jimmy W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Storm Clouds Over Wichita Falls, Tx.]

Photograph of a tornado funnel forming over downtown Wichita Falls. This is one of three tornadoes that impacted the area on April 3, 1958. The Wichita County Courthouse can be seen on the left side of the photo.
Date: April 3, 1958
Creator: Cochran, Jimmy W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Funnel Cloud Over Wichita Falls, TX]

Photograph of a tornado funnel forming over downtown Wichita Falls. The Wichita County Courthouse can be seen on the left side of the photo.
Date: April 3, 1958
Creator: Cochran, Jimmy W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Flooding in Wichita Falls Country Club

Photograph of flooding at the Wichita Falls Country Club.
Date: 1950
Creator: Cochran, Jimmy W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Picture Series of Storm Over City

Photograph of an impending storm over downtown Wichita Falls with a funnel cloud visible on the right side of the photo. The Wichita County Courthouse can be seen in the middle background of the photo.
Date: April 3, 1958
Creator: Cochran, Jimmy W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Danny Castillo]

Photograph of Daniel "Danny" Castillo at age 12 or 13. The image is a school photo from Travis Elementary School.
Date: 1952
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Daniel Castillo and Cousin Frankie]

Photograph of Daniel A. Castillo (17) with young cousin Frankie Menchaca posing in front of a house while on vacation in San Antonio, Texas. The back of the photograph is stamped "357A" and a handwritten note of "19."
Date: 1957
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wichita Falls Bank]

Photograph of Wichita National Bank in Wichita Falls, Texas. The bank is located on the corner of Eight & Scott circa the 1950s. Cars and pedestrians are visible.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Flack Residence]

Photograph of Al and Lora Flack standing in front of their home. The couple lived at 2412 Ellingham Drive, Wichita Falls, Texas. Two automobiles are visible in the background.
Date: October 29, 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Underwood's Bar 'B' Q]

Photograph of Underwoods Bar 'B' Q on the corner of Jacksboro Highway & Midwestern Parkway. The restaurant is in a shopping complex next to "Rod & Gun" and "Vernons 4 Way Haircut." Cars are parked in front of the restaurant. On top of the restaurant is a cowboy-looking figure next to a bar-b-que spit.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Steak Restaurant]

Photograph of an unknown steak restaurant in Wichita Falls, Texas. The neon sign on top of the restaurant reads, "Charcoal Broiled Steaks." A neon chef is visible on the right side of the roof. The parking lot in front of the restaurant is full.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fedway Building Corner]

Photograph of Fedway building on 10th and Indiana in downtown Wichita Falls. The building was later remodeled into the Public Library and the Rec Center/50+ Zone.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History