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[O. A. Crump in Covered Wagon]

Studio photograph taken of O. A. Crump at Knott's Berry Farm in California. He is sitting on a replica of a covered wagon pulled by a drawing of two oxen. There is a painted desert in the background. On the fake canvas of the wagon are the words, "Ghost Town or Bust!!" He is smiling and wears glasses with a hat, a tie, and a suit. Written on the bottom border in blue ink is, "O. A. Crump. Follett."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Merydith Lumber Co. Picnic

Photograph of Merydith Lumber Company employees picnicking. There are ten men and ten women. All the women wear light-colored dresses. The men wear button-up shirts, two wear bow ties, two wear suspenders, three wear neckties, one wears a jacket, and six wear hats. Three of the women wear bonnets, one wears a nice hat, and one wears a man's hat, and six wear aprons that say, "Merydith Lumber Co. Lumber and Coal." They are sitting on a hill beneath a tree.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Men and Women Picnicking

Photograph of eleven women and fourteen men picnicking in tall grass. Sixteen are seated and nine are standing. Six are holding sandwiches and two are putting them in their mouths. There is grass and weeds in the foreground and tall trees in the background. Some wear aprons that read, "Merydith Lumber Co."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Plum Creek Farm

Photograph of the Plum Creek Farm. In the foreground is a white picket fence with a gate. Above the gate is a horseshoe-shaped sign that says, "Plum-Creek-Farm". There are three American flags on the sign. Behind the fence is a yard with bushes and trees. Behind the bushes is a house with two chimneys, banners, and hanging decorations. On the roof is a statue of an eagle with American Flags. Across the top of the photo is written, "Plum Creek Farm".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

The Boone Tyson Well

Photograph of the Boone Tyson Well. Surrounding the well are four cars, three trucks, a camper, four tanks, a pile of long pipe and eight people on or around it. In the foreground are a man and woman standing next to a car. The date is printed on the top border of the photo, "May 56".
Date: May 1956
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Gussie Shutterly's Well

Photograph of the lower portion of an oil well including the lower part of a tower surrounded by other structures. Several cars are parked on the far right and left sides of the images. There is a double exposure on the right side of the photograph that shows the back end of a car. A handwritten note along the bottom of the photo says, "Gussie Shutterly's Well. May 1959."
Date: May 1959
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

The Hamker Well

Photograph of the Hamker Well. A truck pulling a wagon is front of the well on the right side of the frame. Four men stand in front of the truck. On the left side of the photo there is a small white structure and lots of metal pipe on the ground in front of it. Written on the top border is the date, "5-30-27" and written across the bottom border is, "The Hamker Well".
Date: unknown
Creator: Marquis
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Men and Women on Hay Wagon

Photograph of fifteen women and fourteen men sitting and standing on a hay wagon hitched to a team of four dark horses. They are all looking at the camera and they all wear bonnets, hats, or cowboy hats. The women are wearing light-colored dresses and the the men have collared shirts on and some wear suits and ties. Behind them are two buildings. A sign on the building on the right side of the frame reads, "Real Estate and Cattle. Merydith and Co. School and RR Lands, Farms and Ranches". In the foreground is grass and weeds.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Woman With Deer

Photograph of Kate Blau kneeling and feeding a small deer. In the background is grass, a fence, and a house. Typed on the top border is the date, " JUN 60"
Date: June 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of People and Damaged Building After Tornado]

Photograph of the Higgins Railroad Depot after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas tornado. The windows and part of the roof are blown off of the building. In the foreground are railroad tracks and a railroad service cart. Beside the depot are two women in dresses and hats and four men in hats talking to each other. In the background is debris and an old car. The ground is covered with debris.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McMurry, J. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Baby Boy on a Chair

Studio photograph of a smiling baby boy standing in a carved wooden chair. The boy wears a collared short-suit with black stockings, necktie, and black and white lace-up boots. The chair is covered in dust. Written on the bottom is, "H.B. age 9 mo 10 days".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cattle Branding

Photograph of Bud Stuckey, Mrs. Crossland, Dave Moser, Mrs. Combs, Roy Wells, and a man named Jim branding cattle. In the center of the photograph in the foreground is Mrs. Combs and Dave Moser holding down a calf. Bud Stuckey is branding the calf. Mrs. Crosshand stands beside him. Jim is on the right side of the frame and Roy Wells is on the left side. Behind them are many calves. They all wear button-up shirts, denim, coyboy hats and boots. Written on the top border in black ink is "Bud Stuckey. Mrs. Crossland." On the right border is, "Jim". On the bottom border is, "Mrs. Combs. Dave Moser." On the left side is, "Roy Wells."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

The Old Spiller House

Copy print of the front and side of a house, including part of the yard, labeled at the bottom as ""1887 The Old Spiller House Lipscomb." An unidentified man and dog are standing on the front porch and there is an automobile parked in the left side of the image. A handwritten note along the left edge of the original photo says "Cedar Trees" and printed across the top of the copy print is, "OCT 72".
Date: 1972-10~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lipscomb County Fair

Aerial photograph of the Lipscomb County Fair. There are three dirt roads. Parked along two of the roads are very many cars, trucks, and commercial trucks. There is a large domed building in the center of the fairgrounds. Along the bottom road are a few houses with trees. Wolf Creek is in the top right corner. In the top left corner is Paines Service Station. Written on the left border is, "Wolf Creek", on the top border is, "Lipscomb County Fair. 1948.", and along the right border is, "Paines Service Station."
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

South Ivanhoe, Oklahoma

Photograph of three buildings in South Ivanhoe, OK. On the left side of the frame is a white wooden building with "Montgomery - Hardware" painted on the front. The middle building has a front porch with small pillars. The building on the right side of the frame has "General Merchandise S.F. Cross" painted on the front of it. The foreground is a wide dirt road.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mildred Rice, Laura Sibley Barton, Jessie Lemaster, and "___" Rice Duke

Photograph of the front of the Lipscomb County Courthouse in Lipscomb, Texas with Mildred Rice and Laura Sibley Barton sitting on the left side of the stairs and Jessie Lemaster and "___" Rice Duke sitting on the right side of the stairs (if you're facing the entrance). There are large pillars on the front of the courthouse. At the top it reads, "19 Lipscomb County 16". Behind the church on the right hand side of the frame is a small church building. The women's names are written across the bottom border.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Wolf Creek Museum Military Scrapbook] (open access)

[Wolf Creek Museum Military Scrapbook]

Book containing photographs, newspaper clippings, and documents pertaining to military veterans of Lipscomb County, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lipscomb County Panhandle Hall of Fame Veterans (open access)

Lipscomb County Panhandle Hall of Fame Veterans

Book containing descriptions of World War II veterans from Lipscomb County, Texas.
Date: 1996~
Creator: Freedom Museum, USA
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ultimate Gift: Lipscomb County Patriots Killed in Action (open access)

The Ultimate Gift: Lipscomb County Patriots Killed in Action

Book from an event honoring military veterans of Lipscomb County, Texas, killed during World War I, World War I, and the Vietnam War.
Date: September 2, 1995
Creator: Becker, Mildred; Couch, Georgia & Schoenhals, Dorothy
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Photographs of Servicemen and Women from Lipscomb County, Texas] (open access)

[Photographs of Servicemen and Women from Lipscomb County, Texas]

Book containing photographs of military veterans from Lipscomb County, Texas.
Date: 1996~
Creator: Freedom Museum, USA
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Up from the Ruins Description] (open access)

[Up from the Ruins Description]

Artist statement describing the background of the creation of a story cabinet titled "Up from the Ruins" and the history of the reclaimed materials that were used to make it.
Date: 2009~
Creator: Ricketts, Doug
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[It's All in the Deal Description] (open access)

[It's All in the Deal Description]

Artist statement describing the background of the creation of a story cabinet titled "It's All in the Deal" and the history of the reclaimed materials that were used to make it.
Date: 2009~
Creator: Ricketts, Doug
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Poster: Art from the Ruins]

Poster advertising the "Art from the Ruins" exhibit at the Wolf Creek Heritage Museum. It includes photographs of two of the art works on either side of a photograph of the front of a farmhouse.
Date: 2009~
Creator: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum
Object Type: Poster
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Cattleman Description] (open access)

[The Cattleman Description]

Artist statement describing the background of the creation of a story cabinet titled "The Cattleman" and the history of the reclaimed materials that were used to make it.
Date: 2009~
Creator: Ricketts, Doug
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History