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Abandoned Mix-Mill in Vernon

Photograph of the side of an abandoned building in Vernon, Texas. The building is at least two stories, and a porch is attached to the outside of the ground floor. A sign afixed to the outside of the building next to the front door reads: "We Make Our Own Feed With Mix-Mill." In the 1920s the building was a bank, a Mix-Mill in the 1940s, and in 1977 it was a residence on the upper floor and a craft shop on the bottom floor.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Handcuffed Reed Young]

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

J. W. McDougal Farm Windbreaks

Photograph of an aerial shot of windbreaks on J. H. McDougal's farm. Note the buildings within the square windbreak patterns. The back of the photo proclaims, "Aerial view showing the pattern of windbreaks on the J. H. McDougal farm, 18 miles north of Vernon, Texas. (See Also Tex-78-292 thru 78-303)."
Date: August 15, 1946
Creator: Postlethwaite, Hermann
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Men Standing and on Horseback by Store

1 copy negative of a group of citizens on horseback and standing in front of "Doan's Store." There is a caption near the bottom of the photograph.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of an Unknown Young Man]

Photograph of an unidentified young man. He wears a light-colored suit jacket and vest, along with a collared shirt and tie of a lighter color. He looks to the right of the photographer.
Date: 1892~
Creator: Gurney, C. L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Two Unidentified Children]

Photograph of two unidentified children in formal dress posing for a portrait. The younger child (left) stands next to the older child (right) who is sitting on a swing.
Date: unknown
Creator: Gurney, C. L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Young Child]

Portrait of a young child wearing a white gown and sitting on a floral-print chair.
Date: unknown
Creator: Sink, D. P.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Reed Young Led Into Police Station]

Photograph of Reed Young, a cop killer who escaped from Altus, Oklahoma, who was recaptured in Vernon Texas, being escorted by police into policestation.
Date: February 6, 1959
Creator: Cochran, Jimmy W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wife of Reed Young Escorted by Law Enforcement]

Photograph of the wife of Reed Young, a cop killer who escaped from Altus, Oklahoma, and was recaptured in Vernon, Texas, being escorted by the police. She has her head lowered so that her face is not showing in the picture.
Date: February 6, 1959
Creator: Cochran, Jimmy W.
System: The Portal to Texas History