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[Aerial view of Cross Plains]

Aerial photograph of Cross Plains after firestorm.
Date: December 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Baird street scene

Photograph of a street scene in Baird, Texas. Buildings line the street, and two cars are parked outside an antique shop.
Date: August 7, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Baird street scene, looking towards the Callahan County Courthouse

Photograph of a street scene in Baird, Texas, looking towards the Callahan County courthouse. Cars are parked outside buildings on both sides of the street. Several trees obscure the courthouse from view.
Date: August 7, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Baird Volunteer Fire Department, est. 1881

Photograph of the Baird Fire Department building. It is made out of bright red brick, and has two garage doors. A sign at the top of the building says "B.A.I.R.D. Est. 1881, Volunteer Fire Department."
Date: August 7, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Callahan County Courthouse, Baird

Photograph of the Callahan County Courthouse from the front. The view of the building is obscured by several trees. The building is four stories tall, and made of brick.
Date: August 7, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Callahan County Courthouse, Baird

Photograph of the Callahan County Courthouse in Baird, Texas. It is four stories tall, and made of brick.
Date: August 7, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Callahan County Library Museum sign

Photograph of a black sign that says "Callahan County Library Museum". A picture of a lighted torch held above an open book has been painted in the middle of the sign.
Date: August 7, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Callahan County memorial plaque

Photograph of a memorial plaque placed on a cut rock in Callahan County. The seal on the front reads "Texas Highway Department 1936."
Date: August 7, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Callahan County memorial plaque

Photograph of a memorial plaque in Callahan County. It says: "Callahan County, Formed from Bexar Territory, created February 1, 1858, recreated August 21, 1876, organized July 3, 1877. Named in honor of James H. Callahan, 1812-1856, Soldier in the Texas Revolution, Captain of the Texas Rangers. County seat, Callahan City, 1877; Belle plain, 1877-1883; Baird, since. Two early military roads, the Chisholm Trail, and the first government telegraph line traversed this region."
Date: August 7, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Confederate Memorial, Callahan County

Photograph of the historic marker for Camp Pecan in Baird, Texas. The stone marker is on the courthouse lawn; buildings are visible in the background. Text: Camp Pecan C. S. A. This Civil War camp of the Texas Frontier Regiment was located 21 mi. southeast established in 1862 as one of a line of posts a day's horseback ride apart. The number of men guarding the frontier were few. Trouble came from all directions with Indian threats and raids from the west and plundering renegades and deserters from the east. Food, supplies, clothing and horses were constantly scarce. But in spite of all obstacles, these Confederates managed to effectively hold the frontier line of settlement. A memorial to Texans who served the Confederacy. Erected by the state of Texas, 1963.
Date: August 7, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cross Plains Fire Storm Scrapbook Excerpt] (open access)

[Cross Plains Fire Storm Scrapbook Excerpt]

Excerpt of a scrapbook from Cross Plains, Texas covering the fire storm that hit the town in December 2005 and rebuilding that happened in 2006. The excerpt includes an introduction and newspaper clippings from national and local coverage.
Date: 2005-12/2006
Creator: Cavanaugh, Bettie
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Football field after fire

Photograph of football field and back of school after fire facing southwest.
Date: December 28, 2005
Creator: Thornton, Frances
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Former T & P Railway Depot, now Baird Chamber of Commerce

Photograph of the Baird Chamber of Commerce, formerly the T & P depot. It is a two-story red brick building.
Date: August 7, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Historic plaque - Callahan County Courthouse

Photograph of a historic plaque about the Callahan County Courthouse. It reads: "Callahan County Courthouse. The county seat moved from Belle Plain to Baird in 1883, and a courthouse, designed by noted architect F. E. Ruffini, was built at this site. The county hired another noted architect, J. Riely Gordon, in 1900 for a larger courthouse; J. E. Flanders was the supervising architect. In 1928, the growing county hired Voelcker & Dixon Architects & Engineers of Wichita Falls, who designed this classical revival courthouse, completed the next year. Suggs and Dunlap Contractors constructed the building, which features intricate detailing, including acanthus leaves, rosettes, medallions and cartouches. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2003."
Date: August 7, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

IOOF club building in Baird

Photograph of the International Order of Odd Fellows club building in Baird. There are two stained glass windows set into the building. The window on the left says "IOOF". The second window says "FLT".
Date: August 7, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

IOOF club building in Baird, detail of window

Photograph of a stained glass window at the International Order of Odd Fellows club building in Baird.
Date: August 7, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[J. O. Koenig Home]

Photograph of the boat belonging to James Oscar Koenig.
Date: December 2005
Creator: Thornton, Frances
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mural in Baird

TEXAS & PACIFIC 616 PLAZA CORNER
Date: August 7, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Pioneers Monument on Callahan County Courthouse grounds

PIONEERS COUNTY ORGANIZED JULY 3, 1877 NAMED FOR JAMES H. CALLAHAN RANGER CAPTAIN AND INDIAN FIGHTER
Date: August 7, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas & Pacific Railway Depot plaque, Baird

TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION TEXAS OFFICIAL HISTORICAL MEDALLION TEXAS & PACIFIC RAILWAY DEPOT IN 1881, THE FIRST STORY OF THIS BRICK DEPOT WAS BUILT AS A STATION FOR THE TEXAS & PACIFIC RAILWAY. TWO YEARS LATER, A SECOND FLOOR WS ADDED TO THE STRUCTURE, AND THE NEW RAILROAD TOWN OF BAIRD WAS CHOSEN CALLAHAN COUNTY SEAT. THE RENAISSANCE REVIVAL DEPOT, WHICH FEATURES DECORATIVE BRICKWORK, WAS USED BY THE RAILROAD UNTIL 1977. ITS PRESENCE IS A REMINDER OF THE TOWN'S IMPORTANCE AS A SHIPPING POINT FOR THE T&P RAILWAY FOR OVER 60 YEARS. RECORDED TEXAS HISTORIC LANDMARK - 1985
Date: August 7, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Thornton & Crockett]

Photograph of Don Thornton and Larry Crockett.
Date: December 2005
Creator: Thornton, Frances
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Tiled street sign in Baird "Market Street"

Tiled street sign in Baird "Market Street"
Date: August 7, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

War memorial - Callahan County

on center piece: Dedicated to the memory of those men who gave their lives in the service of their country to preserve our freedom Sponsored by Baird Rebekah lodge no. 112 Erected by Mr. & Mrs. W. J. Cross
Date: August 7, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

War memorial - Callahan County

World War I Thomas H. Aiken Benjamine C. Barclay Eugene C. Bell Mcdonald Bell Bruce B. Bush Thomas G. Brashear Bart Coppinger Roy R. B. D'spain Virgil T. Farrar Leonard M. Grisham John Murray Gunn Norman Johnson Orion A. Keele John B. Mullican W. Tom Peevy Wendell H. Russell John W. Slough Jr. R. Lee Wilson World War II Afton C. Adams Wade Andrews Harrell T. Arledge James C. Bentley Albert H. Bales Dewey Douglas Bennett James A. Bently Lindy Bowen C. A. Burleson Jr. Jimmy Brandon Clarence A. Brown Doyle Lee Brown James E. Browning Earnest Botts Bill Cowan Jesse Crowson Stanley Coppinger Jeff Dungan Henry B. Dorsey Gayl A. Edwards Milton Elliott Clifton A. Fortune Norman George Edward Haag Jr. Everette Harrison Marion N. Harvey Robert W. Havens Thomas D. Hindman Raymond R. Honea Edd Henderson Billy Hollingshead Fred Hooper
Date: August 7, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History