[4-H Club Members]

Photograph of three members of the 4-H Club. The women are sitting and kneeling beside a lake in Fair Park for a picnic.
Date: 1961
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

1890 - Margaret Anne Petty Leslie

Photograph of Margaret Anne Petty. Petty is shown posed against a studio background.
Date: 1890
Creator: Thompson
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

1920's gathering at Childress Courthouse of Confederate veterans.

Photograph of a group of confederate veterans. The men are shown wearing military decoration on the steps of a stone building.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

1950 Childress District Office, Texas Highway Dept - 1st picnic

Photograph of a a Texas Highway Department picnic. A large gathering is shown with a man opening a bottled beverage while a young girl walks to the right , holding a drink.
Date: 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[And the Shriners! Ready to Roll!]

Photograph of Shriners and a marching band on and in front of a steam engine train. There is a sign on the train labeled "El Mina Temple, Galveston".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Annie Ruth Crews - 1926 graduation from 8th grade

Photograph of Anne Ruth Crews. Crews is shown in a white dress holding a diploma. The photograph was taken in recognition of her 8th grade graduation.
Date: 1926
Creator: Stanford Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[B.P.O.E. (Elks) Members Marching in Parade]

Photograph of Elks Members walking in a parade down a city street in Childress, Texas. Two men in a horse-drawn wagon are leading the line of members who are dressed in matching hats and suits. Spectators line the street and are watching the parade pass them by.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The Best Courts in Childress, Texas]

Photograph of Best Courts in Childress, Texas. The tourist court is located on the corner of an intersection and stands next to residential homes. The tourist court is labeled with several signs.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

["Bonehead" Troop Gathers for Cato's Funeral]

Photograph of the "Bonehead Boys" at the funeral of their deceased scout master, Edwin "KOW" Cato. The men are posing in four rows, the front two are kneeling and the back two rows are standing. There is a bus behind them with their troop name "Bonehead Boys" painted across the roof, right above the windows.
Date: 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

["Boneheads" Working in the Community]

Photograph of an explorer scout troop, known as the "Bonehead Boys", putting up signs in an open field. The men and boys are standing around a newly put up sign labeled "Childress & Baylor Lakes".
Date: 1958
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Boy Scouts with Scout Master, Delbert Wasson]

Photograph of Scout Master Delbert Wasson and three young Boy Scouts. The Scout Master is dressed in full uniform and the boys are casually dressed. One boy is serving soda in small cups to an adult couple and the other Boy Scouts. There is a gas station and a moving car in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bricking of the City Streets

Photograph of the bricking of an unknown street in Childress, Texas, in the early 1920's. A sign for the Central Filling Station is visible on the left side of the street. Early automobiles are parked on either side of the street past the area where bricks are being laid by unidentified workers.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[C.W. and Annie Furr Family]

Photograph of the Furr family. In the back row stands Ona and Key. In the front row sits C.W., Roy, and Annie.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[C.W. Furr Mercantile]

Photograph of the C.W. Furr Mercantile. There is a wide array of merchandise around the store. There is a woman behind the counter and another woman and three men on the other side of the counter. One man is sitting on a stool and the rest are standing.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[C.W. Furr Mercantile 1915]

Photograph of two stores standing side by side. There are a couple of unidentified buildings in the background on the right hand side.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Carrie Underwood's Playhouse]

Photograph of four men standing in front of a float which was featured in a parade. The float is an elaborate playhouse propped on top of a wagon. The Childress courthouse is visible in the background as well as an American flag. Horse-drawn wagons are also in the background behind the playhouse float.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cattle Roundup on Crews Brother Ranch]

Photograph of a heard of cattle running across an open field. There is an automobile and a man standing on the horizon.
Date: unknown
Creator: Mark Hanna Photo
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Childress City Hall and Fire Station, Early 1900's]

Photograph of the Childress fire station next to City Hall. There are two men standing in the open doorway of the garage. The building is unmarked except for a sign that says "City Secretary, City Tax Collector, Water Department" which is to the right of the men standing in the garage.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Childress Green House 1950's]

Photograph of a greenhouse in Childress, Texas. There are several trees and plants surrounding the greenhouse and there is a bench in the foreground.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Childress High School Boys Football Team 1930]

Photograph of Childress High School Boys Football Team in 1930. The members are posing in three rows, the back two rows are standing and the front row is sitting. Two men in suits are standing on the right hand side of the photograph. The football players are wearing their team sweaters which displays a large "C". They are standing in front of an unidentifiable brick building.
Date: 1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Childress High School Football Coaches and Manager]

Photograph of the coaches and manager of the Childress High School Football Team. They are posing with their arms around one another, shoulder to shoulder. The football team is visible in the background doing exercises.
Date: 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Childress High School Girls Basketball Team 1903]

Photograph of the Childress High School Girls Basketball Team in 1903. They are posing in three rows: the back row is standing, the middle row is kneeling, and the front row is lying on the floor. They are all holding hands.
Date: 1903
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

The Childress Index

Photograph of a window display at The Childress Index taken at night. There is a poster on a Samson card table which reads: "Win! A genuine Samson regular $4.00 card table in our canned foods guessing contest. Ask for details!" On either side of the table are stacked IGA products including apricots, cranberry sauce, salad dressing, fruit cocktail, and tomato juice. There are two unidentified men sitting inside of the store in the center of the frame.
Date: unknown
Creator: Stanford Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Childress Lions Club]

Photograph of the members of the Childress Lions Club. All of the members are adult men. They are posing in three rows, the two back rows are standing and the front row is sitting cross legged. There is an unidentifiable building in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History