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The Oddfellow Quartet
Photograph of the Oddfellow Quartet. Five musicians are shown in front of a radio station banner. One member of the group is shown at the piano while the other group member stand behind a microphone.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Webb Photo
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Old Methodist Church
Photograph of the old methodist church in Childress, Texas built by "Grandpa Adkisson" in 1908. The old U. S. Post Office was built in 1935 where the church once stood and the post office building now houses the Childress County Heritage Museum.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Old Settlers Parade
Old Settlers parade in Childress, Texas. A small float in the shape of a building is being drawn by two horses. One of the horses has a sign on him, but the only legible word is "Childress." Men in light-colored suites follow the leading float and more floats can be seen in the distance down the road. Horse-drawn vehicles and pedestrians line the sides of the streets to view the parade.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Old Settlers Parade 1942]
Photograph of the Old Settlers' parade held in Childress, Texas in 1942. In the procession are two young children, a boy and a girl, in costumes riding scooters. Following them is a woman dressed as a clown and a line of men and women riding horses. The parade is traveling down a busy street lined with businesses, parked cars, and watchful spectators. Among the spectators is a man in military uniform.
Date:
July 17, 1942
Creator:
Webb Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Old Settlers' Parade 1947]
Photograph of the Old Settlers parade held in Childress, Texas in 1947. The parade is being led by two men on horseback. Behind them are two more men on horseback holding flags followed by a line of cars and floats. The parade is traveling south on a busy street named "Commerce". Spectators line the street as the parade passes by. Some young boys are watching from the rooftop of a nearby restaurant.
Date:
October 13, 1947
Creator:
Webb Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Panhandle Lodge #238
Photograph of unidentified men who are part of Panhandle Lodge No. 238 B.R.C.A. of Childress, Texas, standing in front of a Fort Worth & Denver railroad car which is their float for a parade. The men are arrayed standing and sitting with crossed legs in front of the car. Two of the men are holding small American flags.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pigott's Big Day
Photograph of downtown Childress in 1905 showing a group of people standing outside of Pigott's store as a $75.00 harness is given away. Tom Rothwell was the winner of the harness.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Purchase of one hundred bales of cotton]
Photograph showing the purchase of one hundred bales of cotton bought by A.M. Cole for Crews-Cole, Cotton Co. There is a large group of gentleman shown with horse-drawn vehicles containing cotton. The group is shown in front of a variety of store fronts on a gravel road.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Hanna, Mark
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Railroad Depot in Childress County]
Photograph of an unidentified railroad depot in Childress County. A long building with a large smoke stack is in the center of the frame and train cars sit on the tracks in the foreground. Two of the train cars are labeled "C. B. S."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Railroad Office Employees on and around a Steam Engine in the Shop Yards]
Photograph of several railroad office employees posing on and around a steam engine. The group is comprised of both men and women. There are two other sets of railroad tracks in the foreground of the photograph, in front of the posing group.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The Railroaders Who Make Them Roll]
Photograph of four men and the railroad conductor posing in front of a steam engine. The train is labeled number 67 and is carrying a single car. There are buildings along the side of the train tracks.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Ranchouse Motel]
Photograph of the Ranchouse Motel in Childress, Texas. There is a large sign for the motel on the left hand side and electrical poles and wires in the background. The two way street the motel is on is in the foreground.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Webb Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rigby & McClain General Store, 1933
Photograph of the interior of the Rigby & McClain Store. J.M. Mclain, C.W. Huff & M. Rigby are shown inside of the store with various goods. Store items are shown on the floor, on shelves and in multiple glass cases.
Date:
1933
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Robertson-Eubank Drug Store 1958]
Photograph of the Robertson-Eubank Drug Store in Childress, Texas. The store is sandwiched in between two other businesses and there is a sign located directly in front of the store. A car is parked at an angle in front of the drug store.
Date:
September 12, 1958
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rose Czewski Ellener delivered milk
Photograph of Rose Czewski Ellener. Ellener is shown near a milk delivery truck while a man stands in the background.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
School-aged Childred in Colonial-Era Costumes
Unidentified schoolchildren in colonial-era costumes stand in front of a brick building in an unknown location.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Second Childress Courthouse Burnt within Less Than One Year]
Photograph of the remains of a courthouse that has been destroyed by a fire. A few men are posing in front of the courthouse on foot and on horses. One man is sitting in a wagon.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Mebb Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Second Courthouse in Childress, Texas]
Photograph of a multi-story courthouse. There are several people, horses, buggies, and wagons surrounding the courthouse.
Date:
1891
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Selling Cotton on Main Street, November 27, 1909
Photograph of cotton selling. There are numerous horse-drawn vehicles carrying cotton on Main Street. Stores surround the scene on both sides of Main Street.
Date:
November 27, 1909
Creator:
Wilcox, Gale
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Shoenail Cook, Bill Stone and Family]
Photograph of the family of Bill Stone, the long-time cook at the Shoenail Ranch. The family is sitting in two rows on rocks on the side of a hill. From the left sits Bill stone and his wife Lee Stone. Next to them on the right hand side sits their daughter, Nellie Mae, holding her youngest son, baby William, and her husband, Hugh Hassell. In the front row sits Nellie Mae and Hugh Hassell's children (from left) Emma Stone, Rose Stone, and Floyd Stone.
Date:
1909
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The "Silver Chief" Texas Zephyr]
Photograph of the Texas Zephyr known as the "Silver Chief". The zephyr is traveling along the Fort Wort & Denver- Burlington Route. There is another set of train tracks in front of the moving zephyr and power lines are present in the top right hand corner of the photograph. The name "Silver Chief" is visible on the side of the zephyr.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Something going on
Photograph of a crowded street. There are three men on top of a building watching an event below them. A large number of people are shown near vehicles crowding the road. There are various stores that surround the area.
Date:
1916
Creator:
Stanford Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Company Childress Station
Photograph of a petroleum station operated by The Texas Company. Two men are posed with trucks and barrels in front of the Texas Company.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Third Courthouse in Childress, Texas]
Photograph of a mother and daughter riding in a buggy that is driven by one horse. In the background is the third courthouse of Childress, Texas. The horizon is barren but there are another building close to the courthouse as well as a long fence.
Date:
November 1894
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History