[T&P Excursion Train, Opening of Slaughter]

Photograph of the opening of the Slaughter townsite in 1907, visited by a T&P excursion train 10 miles east of Midland. Dozens of people, looking at the landscape, are gathered around the train, which has three passenger cars and the train engine in the left background. Power lines run parallel with the railroad, and a carriage led by a horse is stationary at left.
Date: 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of D. N. Myrick, Mamie Parker, and Friends]

Photograph of D. N. Myrick, Mary Lou Myrick, Mamie Parker, Jessie Parker, and Evelyn Biggs. They pose together in two rows: standing in the back is Evelyn Biggs at center and Mary Lou at right, with an unspecified woman at left. Sitting at front is D. N. Myrick at right, with another unspecified girl at left. The positions of Jessie Parker and Mamie Parker are not indicated. A note on the back states that the Myricks were neighbors in Ladonia, and that Evelyn lived in Dodge City before moving to Ladonia.
Date: 1907?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Charles to George J. McClintic - October 1907]

Postcard from Charles in Midland to George J. McClintic in Covington, Virginia, writing about going to a show that night with friends and some money concerns. The front of the postcard depicts the Midland library.
Date: 1907-10-XX
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History