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[Four Men Branding a Cow in a Dirt Enclosure]
Four men branding one cow at the Marion Flynt Ranch in Midland, Texas. A rider herds cows in the distance.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Bankston, Ray
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Cowboys branding a calf]
Photograph of a group of cowboys at Marion Flynt Ranch, in a dirt enclosure, branding a auburn colored calf. A man on horseback handles a herd of cattle in the background.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Photograph 2012.201.B0299B.0200]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "E. B. Howard, Midland, Texas, was typical of the old-times who come home each year for the Hall of Fame festivities."
Date:
November 16, 1949
Creator:
Tapscott, George
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0260B.0319]
Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Lara Hoggard, choral specialist from Midland, Texas."
Date:
1962
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0077.0244]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.
Date:
1950
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0414.0212]
Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "UNDERGOING a 2-month study with Gulf Oil Corp. in Midland, Texas, E. J. Ferguson, right, is assistant professor at Oklahoma State University. Professor Ferguson, shown with A. L. Holland, district mechanical engineer, will evaluate automatic tank battery installations in Gulf's Midland district."
Date:
July 8, 1962
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0317.0320]
Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "New officers of the Southwest photographers Association are, left to right, Frank Dunlap, Midland, Texas, president, and John W. Gay, Dallas, vice-president."
Date:
April 30, 1962
Creator:
Miller, Joe
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0091.0287]
Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Five monkey-faced East Texas ban owls ( counting the one with the worm's eye view of the situation ) appeared ruffled by the cameraman's intrusion -- regardless of who he was, at Midland's Cole Park Zoo."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0091.0591]
Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "A chaparral bird, commonly known as a roadrunner, gets ready for dinner as he grabs a straying mouse in his bill and heads for cover on the prairie near Midland, Tex."
Date:
1973
Creator:
Valdez, Danny (Midland, Tx. )
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
School Picture; Baby Picture; School Picture; School Picture
Copy negative of four pictures. The first is a school picture of Lance Greer in 1971. The picture on the top right is a baby picture of Gena Greer in 1971. The picture on the bottom left is a school picture of Lance Greer wearing a suit jacket in 1974. The last is a school picture of Gena Greer in 1975.
Date:
{1971,1974,1975}
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Girl with Birthday Cake; Late 1950s School Pictures; School Pictures; School Pictures; Portrait of Woman; Baby Picture; Portrait of Woman
Copy negative of seven pictures. The picture in the middle at the top is of Nancy Jean West standing in a yard in a plaid dress, holding a birthday cake in 1951 in Cisco, Texas. The picture on the top right is a school picture of Nancy Jean West in the late 1950s in Midland, Texas. The first and second pictures on the bottom row are school pictures of Nancy Jean west in 1953 in Cisco. The third and last pictures on the bottom row are portraits of Bertha Leo Buchanan West in the early 1930s in Cisco. The second to last picture on the bottom row is a baby picture of Lance Greer taken on March 26, 1967 in Midland.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cars on Street
Negative of a street in Midland, Texas during the early 20th century. Many cars line the street while others drive down it. Businesses are visible lining the street, the most obvious being the Llano Hotel on the left side.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cars on Street
Negative of a street in Midland, Texas during the early 20th century. Many cars line the street while others drive down it. Businesses are visible lining the street, the most obvious being the Llano Hotel on the left side.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Men Branding Calf
Copy negative of four men, 3 unknown and Darden Walker branding a calf. Two men sit on the ground holding down the calf as one brands the calf and another stands and holds a pole as he aids in the process. The calf is lying on its side and smoke from the brand is still rising from its hide. All four men are wearing stripped long sleeved shirts and cowboy hats with boots. More cattle roam in the mid ground within a fenced in are. In the background is house that sits atop a hill. This is a ranch near Midland Texas.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cowboys Roping
Copy negative of four cowboys, one of them Darden Walker, on horse back preparing to rope something. They all hold ropes in their right hand and wear cowboy hats. Cooking equipment, a pot and a kettle, and a pipe lay in the for ground. The image is mounted to a rectangular piece of paper.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Midland County Courthouse cornerstone
Photograph of a cornerstone of the Midland County courthouse. The cornerstone reads: "Midland County M. R. Hill, County Judge. Commissions S. R. Preston ~ L. M. Estes, D. L. Hutt ~ H. E. Roberts. Chas. L. Klapproth, District Judge. A. C. Francis, Sheriff. A. D. 1930."
Date:
August 6, 2005
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aerial View of Runways and Airport Facilities]
Photograph of an aerial view of runways and airport facilities at the USAAF Base in Midland, Texas, now the Midland Texas Regional Airport.
Date:
[1945..1946]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Historic plaque - Midland Man
Photograph of a historical plaque in Midland, Texas. It reads: "The Midland Man. Oldest human remains in New World. Found 1953 on ranch near here by pipeline welder Keith Glasscock. Fossilized skull, rib and hands bones had been exposed by weather conditions. Tests indicated these were bones of a woman who lived as long ago as 9000 - 9500 B.C.; nearby were bones of extinct species of horse, camel, mammoth, pecxcary, wolf, sloth; with weapons, tools and signs of ancient campfires. Drs. Fred Wendorf and Alex D. Krieger, archaeologists; Claude C. Albritton, geologist; T.D. Stewart, physician and anthropologist, made studies of the discovery. (1966)."
Date:
August 6, 2005
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Midland County Courthouse, historic plaque on grounds
Photograph of a historical marker in Midland, Texas. It reads: "Midland County (created and organized, March 1885). First known as the junction of many trails and site of the last Comanche raid into Texas. In 1881 the Texas and Pacific Railroad was built; equi-distant between El Paso and Fort Worth, this became known as Midland. First settler was a sheepman in 1882. Cattlemen came with Herefords in 1888. Water wells and windmills lured small farmers. Became headquarters for 1928 Permian Basin oil discovery. In 1945 its first well came in. The "Midland Man", oldest skeletal remain in North America (18,500 B.C.(, was found in 1954. (1967)"
Date:
August 6, 2005
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dedication plaque on the Statue of Liberty copy from Boy Scouts
Photograph of the dedication plaque on a copy of the Statue of Liberty in Midland, Texas. It reads: "With the faith and courage of their forefathers who made possible the freedom of these United States. The Boy Scouts of America dedicate this copy of the Statue of Liberty as a pledge of everlasting fidelity and loyalty. 40th anniversary crusade to strengthen the arm of liberty 1950."
Date:
August 6, 2005
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Statue of Liberty copy donated by the Boy Scouts in 1950
Statue of Liberty copy donated by the Boy Scouts in 1950
Date:
August 6, 2005
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Midland County Courthouse cornerstone
Photograph of a cornerstone at the Midland County courthouse. It reads: "Voelcker & Dixon Incorporated Architects. Wichita Falls, Texas. J. O. Everett Co. Genl. Contractor. Dallas, Texas."
Date:
August 6, 2005
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Midland County Courthouse cornerstone
Photograph of a cornerstone at the Midland County courthouse. It reads: "Courthouse remodeled and expanded. Jail floor addition. Dedicated September 9, 1974."
Date:
August 6, 2005
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Midland County Courthouse cornerstone
Photograph of a cornerstone at the Midland County courthouse. It reads: "Midland County, Texas. Judge Barbara G. Culver. Durward Wright ~ John Thomas, Charles Welch ~ Winfree Brown, Commissioners. Rosenelle Cherry, Clerk. Ed Darnell, Sheriff."
Date:
August 6, 2005
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History