Photograph of a hotel being moved from Demmitt (45 mi. away) into Plainview, Texas in 1893. It was supported by eight wagons that were pulled by 32 horses. Businesses along the street include a hotel, Mrs. M. B. Fowle Dry Goods, Notions, Millinery, etc. and City Drug Store.

Photograph of the downtown area in Plainview, Texas in 1897 showing businesses on the west side of the square. Two freighting teams, comprised of horses and carts, fill the block. Businesses include: Mrs. M. B. Fowle Dry Goods, Notions, Millinery, etc.; Irick and Dyer Groceries; City Drug Store; Williams Bro's. Cheap Cash Store; and Donohoo and Ware Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes, Groceries and Hardware.

Photograph of the Granada Theatre in Plainview, TX.

Photograph of the Granada Theatre in Plainview, TX.

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.

Photograph of cattle grazing on 20 acre improved pasture planted in October 1943. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Cattle grazing 20 acre improved pasture planted October 1943. A mixture of alfalfa and created wheat grass was planted. Grazing in 1944 has been at the rate of one cow per acre for about six months." A barn, house, two windmills, and other buildings are in the photograph's distant background.

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper.

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "GRINDING ACCIDENT on a straight-away near Plainview, Texas, Friday took the lives of six persons, including all five members of one family. Dead were Anastacio Guana and his wife, Francisca Cordova Guana, both in their 30s; their children, Ramicio,7; Ray, 4 months; and Sylvia, 6, and Melecio Cordova Martinez, 57, all of Plainview. Five other persons were injured."

Copy negative of two young boys, Donald and Malvern McDonald, posing for a picture. Both boys are dressed in similar formal outfits and standing in a yard next to a bush.

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Gymaasium at Plainview,Texas"

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Plainview,Texas Homes"

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Irrigation Well;Plainview,Texas"

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Birds eye view of Plainview,Texas"

Photograph of Dr. Luther Kirk of Plainview, Texas. He wears a suit and tie, and faces right.

Photograph of the Methodist Church in Plainview, Texas. The building has an eclectic architectural style with four large columns on the front. A horse and buggy stands by the curb outside the building.

Photograph of the First Baptist College in Plainview, Texas. The three-story brick building has six large columns on the front of it. The student body stands in front of the building. Two automobiles stand outside of the building to the left.