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Southern Pacific (SP) #46
A 5 x 7 photograph print showing the Southern Pacific (SP) #46, 4-4-0 (Schenectady) on a passenger train, Monterey, CA, Aug. 19, 1893, Daniel McKellops, engineer, in cab. Loco was originally Central Pacific 230, later renumbered SP 1308. Scrapped Oct. 29, 1912.
Date:
August 12, 1893
Creator:
Wood, Sylvan R.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grand Rapids & Indiana (GR&I) 1
A photograph print showing Grand Rapids & Indiana 1, 4-4-0, Traverse City, MI.
Date:
1896
Creator:
Graves, Ralph L.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
St. Louis & San Francisco (SLSF) "Frisco" Roundhouse
A photograph print showing the St. Louis and San Francisco (SLSF) "Frisco" Roundhouse, turntable and locomotives 50 and 102, Anthony, KS.
Date:
1890
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Santa Fe (ATSF) 427
A photograph print showing Santa Fe (ATSF) 427, 2-6-0 (Hinkley), with crew, ex: 193, Moline, KS. Sold prior to 1914.
Date:
1899
Creator:
Wood, Sylvan R.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Santa Fe (ATSF) #440
A 2 x 6 photograph print showing Santa Fe (ATSF) 440, 4-6-0 (Schenectady), 1890, builder's photo, scrapped Dec. 21, 1926 at Topeka, KS.
Date:
1890
Creator:
Wood, Sylvan R.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Residence of E. D. Harrington, 1895]
Photograph of the recently-completed residence of E. D. Harrington, a one-story house with a pyramid roof, a wide awning along the front door, and a picket fence around the yard. Several boxes and a horse are in the left half of the yard, and the family stands under the awning on the front porch. A windmill is visible in the background. The house's roof was burned down later, and the Harringtons moved to a different house on Loraine Street.
Date:
1895
Creator:
Hoyt, E. E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sandstorm on the Plains, 1894]
Photograph of a sandstorm approaching Midland and the E. D. Harrington home, the first brick house in Midland, in April 1894. Other wooden-framed buildings and windmills are in the path of the sandstorm, which towers over the town.
Date:
April 1894
Creator:
Bland
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[1896 Midland 3rd and 4th Grade]
Photograph of the 1896 classes of the third and fourth grade in the Midland school. They are arranged in eight rows along the front steps of the school building, and a young girl holds up a small chalkboard reading "Grade 3rd-4th".
Date:
1896
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Zachary Taylor Brown Residence]
Photograph of Zachary Taylor Brown's house in Midland, a two-story Victorian house with embellished eaves along the gable roofs, windows with shutters, an elevated porch connected with stairs, and a short picket fence. Zachary Taylor Brown stands in front of the fence, with a couple and another woman standing in the porch.
Date:
[1899..]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Masonic Group at Dr. Curtis' Home]
Photograph of a Masonic gathering at Dr. Curtis' home, seated in three rows along the front porch of the single-story wooden home on 117 W Wall Street. A band is gathered along the left, holding drums and brass instruments. Other men, seated, hold implements placed on white cloths in their lap. Dr. Curtis stands on the porch, close to the door in the back row.
Date:
[1896..]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[100 Block of South Abilene Street, Midland, 1890]
Photograph of the 100 block of S Abilene Street (later Main Street) in Midland, around 1890. Identifiable stores along the road include the Ray B. Wimberly General Merchandise store and the Favorite Saloon. Awnings cover the sidewalk, and horses drive along the dirt road at center. A windmill stands behind the buildings.
Date:
1890~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Midland Post Office, Front Desk, 1895]
Photograph of the front desk of the Midland Post Office in 1895. Three women stand along the front: from left to right, Minnie Sholte, Mrs. Ray, and Ethel Richardson. The front windows are shut with bars, and above them are signs warning of $10.00 fines. At right, a chandelier hangs from above, with a wall of opaque glass panes adjacent to a wooden door at right.
Date:
1895
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Midland Post Office, 1895]
Photograph of the Midland post office, around 1895, possibly located at 108 East Missouri Avenue. Mae Dyer (standing) sorts through boxes of mail placed in small cubicles along the wall, and Minnie Sholte is seated to her right next to a large desk. In front of the desk is a young girl wearing a cowboy hat, seated on a chair. A gas lamp hangs from the roof of the ceiling, and baskets are placed along the walls.
Date:
1895~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Thanksgiving Portrait, Dr. Wickliff Curtis's Home]
Photograph of a Thanksgiving gathering at the Curtises (Dr. Wickliff Curtis and Mrs. Cress / Mrs. D Curtis) in 1898, arranged in four rows on the front steps of the family home. Names are listed on the back of the photograph. Top row, from left to right: Jim Goff, Oscar Bell, Ertha Cowden, George Lee, Hy Estes, Joe Brown, Bert Rawlins, John Draper. Second row from top: Frank Roses, Mollie Cornwell, Lilly Cowden, Proffessor Robert Ewing Rankin; third row, second from botom: Miss Birdie Shackleford (principal), Lizzie Garrett, Ada Estes, Hallie Cowden, Frankie Divers, Vannie Driver. Bottom row: Ella Waddell, Mary Lou Reed, Mollie Draper, Carlie Mooney, Effie Edwards, Minnie McGonagill.
Date:
November 24, 1898
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Midland Sandstorm, 1894]
Photograph of a sandstorm approaching Midland on February 20, 1894. The sandstorm, dozens of feet tall, lays behind the small town, which consists only of several houses, water towers, and windmills. Two people walk between openings in a fence along a dirt path at right.
Date:
February 20, 1894
Creator:
Symonds, H. G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Vest Family, 1890]
Photograph of the Vest Family, standing together next to a building outside on the grass as a horse stands behind them. Their names are listed on the back: from left to right, Bill Vest, Molly Vest McCormick, Ab Vest, John Vest, Mrs. Nancy Katherine Vest, Doc Vest, and Tom Vest.
Date:
1890
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[First Section House in Germania]
Photograph of the first section house built in Germania, Midland County, for Texas and Pacific railway workers. The section house sits behind the railway, and is a narrow two-story wooden frame building with a gable roof and a picket fence next to the railway. Workers stand on the railway, a handcar on the rails, a child playing with a shovel next to the rails, and several women standing behind, nearer to the picket fence.
Date:
1895
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[1890 Midland School Picture]
Photograph of a school picture of young children along brick steps in Midland, with teacher Mollie McCormick standing in the back row at right. The picture is dated (dubiously) to 1890.
Date:
1890?
Creator:
Rohlfing, W. H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[1896 Midland 2nd Grade Class]
Photograph of a 2nd grade class standing on the steps of a brick school building, arranged in around five rows. Mrs. Mamie Stokes stands at the top right, while a child at center holds up a blackboard reading "GRADE 2nd."
Date:
1896
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Home in South Midland]
Photograph of homes on the southern side of Midland in 1892. The home at right, one-story and gable-roofed with a windmill, sits on the corner of Kentucky Avenue and Baird Street, and was the early home of J. H. Mims. The house at left, mostly identical to Mims', was the early home of Fred Cowden. Bare grassland surrounds the homes.
Date:
1892
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Mims Home, Midland]
Photograph of the Mims house on South Baird Street in Midland, a two-story wooden house with, two chimneys, an arched entrance extending over the entryway, gable roofing, and a bay window jutting out from the side of the structure. The Mims family stands against the picket fence, behind which are trees and large bushes.
Date:
1895
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Five Wells Ranch, Catching Horses]
Photograph of the Five Wells Ranch remuda—"catching horses." The horses are gathered in a large herd on a vast grass plain, with several cowboys standing among the horses. A note on the back states that "enough farming is now done on Five Wells to produce needed grain sorghums for food, but no cotton is permitted."
Date:
1890
Creator:
Hoyt, E. E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Five Wells Cowboys]
Photograph of "5 [Wells] [Cow]boys," pictured together in two rows in the grass and facing forward. Several people are identified by name: 1, Andrew Allen, standing first from left; 2, Timberline, seated first from left; 3, Wild Bill seated second from left; 4, Doc Sears, standing second from left; 5, Jim Darling, seated third from left; 6, Jim Smith, standing third from left; 7, Tom Hudspeth, seated fourth from left; 8, Henry Williams, standing fourth from left; 9, Elmer Greenled, seated fourth from right; 10, Top Herd, standing third from right; 11, Jim Herrell, seated third from right; 12, T. O. Midkiff, standing second from right; 13, Ben Boydston, seated second from right; 14, John Deering, seated first from right; 15, standing first from right.
Date:
1895
Creator:
Hoyt, E. E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[D. Harrington Outfit]
Photograph of the "D. Harrington Outfit", gathered together south of Midland. They are mostly seated on the grass, some mounted on their horses, some standing next to their horses, and a few seated in the carriages. Several people are identified by number: 1, Jas Harrington (mounted on the horse, facing the photographer); 2, Andrew Allen (standing up with a hat, looking down); 3, E. Divi Harrington; 4, Irene Harrington; 5,Dot Twinning (cousin); 6, Pearl Harrington (all seated).
Date:
1896
Creator:
Hoyt, E. E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History