Resource Type

[Flatbed Truck Parked Near Derrick]

Photograph of a flatbed truck parked in a field, in front of an oil or gas derrick; a storage tank is visible at left and a small shed at right. Trees are visible in the background, around the edge of the field.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pipes on Ground]

Photograph of long metal pipes or poles with threaded ends laid across wooden logs in a field, near trees.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Shed Near Derrick]

Photograph of a small shed in front of a forested area near an oil or gas derrick that is partially visible at right, in a cleared field. A tarp is extended from the open door of the shed to near the base of the derrick.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Derrick and Tank in Field]

Photograph of an oil or gas derrick with a truck parked behind it at right and a large storage tank at left. There is a large open field in the foreground and a forested area is visible in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sammy Cranford Outside Barracks]

Photograph of Sammy Cranford standing outside a building in front of double screen doors. He is visible from the waist up, posing with his arms akimbo.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charles Sebesta Outside Barracks]

Photograph of Charles Sebesta visible from the knees up, wearing a military-style uniform including a garrison cap, posing in front of a screen door with his hands behind his back and his elbows akimbo. Behind him, to the right, text appears to be chalked next to the door, but it is only partially visible.
Date: 1948~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Winifred McNair Outside Barracks]

Photograph of Winifred McNair, visible from the waist up, wearing a military-style uniform and standing in front of double screen doors. There is text chalked around the doorway including, "[Welcome] Mothers" at the top, and "[...]ainview Bulldogs | [T]he Best [in] the West" in the lower right.
Date: 1948~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[James and Roy Outside Barracks]

Photograph of James Taylor and Roy Spears wearing military-style uniforms, posing together with their arms around one another. They are visible from the waist up, standing in front of double screen doors; text is chalked around the doorway, but is only partially visible.
Date: 1948~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Donald Tschirhart Outside Barracks]

Photograph of Donald Tschirhart, visible from the waist up, wearing a military-style uniform with his hands in his pockets, standing in front of double screen doors. Writing is chalked around the door frame including "T-206" above and "[...]ainview Bulldogs the Best in the West" at the left side of the image.
Date: 1948~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Girl in Tree]

Photograph of a girl climbing in a tree that has no leaves, identified on the back as "Sister."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cadets Cleaning Barracks]

Group portrait of cadets dressed casually and posing with mops, brooms, and buckets inside the barracks. Handwritten on back: "Cleaning up for Fed Inspection."
Date: 1948~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Young Woman with Three Cows]

Photograph of a young woman wearing loose clothing and a headscarf, standing to the right of three cows, looking toward them and holding their leads. Two are dark-colored cows and the one in the middle is lighter colored. Text written at the bottom says, "How do you like _my_ colors? Nice, aren't they?" Handwritten note on the back: "1 - Wendell or Laura or Emily or me."
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Football Player #33]

Photograph of a young man wearing a football uniform with the number 33 on the front and a class ring on his left hand. He is posing in a field with his right arm propped on his right knee and his left hand on his hip.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wendell Tarver and Men in Cow Pen]

Photograph of Wendell Lee Tarver and two unidentified men crouching in a cattle pen filled with straw at the Houston Fat Stock Show in Houston, Texas. Wendell (left) is wearing jeans, a button-down shirt, and a cowboy hat; he is holding a rope attached to a dark-colored calf standing just behind the men with a larger, dark-colored cow. The two men are wearing suits and hats and the one at the left has his hand on the calf. There are other animal pens partially visible in the background.
Date: [1947..1949]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mary Jane and Wendell Tarver Standing Together]

Photograph of Mary Jane and Wendell Tarver standing next to each other in front of a vehicle, visible from the knees up. Mary Jane is wearing a patterned skirt and light-colored shirt, and is standing with her arms crossed; Wendell is standing a bit behind her, wearing slacks and a button-up shirt, with his left hand raised. A building and telephone lines are partially visible behind them.
Date: 195X
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wendell Tarver in Yard]

Photograph of Wendell Tarver, viewed from his left side, standing in a yard and posing with his hands on his hips, looking toward the camera. There is a partially-visible building covered with bushes in the left side of the image and another building visible in the background.
Date: 1954~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wendell Tarver Near House]

Photograph of Wendell Tarver standing outside near the side of a house or other building that has large bushes and plants growing along the wall. He is wearing a light-colored button-up shirt and belted jeans, standing with his hands on his hips and facing slightly toward the building on the left side of the image.
Date: 1954~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Headshot of W. L. Tarver]

Photograph of Wendell Tarver, visible from the shoulders up, looking toward his left. He is wearing a light-colored shirt, a suit jacket that is darker with heathering, and a patterned necktie.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mary Jane and Wendell Tarver on Stoop]

Photograph of Wendell Tarver with his arm around Mary Jane Daniels (Tarver), who is leaning on his left knee, posing together on the steps outside a building. There are metal railings on either side of the stairs and the door and wall behind them is a series of windows with blinds.
Date: 195X
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Wendell Tarver in Uniform]

Photograph of Wendell Tarver, visible from the chest up, wearing a formal, military-style uniform including a button-up jacket with pins on the collar, and a brimmed, flat-topped hat that has a symbol on the front. He is facing the left side of the image and is laughing or smiling broadly.
Date: [1948..1956]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cousins Fishing]

Photograph of Paula Daniels and her younger cousin, Lynn, seated with their legs over the edge of a dock, turning to look back at the camera. They are holding fishing poles and two jars are on the dock next to them. Handwritten note on the back: "Paula and Lina at 'La Ceja' April 1965."
Date: April 1965
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wendell and Mary Jane Tarver with Baby]

Photograph of Wendell Tarver holding baby John Arthur on his left arm, standing next to his wife, Mary Jane, outside a brick building.
Date: [1952..1956]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Young Wendell Tarver]

Photograph of a young boy wearing a light-colored long-sleeved shirt and shorts, standing in a yard. Trees and a house are partially visible on the back. Handwritten on back: "Wendell Tarver, age 12."
Date: [1943..1944]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wendell Tarver on Horseback]

Photograph of Wendell Tarver on horseback in the middle of a dirt street, taken from his right side. He is wearing a long-sleeved button-up shirt and jeans with a cowboy hat, and there is a coiled lasso hanging from the saddle. Buildings are visible on either side of the street in the background, including a second-story balcony on the right side of the image and a low-hanging thatch roof on the right side of the image.
Date: [1945..1970]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History