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[Bicentennial Cattle Drive, Midland]
Photograph of a cattle drive of running through Wall Street in Midland. The cattle are of various breeds and pass in front of the First National Bank on the right. The federal courthouse is in the background, along with a different procession approaching the intersection with Main Street. A photographer squats at left to take a picture, and horseback riders proceed along the right sidewalk, behind cars parked in the curb and in front of spectators.
Date:
1976
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Midland County Courthouse and Clock Tower]
Photograph of the Midland County Courthouse and a clock tower built in the southeast corner of the courthouse square. The courthouse has five stories, the upper floor added in 1974, and the clock tower is narrow with several clock faces on each of its sides. Cars are parked along the curb of the road, and the Bicentennial Plaza is to the right of the courthouse. A man stands next to the tower.
Date:
1976
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Midland County Courthouse, Front Facade]
Photograph of the Midland County Courthouse, remodeled in 1975 with an additional fifth floor that extends over the top of the main structure on all sides, supported by rows of concrete pillars around the building. The courthouse's front doors are accessible by stairs and a long concrete pathway, in the middle of which there is a small Statue of Liberty replica. Cars are parked along the front curb of the building, and trees and shrubs are placed along the lawn surrounding the courthouse.
Date:
[1975..]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Midland County Courthouse, Southwest View]
Photograph of the Midland County Courthouse, remodeled in 1975 with an additional fifth floor that extends over the top of the main structure on all sides, supported by rows of concrete pillars around the building. The courthouse's front doors are accessible by stairs and a long concrete pathway, in the middle of which there is a small Statue of Liberty replica (far right). The road appears newly paved, and there is a parking lot along the left side of the county building. Along the front lawn there are trees, a small radio mast-like structure, stoplights, and street signs. A water tower is visible in the background.
Date:
[1975..]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Tom Craddick Swapping Gavels with Billy Clayton]
Photograph of Texas House Speaker Billy Clayton exchanging gavels with State Representative Tom Craddick in an office with books and phones.
Date:
1975
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["Last Roundup" at the Scharbauer Hotel]
Photograph of a picture board at at the "Last Roundup" in the Scharbauer Hotel in Midland before its demolition. Nancy McKinley (left) points at pictures of people in front of a house among other pictures of the hotel building and other Midland attractions. Two men, Clarence Scharbauer, Jr. (center) and Bill Johnson (right) examine the images.
Date:
July 15, 1973
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[1902 School Group]
Photograph of a school group in 1902 or possibly earlier. The teacher, unidentified, is seated at center with two young girls resting their heads on her shoulder. Children are seated in the middle row, two additional girls resting their heads on the teacher's lab. The boys are seated on the floor in the front row. A list of students, with positions unspecified, is written on the back of the photograph.
Date:
[..1902]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bull Riding]
Photograph of a bull-rider on a field with a companion mounted on a horse besides him. The bull bucks and is in mid-air, while the man on the horse rides alongside the bull. Note on front: "Copyright applied for by Rohlfing."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Rohlfing
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bush Family Home]
Photograph of the Bush family home in Midland, purchased by the family of George H. W. Bush and occupied by them until 1955. The one story house has wooden clapboard with one brick chimney and a garage on the right. The building and surrounding grass appears to be covered in snow.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[C. C. Slaughter Speed Wagon]
Photograph of a C. C. Slaughter wagon turning onto Main Street in Midland. Three men ride the wagon, which carries cargo and is pulled by several oxen. A crowd of people watch under the canopy of a store.
Date:
189X
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[China Grove Picnic Group]
Photograph of a large gathering of people having a group picnic in China Grove, south of Warfield in Midland County. The group is gathered in a large clearing along a dirt road, and includes a small musical band (at right), and people who have scaled the local windmill (at left).
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Coffee Party]
Photograph of a coffee party held in a Midland home Six women are seated around a dining table with plates, glasses, and dining implements. Paintings of fruit are hung on the wall, and along the back wall is a dresser with a cracked mirror. The women are identified (positions unspecified): Mrs. Theo Ray, Mrs. Henry Rohlfing, Laura Wright, Clara Sisson, Mrs. E. R. Bryan, and Mrs. John Tolbert.
Date:
190X
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Downtown Midland Parade, Main and Wall]
Photograph of a parade in downtown Midland at the corner of Wall and Main streets. A long line of men on horses, extending deep into the background, passes the First National Bank on its left and the Llano Hotel on its right, turn left onto southbound Main Street in front of the bank's front facade. Rows of people stand in front of the cars parked along the curb of the road, watching the procession of horseback riders. A sign prominently at center points the direction down Main Street to the Haley Hotel, which was located along the train tracks on Front Street.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Draper Livery, Midland]
Photograph of the Draper Livery stable, a large wooden frame building. Two men hold two horses each by their reins in front of the stable along the field of the dirt.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Ever Ready Service Station]
Photograph of the Ever Ready Service Station in the 300 block of W Wall Street in Midland. The service station has gas pumps, several pegasus Mobil signs, a sign for U.S. Tires, advertisements for tire inspection and "official Carlsbad information", and several empty garages. Cars are parked near the gas pumps, along the side of the road, and along the building behind the service station.
Date:
194X
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Field of Feterita in Midland County]
Photograph of a field of ripe feterita (sorghum) on H. E. Robert's farm, six miles west of Midland.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Frank Sholte in Watson Printing Office]
Photograph of editor Frank Sholte in the Watson Printing Office (later the Piggly Wiggly store) in the Mimms Building in Midland. He sits on a chair with his feet on the desk, head raised and smoking a cigar. Along his table are books, a hat, papers, and above him is a shelf with a lamp and a telephone.
Date:
190X
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Group in Midland USO Building]
Photograph of a group within a building used by the USO during World War II. The group sits in various tables with streamers, lamps, and fans hanging from above. Quilts, paintings, hats, and plants hang from the wall. Notes written on the back of the photograph describe the work necessary to convert the building for USO use.
Date:
194X
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Group of Cowboys]
Photograph of an unidentified group of cowboys on horses outside a ranch. Two men in a horse-drawn carriage are at left, and there is a large windmill in the background.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Hoyt, E. E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[A Group of Four in a Car]
Photograph of a group of people seated together in an automobile along a curb in front of a house. From left to right, the people seated are: Mamie Cowden (holding the wheel), Elliott Cowden, Mrs. M. C. Ulmer, and Ellis Cowden.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Group of Midland Residents]
Photograph of a group of Midland residents at an unknown gathering or event. They are identified on the back of the photograph: from left to right, Frank Cowden, Sr., C. J. Murray, Ray Stockard, Mrs. Clyde Cowden (Tammy[?]), Mrs. J. E. McCain, L. E. Patterson, T. Paul Baron.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Frank Miller Studio
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Hahl Proctor and a Horse]
Reprint photograph of Hahl Proctor petting a saddled horse and holding its reins in front of a wooden gate and several trees. Another person doing yardwork is partially visible in the background at right. Handwritten on back: "Hahl (Mrs Foy) Proctor.}
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Henry Halff's Residence in Midland]
Photograph of Henry Halff's residence in Midland, Texas, a two-story Victorian-style home with a raised porch accessible by stairs along the side and front of the house, a deck hanging above the porch, embellished decorations along the end of the gable roofs, two chimneys, and several plants, trees, and shurbs around the property. A man stands in the bottom left corner, unidentified, and another house is visible behind a large oak tree in the background.
Date:
190X
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Henry M. Halff Roundup, at a Ranch House]
Photograph of a roundup operated by Henry M. Halff, possibly near the Quien Sabe Ranch. According to a note written on the back of the photograph, the roundup occurred when the Jules Drivers took up their homestead. Halff (position unspecified) is mounted on a horse among other cowboys also mounted on horses and a wagon loaded with cargo, all in front of a two-story wooden ranch house. A man at left stands dismounted from his horse, pointing to the left.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History