Photograph of an unidentified boy wearing a hat holding a chain attached to a bear while a stands behind them watching; a house, a barn, and a wooden fence are visible in the background.

Photograph of a bear with a chain around its neck; behind him there is a water trough on the right and a house and a barn are visible in the background.

Photograph of an unidentified boy standing behind a bear with a chain around its neck; there is a trough on the right and a house and a barn are visible in the background.

Photograph of an unidentified boy and a bear with a chain around its neck sitting on the ground with a house and a barn in the background.

Photograph of Childress High School construction. The central portion of the front facade is shown, with work on the upper part of the second story in progress. Two workers are visible on the roof. A horse is standing in front of the building. There are stacks of brick and other building materials at the front of the building.

Photograph of Harold Gist, Roy Smith, and an unidentified older woman in an automobile with plains in the background; both men are wearing dark suits, ties, and hats, and the woman is wearing a dark dress and a hat. One of the men is sitting in the front seat holding the steering wheel and the other man and the woman are in the back seat.

Photograph of an unidentified man smoking a pipe holding a chain attached to a bear; two houses and a barn are visible in the background.

Photograph of a bear with a chain around its neck sitting on the ground while an unidentified man watches from the side with a house and a barn visible in the background.

Photograph of an unidentified man wearing a dark suit and tie and a hat and three women wearing dark dresses and hats sitting on the steps of the ruins of the West Texas State Normal College administration building in Canyon City with a water tower visible in the background.

Photograph of an unidentified boy pulling on a chain attached to a bear's neck while a man watches from the background; behind him a house and barn are also visible.

Photograph of an unidentified man on horseback looking at a bear, who is chained up, while a second man stands to the side watching with a house, a barn, and a wooden fence visible in the background.

Photograph of an unidentified man (perhaps Mr. Shroeter) with his back to the camera, holding a stick and facing a bear that appears to have a rope tied to it. A house and a barn are visible in the background on the left and a smaller structure and a wooden fence are on the right.

Photograph of two unidentified men, two women, and a child standing next to a fan mill and a wagon on an open plain, with a third man standing inside of the wagon. The two men on the right are putting an object into a large sack while the women and young girl, all wearing scarves on their heads, are standing behind them. There is some kind of grain on the ground in front of the fan mill and "Sold & Waranteed by W. J. Stevenson, Agon, Ill." is written on the side of the wagon.

Photograph of temporary classroom buildings, a windmill, and a two-story building at West Texas State Normal College with a pile of rubble in the foreground and telephone poles in the background. Referred to as the "shacks," the temporary buildings were used as classrooms after the fire that destroyed the main building of the college in 1914.

Photograph of an unidentified woman standing in front of students seated at several rows of desks in the Washburn School; there is a drawing on the blackboard behind her and several pictures hanging on both walls.

Photograph of two unidentified men, one on horseback, watching a bear with a chain around its neck; there is a watering trough next to the bear on the right and two houses and a barn are visible in the background.

Photograph of the town of Washburn on the horizon taken from across an empty field.

Photograph of the town of Washburn, Texas on the horizon from across an empty field.

Photograph of the auditorium/gymnasium at Wellington High School, looking from the floor of the auditorium toward the stage. Rows of wooden-backed seats with armrests face the stage. Light fixtures are suspended from the ceiling over the seating area. A movable partition and curtains are at the front of the stage area. A basketball hoop and backboard are visible at one end of the stage area. The architect of the building was Guy A. Carlander.

Photograph of a second floor corridor in the Wellington High School building in Wellington, Texas. Lockers are mounted on both sides of the hallway, and several doors are visible. Decorative brick covers the lower portion of the hallway walls. Ceiling-mounted light fixtures are spaced along the corridor. The architect for this building was Guy A. Carlander.

Photograph of the domestic arts room at Wellington High School in Wellington, Texas. The room has a wooden floor and wooden cabinets containing doors and drawers of various sizes on one wall. Long wooden tables are arranged on one side of the room, with a row of desks on the other side. On the wall on the right is a blackboard. The architect for this school building was Guy A. Carlander.

Photograph of a science classroom in the Wellington High School building in Wellington, Texas. Single-piece student desks are attached to the floor. A larger desk is at the front of the room, partially covered by books and papers. A lab sink and faucet are at one end of the desk, and a lab burner is attached to a gas jet on the desk. To one side of the desk is a wooden barrel with a glass aquarium sitting upon it. Part of a wooden cabinet is visible at the front of the room. Behind the teacher's desk an open doorway leads into another room. A chalkboard is mounted at the front of the room, and against the wall to the right is a stand on which large paper documents are held. The architect for this school building was Guy A. Carlander.

Photograph of the auditorium at Wellington High School in Wellington, Texas. The auditorium features wooden-backed seats with armrests. The stage curtains are partially open, revealing what appears to be a stage set. Windows are visible in the wall at the left, and a set of steps leads from the auditorium floor to the left side of the stage. Light fixtures are suspended from the ceiling throughout the room. A few wooden chairs are scattered in the area between the auditorium seats and the stage. The architect of this school building was Guy A. Carlander.

Photograph of temporary buildings and a windmill at West Texas State Normal College. Referred to as the "shacks," the temporary buildings were used as classrooms after the fire that destroyed the main building of the college in 1914.