Painting of AT-11

Photograph of a painting entitled "Childress Training Days" with a Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan flying over Childress Army Air Field, Texas. Childress, Texas is visible in the background behind the plane.
Date: 1944
Creator: Broome, Richard
System: The Portal to Texas History

Childress High School Graduating Class of 1914

Photograph of the graduating senior class of Childress High School in 1914. Top row from left to right: Dick Weddington, Patti Jefferies, Anis Campbell, J. D. Gilliam, Edith Sport, Lida Pittman, Irene Baker, Tully Dian. Center row from left to right: Mary Biggerstaff, Bertha Copher, Elizabeth Milner, Lora Curd, Ella Keer, Mary Johnson. Front row from left to right: Hazel Howard, Nell Crews, Abbie Berry, Mary Coffee, Bess Johnson. Written on the negative in the bottom left corner to cause white text on the positive print: "C.H.S. 1914."
Date: unknown
Creator: Hanna, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History

Four distinguished Childress gentlemen

Photograph of a group of four men. Four distinguished citizens of Childress are shown against a studio background.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hannah, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History

Charming Mamie Moore

Photograph of Mamie Moore. Mamie Moore is dressed in a white dress against a studio background.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hitchler Houston
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial Photo of Childress

Aerial photo of Childress looking southeast. The country club and golf course are visible in the foreground.
Date: unknown
Creator: Johnson, Judy L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial Photo of High School, Rodeo Arena, Football Stadium

Aerial photo of the high school, rodeo arena, and football stadium.
Date: unknown
Creator: Johnson, Judy L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial View of Fair Park, Looking Southeast

Aerial photograph of Fair Park, looking southeast.
Date: unknown
Creator: Johnson, Judy L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Patti Jefferies

Photograph of Patti Jefferies. Jefferies is shown holding flowers while standing against a studio background. She is wearing a white dress and hat.
Date: 1914
Creator: Mark Hanna's Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the New Bridge at Fair Park]

Photograph of the newly built covered bridge at Fair Park. The photo was made one day before the 2006 tornado which severely damaged Fair Park and destroyed the bridge.
Date: May 8, 2006
Creator: Moody, Jim, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Wheat Harvest

Photograph of a woman driving a tractor used for wheat harvesting. There are other laborers and a dog behind the tractor. The scene is surrounded by a wheat field.
Date: unknown
Creator: Samarjian Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

Tom Sollock 1st Barber

Photograph of Tom Sollock, 1st Barber. Sollock is shown wearing a three-piece-suit and bow tie.
Date: unknown
Creator: Saunders
System: The Portal to Texas History

Nell & Marg Trimble

Photograph of Nell & Marg Trimble. The Trimbles are shown wearing hats and light-colored dresses against a studio background.
Date: unknown
Creator: Stanford's Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fink & J.J. Pigett with Saddles]

Photograph of saddles and harnesses. Six men are shown amongst horse-riding supplies.
Date: unknown
Creator: Webb Photo
System: The Portal to Texas History

Rufus Layton

Photograph of Rufus Layton, son of G. S. Layton. Co-owner of Phipps and Layton Theaters.
Date: 1937
Creator: Webb Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

Three Dark-Haired Beauties

Photograph of three young women. The women are in front of a studio background dressed in early 1900's attire.
Date: unknown
Creator: Wills
System: The Portal to Texas History

S. A. Show

Photograph of S.A. Show.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

AT-11's flying in formation

Photograph of three At-11s flying in formation. The planes are from the Childress Army Air Field in Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

B.T. Williams Stone Home

Photograph of the B.T. Williams homestead. The stone house is 1 story with broken windows in the front. There is tall grass that is growing around the house. Pieces of wood are detached from the structure. B.T. Williams is believed to have helped develop the first cotton gin in Childress County.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bombsight storage buildign

Photograph of a building at Childress Army Air Field where the Norden Bombsight was locked away for protection. The concrete walls of the vault are visible.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Building where Norden Bomb Sight was stored

Photograph of a building at the Childress Army Air Field in which the Norden Bombsight was stored. The building is dilapidated. The photograph was taken prior to restoration attempts.
Date: September 5, 1997
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Burley Pixler

Photograph of Burley Pixler. Pixler is shown standing in front of a wooden-frame building.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

CAAF Armed guard for transport of Norden Bombsight

Photograph of an armed guard lifting the Norden Bombsight to a bombardier in the bomber's nose of an AT-11 during World War II.
Date: 1942~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

CAAF Briefing

Photograph of several unidentified soldiers attending a brief at Childress Army Air Field in Texas. An AT-11 is visible in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

CAAF Cadets - 1st class to arrive by train

Photograph of the first class of cadets on a train to arrive at Childress Army Air Field in Childress, Texas. The men are wearing military uniforms.
Date: February 21, 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History