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1920's gathering at Childress Courthouse of Confederate veterans.
Photograph of a group of confederate veterans. The men are shown wearing military decoration on the steps of a stone building.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
1950 Childress District Office, Texas Highway Dept - 1st picnic
Photograph of a a Texas Highway Department picnic. A large gathering is shown with a man opening a bottled beverage while a young girl walks to the right , holding a drink.
Date:
1950
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
S. A. Show
Photograph of S.A. Show.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[And the Shriners! Ready to Roll!]
Photograph of Shriners and a marching band on and in front of a steam engine train. There is a sign on the train labeled "El Mina Temple, Galveston".
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[B.P.O.E. (Elks) Members Marching in Parade]
Photograph of Elks Members walking in a parade down a city street in Childress, Texas. Two men in a horse-drawn wagon are leading the line of members who are dressed in matching hats and suits. Spectators line the street and are watching the parade pass them by.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The Best Courts in Childress, Texas]
Photograph of Best Courts in Childress, Texas. The tourist court is located on the corner of an intersection and stands next to residential homes. The tourist court is labeled with several signs.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["Bonehead" Troop Gathers for Cato's Funeral]
Photograph of the "Bonehead Boys" at the funeral of their deceased scout master, Edwin "KOW" Cato. The men are posing in four rows, the front two are kneeling and the back two rows are standing. There is a bus behind them with their troop name "Bonehead Boys" painted across the roof, right above the windows.
Date:
1960
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["Boneheads" Working in the Community]
Photograph of an explorer scout troop, known as the "Bonehead Boys", putting up signs in an open field. The men and boys are standing around a newly put up sign labeled "Childress & Baylor Lakes".
Date:
1958
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Boy Scouts with Scout Master, Delbert Wasson]
Photograph of Scout Master Delbert Wasson and three young Boy Scouts. The Scout Master is dressed in full uniform and the boys are casually dressed. One boy is serving soda in small cups to an adult couple and the other Boy Scouts. There is a gas station and a moving car in the background.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bricking of the City Streets
Photograph of the bricking of an unknown street in Childress, Texas, in the early 1920's. A sign for the Central Filling Station is visible on the left side of the street. Early automobiles are parked on either side of the street past the area where bricks are being laid by unidentified workers.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[C.W. and Annie Furr Family]
Photograph of the Furr family. In the back row stands Ona and Key. In the front row sits C.W., Roy, and Annie.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[C.W. Furr Mercantile]
Photograph of the C.W. Furr Mercantile. There is a wide array of merchandise around the store. There is a woman behind the counter and another woman and three men on the other side of the counter. One man is sitting on a stool and the rest are standing.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[C.W. Furr Mercantile 1915]
Photograph of two stores standing side by side. There are a couple of unidentified buildings in the background on the right hand side.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
CAAF Hospital volunteer Patsy White
Photograph of Childress Army Air Field Hospital volunteer Patsy White, wife of Colonel John W. White.
Date:
August 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
CAAF "Pass in Review"
Photograph of several uniformed soldiers in formation at Childress Army Air Field in Childress, Texas.
Date:
June 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Car-Vu
Photograph of two people sitting in a car and watching a movie at the drive-in theater Car-Vu. The movie is projected on a large screen in front of the vehicle.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History