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The Ultimate Gift: Lipscomb County Patriots Killed in Action (open access)

The Ultimate Gift: Lipscomb County Patriots Killed in Action

Book from an event honoring military veterans of Lipscomb County, Texas, killed during World War I, World War I, and the Vietnam War.
Date: September 2, 1995
Creator: Becker, Mildred; Couch, Georgia & Schoenhals, Dorothy
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dr. Jesse James Davis with Tobacco Pipe

Portrait of a seated Dr. J.J. Davis looking right with a tobacco pipe, glasses, and pens in his pocket. According to his great granddaughter, Dr. Davis was a photographer on the side and this is one of many self-portraits that he took.
Date: November 8, 2007
Creator: Davis, Jesse James
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Man in Suit with Beard

Studio photograph of a man in a dark suit, white shirt, and bow tie. His hair is parted on the side and combed over and he has a long goatee and mustache.
Date: unknown
Creator: Forney
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lipscomb County Panhandle Hall of Fame Veterans (open access)

Lipscomb County Panhandle Hall of Fame Veterans

Book containing descriptions of World War II veterans from Lipscomb County, Texas.
Date: 1996~
Creator: Freedom Museum, USA
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Photographs of Servicemen and Women from Lipscomb County, Texas] (open access)

[Photographs of Servicemen and Women from Lipscomb County, Texas]

Book containing photographs of military veterans from Lipscomb County, Texas.
Date: 1996~
Creator: Freedom Museum, USA
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Man with Mustache and Bowtie

Studio photograph of an unidentified man. He is facing the camera directly and wears a dark tuxedo with a white shirt and a striped bowtie. His hair is parted on the side and combed back and he has a mustache.
Date: unknown
Creator: Goodenorgn, Otis
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Matilda Harl Smith

Photograph of Matilda Harl Smith from the bust up. She is wearing a high-collard dark dress with a white brooch and ribbon pinned to the neck.
Date: unknown
Creator: Greenlee, W.F.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mustached Man in Suit and Tie

Photograph of a mustached man from the chest up. He is wearing a dark suit with the top button buttoned, a white shirt and a striped tie. His hair is parted on the side and his mustache is long.
Date: unknown
Creator: Greenlee, W.F.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Two Babies with Baskets

Studio photograph of two babies sitting on a rug in a studio. They are both wearing white dresses and both hold wicker baskets. On the right side of the photograph in front of one of the babies is an old doctor's bag turned on its side. Behind the babies is another rug and on the wall is a fake backdrop.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hackett, J.B.
Object Type: Image
System: The Portal to Texas History

Elizabeth Wilson Foster

Studio photograph of a the baby Elizabeth Wilson Foster. She is sitting in an elaborate wicker chair that is covered in the large piece of fur. She is wearing a white lace dress and has a necklace around her neck.
Date: unknown
Creator: Healy, A.A.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Elizabeth Foster

Studio photograph of Elizabeth Foster from the bust up. She is wearing a dark dress with puffed sleeves and a high smooth collar. Pinned to the collar is a brooch that depicts a small smiling child with it's finger raised.
Date: unknown
Creator: Heyser, J.T.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Shelt Smith

Studio photograph of Shelt Smith from the bust up. He is wearing a high white collar, a white shirt with print and a bowtie. He is also wearing a dark vest and jacket. He has dark hair that is parted in the center.
Date: unknown
Creator: Johnson
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

View of Higgins, Texas in 1905

Black and white photograph looking down on town of Higgins, Texas. In foreground is a railroad yard with boxcar and two human figures. Behind them is the town with several buildings including homes, businesses, and a church.
Date: 1905
Creator: Julian Born
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

View of Higgins, Texas in 1905

Photograph of street scene in Higgins, Texas in 1905. Depicted are several buildings lining a wide dirt road. In-between are many horse-drawn wagons and some people, including a man on a ladder in the foreground.
Date: 1905
Creator: Julian Born
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

View of Higgins, Texas in 1905

Photograph looking down on town of Higgins, Texas. In the foreground are two railroad tracks. Behind them is a view of Higgins depicting streets and several buildings. Behind that is open plains. Written on bottom of print is, "Higgins, TEXAS 1905".
Date: 1905
Creator: Julian Born
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

View of Higgins, Texas in 1905

Photograph looking down on town of Higgins, Texas. In foreground is a railroad yard with boxcar. Behind that is the town with several buildings including homes, businesses, and a church. Written at the bottom of the print is, "Higgins.TEX 1905"
Date: 1905
Creator: Julian Born
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lipscomb County Cemeteries (open access)

Lipscomb County Cemeteries

This book has information on each of the nine Lipscomb County cemeteries: Heart Cemetery, Kiowa Cemetery, View Point Cemetery, Darrouzett Cemetery, Fairview Cemetery, Fairmont Cemetery, Lipscomb Cemetery, St. John's Cemetery, and Higgins Cemetery; each section includes information about the origins of the cemetery with deeds and certificates, an index of the persons buried in the cemetery, a list of the information on each of the headstones in the cemetery, and a list of the veterans buried in the cemetery. Some sections include other text or photos of interest regarding particular cemeteries.
Date: April 2006
Creator: Kraft, LaVaun
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cowboy Hugging Woman

Photograph of a smiling cowboy with his arms around a woman who is standing on a tree stump with her arms around him. He wears a dark shirt, cowboy hat, and denim pants tucked into his cowboy boots. She wears a checkered dress and has a decorative comb in her hair. On the left side of the frame, next to the stump, is a cactus. Behind them is a tree, fence, and a building in the far background. Written on the bottom border in pencil is, "an armfull", where "full" is underlined three times.
Date: unknown
Creator: Marquis
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

The Hamker Well

Photograph of the Hamker Well. A truck pulling a wagon is front of the well on the right side of the frame. Four men stand in front of the truck. On the left side of the photo there is a small white structure and lots of metal pipe on the ground in front of it. Written on the top border is the date, "5-30-27" and written across the bottom border is, "The Hamker Well".
Date: unknown
Creator: Marquis
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Jim Black and Woman

Photograph of Jim Black standing with his arm around a woman who is standing on a tree stump. He is dressed in a dark jacket, cowboy hat, and denim pants tucked into cowboy boots. She is wearing a light-colored dress with a white handkerchief around her hair, looking at Mr. Black and smiling. There is a cactus next to the stump. Behind them is a tree and fence with a building in the far background. Written on the bottom in pencil is, "a little skidish".
Date: unknown
Creator: Marquis
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Badly Damaged Building After Tornado

Photograph of a two-story brick building that has been badly damaged after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. The windows of the building are gone, window screens hang from the second story windows, and the roof is missing. The foreground is covered in debris, including bricks and wooden boards. A sign on the left side of the frame reads, "Insurance".
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McCurry, J. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Building with No Walls After Tornado

Photograph of a building with fallen walls after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. Inside the buildings are shelves lined with buckets, boxes, doors, and sacks. The foreground is covered with the wall and wooden beams.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McCurry, J. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Car and Collapsed Buildings After Tornado

Photograph of an old car amidst fallen buildings after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. The buildings are roofless, only parts of the walls remain standing. All over the ground are piles of debris that include wooden beams and bricks.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McCurry, J. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Car Dented with Bricks After Tornado

Photograph of a car badly dented with bricks after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. Behind the car is a row of damaged store fronts. The signs on the stores read, "Weis Dry Goods Company" and "Slack and Wassenmiller Grocery and Market". In the background on the left side of the frame is a group of men with a ladder and a man on top of the store's awning. On the right side of the frame behind the car is a group of men in hat and a boy carrying a broom.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McCurry, J. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History