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

Lipscomb Street North of Courthouse, 1998

Photograph of a Lipscomb Street north of the Courthouse. There are three old, historically preserved buildings. The building closest building on the left side of the frame is white with a porch. The building in the middle is wooden and the third building on the right side of the frame is wooden with a tin roof. To side of the first building is an old wooden wagon. In front of the first building is a telephone pole and hitching post. There are tiny yellow flowers all over the ground.
Date: 1998
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

The Old Spiller House

Copy print of the front and side of a house, including part of the yard, labeled at the bottom as ""1887 The Old Spiller House Lipscomb." An unidentified man and dog are standing on the front porch and there is an automobile parked in the left side of the image. A handwritten note along the left edge of the original photo says "Cedar Trees" and printed across the top of the copy print is, "OCT 72".
Date: 1972-10~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

2 Men, Old Car, and Steam Thresher

Photograph of old model car with a man standing by it and a steam thresher that has smoke coming from it with a man standing on it. Subjects are in a cut field of wheat.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Abraham Borth and Dave Peil

Photograph of Abraham Borth (standing) and David Peil (seated). David Peil wears a World War 1 uniform with hat. His left leg is on his right knee. Abraham Borth is standing behind him with his right hand resting on David Peil's right shoulder. Abraham Borth is dressed in a suit with a tie and hat. They are standing in front of a fake background with painted flowers and drapery. The photograph is held in a paper frame.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial View of South Booker

Aeiral view photograph of South Booker, Texas. There are five dirt roads and at least nine buildings along the roads. Stretching on into the background is a long expanse of flat land.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Agriculture Consolidated Farm Service Agengy and Conservation Building

Photograph of the Agriculture Consolidated Farm Service Agengy and Soil Conservation Building in Follett, Texas. The building has two concrete walls with glass windows and a door in-between them. In front of the windows are four flower pots and a railing. There is a sign on the building that says, "Service Center". On the left hand side of the photograph is a handicap sign and several bushes. Behind the bushes in the background are telephone wires and tall white towers. In the foreground is a paved street with a center yellow stripe.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Airplane with Unknown Pilot

Photograph of an airplane with an unknown pilot that is wearing a helmet and goggles. The airplane is a double wing with "NC 6425" and on the back end. The propellers of the plane are in motion. The plane is sitting on a dirt ground with tire tracks.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Baby Boy on a Chair

Studio photograph of a smiling baby boy standing in a carved wooden chair. The boy wears a collared short-suit with black stockings, necktie, and black and white lace-up boots. The chair is covered in dust. Written on the bottom is, "H.B. age 9 mo 10 days".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Baby Boy Sitting on Ground

Photograph of a baby boy in a white dress sitting on a ground that is covered with leaves. His hands are together and his mouth is open. In the background are tall trees.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Baby in a Basket

Photograph of a baby sleeping in a wicker clothes basket. The baby is dressed in white and on top of a white pillow. The photograph is within an oval at the top of a white vertical postcard.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

Baby in a Walker

Photograph of a baby in a baby walker. He is in a yard filled with leaves, and there are large trees in the background. The baby wears a white outfit and black shoes.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bill and Denny King

Photograph of Bill and Denny King standing in a museum. They are both wearing white button-up shirts with leather belts and dark boots. She wears a black vest and black cowgirl hat with a silver hat band. She also wears rings, a bracelet, and a silver and turquoise necklace. He wears a yellow vest with fringe, a beige cowboy hat with silver hat band, a silver and turquoise bolo tie and a ring. He has glasses and a beard. Behind them are saddles, pictures, and notes that are King Family artifacts. In the foreground are three folding chairs.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Black Family Portrait

Photograph of the Black family on the stoop and porch of a house. There are twelve women, six women, five boys, one girl, and one baby and a dog. Eight women stand in the back row wearing skirts, dresses, and bow-ties. One holds a small girl. In the center of the group seated in a chair is an elderly woman dressed in black holding a baby dressed in white. On the left side of the frame stands a small boy to the right of a pillar with his right hand on a dog. Next to the dog are two hats on the porch.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Blacksmith Shop

Photograph of a blacksmith shop with two men standing in the doorway. One man wears overalls and a hat, the other man wears denim pants, a shirt and a hat and has his hands on his hips. In front of the shop on either side are two buggies and one plow. In the background are three buildings and in the foreground is a dirt road.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

The Borth Brothers

Studio portrait photograph of Gustaf, Abraham, Jake, Edward, and Reinhold Borth, brothers. Two younger-looking brothers are standing in-between and behind three older seated brothers. They all wear suits and patterned ties, three wear vests. The three seated brothers all have their right leg crossed on their left knee. They are all atop a decorative rug and in front of a fake backdrop. The edges of the rug and backdrop are visible and we can see a small area of the photographer's studio.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bowen Children Skating on Frozen Creek

Image of Eulalia, Claude, Paul, and Una Bowen skating on frozen First Creek. The two girls wear skirts and the boys wear shirts, pants, and suspenders. Three of the children hold snowballs. There are trees and brush on the banks of the creek.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

E.C. Gray

Studio portrait photograph of E.C. Gray's bust. He wears a black suit with a black bowtie and has short gray hair.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cattle Branding

Photograph of Bud Stuckey, Mrs. Crossland, Dave Moser, Mrs. Combs, Roy Wells, and a man named Jim branding cattle. In the center of the photograph in the foreground is Mrs. Combs and Dave Moser holding down a calf. Bud Stuckey is branding the calf. Mrs. Crosshand stands beside him. Jim is on the right side of the frame and Roy Wells is on the left side. Behind them are many calves. They all wear button-up shirts, denim, coyboy hats and boots. Written on the top border in black ink is "Bud Stuckey. Mrs. Crossland." On the right border is, "Jim". On the bottom border is, "Mrs. Combs. Dave Moser." On the left side is, "Roy Wells."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Children and Woman with Flowers

Photograph of two young girls, two young boys, one baby and one woman sitting outdoors. The girls are seated and wear nice dresses and hats, one wears gloves. The boys are standing and wear button-up shirts with hats, one wears a tie. The baby wears a white dress and there are flowers around her. On the right side of the frame in the background a woman in a dress and hat sits in a chair.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Children with Doll and Dog

Photograph of two children, one boy and one girl. The boy is on the right side of the frame with his hands on a dark dog that is facing him. The girl stands on his right wearing a white dress with white tights and a white bow in her hair. Her hand is on a stroller that contains a doll and blanket. Both stand next to the wall of a building.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Christmas Tree in Union Church

Photograph of the interior of the Lipscomb Union Church showing a decorated Christmas tree on the left side of the frame and a piano topped with lace and decorations on the right side. Tinsel, bows, and balls cover the tree with a star at the top. Behind the tree are rows of chairs and in front is a small railing. On the wall on the right side of the frame are two windows, a clock, four bows, and two wreaths. In the foreground is a row of five chairs, or pews. Two lights hang from the ceiling.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Couple in Nice Clothes

Studio photograph of a man and woman dressed in nice clothes. He is seated on the left side of the photo. He has a beard and wears a dark suit with boots, a vest, and a watch chain. She is standing next to him with her right harm on his left shoulder. She wears a dark dress with large and medium-sized coin buttons, a high lace collar, and ruffles at the bottom. She is also wearing earrings, a necklace, and a pocket watch. Her hair is pulled up and curled. Behind them is a fake backdrop that depicts bookshelves, art, a mantle with a clock, and a plant.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
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