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[Early Midland Leaders, 1889]
Photograph of early Midland leaders standing together on a grassy plain, holding rifles and wearing hats. From left to right, the men are identified as E. J. Mumford, C. A. Taylor, J. Arthur Johnson, and T. B. Wadley.
Date:
1889
Creator:
Rogers, Early
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Scharbauer Hereford Cattle]
Photograph of Scharbauer Hereford cattle with Scharbauer men outside a garage on the 600 block of S Main Street in Midland. Three men stand to the three cows, in front of a car. An older man with a cane and a hat stands at left. Extensive notes are written on the back of the photo mat, and some names are given (unspecified in the picture): Chris Scharbauer, Clarence Scharbauer, and John Scharbauer.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Midland Concert Band]
Photograph of a Midland concert band standing together on the steps of the Midland County Courthouse. They wear matching dark coats with beret-like caps, have a large kick-drum with the "Midland Concert Band" name, and are arranged in three rows. Back row, from left to right: 1. unidentified man (euphonium), 2. Dee McCormick (oboe or piccolo), 3. J. M. Gilmore (baritone horn?), 4. Oliver Luther (euphonium), 5. Carol Holloway (euphonium), and 6. Arthur Taylor (trombone). Middle row, from left: 7. J. R. Story, Sr. (French horn), 8. Ned Watson (French horn), and 9. Clarence Ligon (clarinet). Front row, from left: 10. H. Lawrence (snare drum), 11. unidentified man (cornet), 12. Lewis Storey (cornet), 13. Mr. Vanderstratten (clarinet), 14. Blake Bayes (cornet), 15. Rorie Cowden (cornet), 16. Percy Mims (sopranino saxophone), and 17. Charles Herman(?) (no instrument, right of kick drum). The child standing in front of the group is 18. "Baby Vanderstratten".
Date:
190X
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Tom Thumb Wedding, First Methodist Midland]
Photograph of a Tom Thumb wedding under the First Methodist Church in Midland, held on the steps of the Midland County Courthouse. A boy in a tuxedo and a girl in a bridal gown stand on the courtyard steps, flocked by "bridesmaids" holding bouquets of flowers. Tom Thumb weddings were held as fundraisers for churches, imitating the famed dwarf performer General Tom Thumb's wedding and party in the 19th century.
Date:
1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Coffee Party]
Photograph of a coffee party held in a Midland home Six women are seated around a dining table with plates, glasses, and dining implements. Paintings of fruit are hung on the wall, and along the back wall is a dresser with a cracked mirror. The women are identified (positions unspecified): Mrs. Theo Ray, Mrs. Henry Rohlfing, Laura Wright, Clara Sisson, Mrs. E. R. Bryan, and Mrs. John Tolbert.
Date:
190X
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of M. J. Riggs, 1900]
Photograph of Marie J. Riggs, an important cattle ranch owner based in Midland. She wears an ornate and highly decorated dress while standing and looking forward. A note on the back gives her nickname as the "cattle queen of the West."
Date:
1900
Creator:
Evans & Stewart
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Friday's Boot Shop, Midland]
Photograph of the interior of Friday's Boot Shop in Midland, which has shelves and display cabinets lined with boots and boot accessories. Straps of leather hang from the walls, and a shoe shine chair is placed along the right wall with brushes and polishes along the bottom of the seat. Several men stand along the back wall and most are identified on the back of the photograph: from left to right, George Friday, Hardie Friday, unknown worker, Bob Lee, Oswald Friday, Early Kinsey, Fred Jones, Dick Jones, and Clint Jefferson.
Date:
[1938..1939]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Scharbauer Hotel, 1962]
Photograph of the Scharbauer Hotel in Midland, a large six-story building on the corner of Loraine and Main Street in downtown Midland with shops along the ground floor such as a coffee shop, a drug store, and a barber shop.
Date:
1962
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Watson School of Music]
Photograph of the Watson School of Music, standing outside the entrance of a brick building. Ned Watson stands at left, dressed in a white tuxedo and holding a small cello and bow. Lydie Watson, his sister, stands in the back row with a white hat, third from right. Other students are not identified, but most hold instruments, including trombones, two violins, a woodwind instrument, possibly a viola, and a trombone. A tube is placed on the concrete floor at right, and a child sits on a large drum with a mallet in their hand (center)
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Midland Christian College Musicians]
Photograph of musicians from the Midland Christian College, arranged in two rows, facing forward. Front row, from left to right: Dewey Wile (holding violin) and Lydie Watson; back row, from left: Mabel Shaw and Ned Watson (holding violin, brother of Lydie).
Date:
1919
Creator:
Miller Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard to Miss Eddie Handy - May 8, 1909]
Postcard from Midland addressed to Miss Eddie Handy[?] in Maverick, Texas. The front of the postcard depicts a Fourth of July parade in downtown Midland, going down Main Street with the Llano Hotel at left and several pedestrians and parked carriages watching horse-drawn parade floats and decorated cars.
Date:
May 8, 1909
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cactus Hotel Interior, Grand Opening]
Photograph of the Cactus Cafe interior during its grand opening in 1937. Eddie and Calvin E. Trammell, owners of the cafe, stand second and third from left behind a long counter lined with chairs where Eddie's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Handy, are seated. Other people, unidentified, stand next to Trammell in between rows of dining tables. A shelf of items is at the left corner, and lamps hang from the ceiling.
Date:
1937
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Llano Hotel Cafe Interior, Bar and Employees]
Photograph of the interior of the Llano Hotel cafe in Midland. Behind the bar's counter, where tall bar chairs are lined up, three employees are standing: Calvin Trammell, the cafe's owner (at center), Eddie Trammell, his wife (right, next to cash register), and an unidentified waitress (left). Small shelves display boxed of merchandise and bottles of liquid behind the counter and along the concrete pillars. Glass windows cover the back wall.
Date:
1933
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Llano Hotel Cafe Interior, Christmas Decorations]
Photograph of the interior of the Llano Hotel cafe in Midland. The cafe, which has several dining tables with white tablecloths, a bar with a cash register, and shelves of food in the back, is decorated for Christmas, and cafe owner Calvin Trammell sits on one of the bar seats with his elbow resting on the counter. Large sparkling lights hang from the ceiling.
Date:
December 1934
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Thomas Building, 1930]
Photograph of the Thomas Building, a six-story brick building, on Lorraine Street in Midland. Patterson's Pharmacy occupies the ground floor of the building with large display windows, a sign above the door, and an awning over the sidewalk, along which are parked cars. The structure, built by Dr. John B. Thomas in 1926, included floors for medical offices, an operating theater, and a hospital, with remaining space available for oil company offices.
Date:
1930
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Evelyn Scharborough]
Photograph of Evelyn Scharborough (Lineberry) looking forward behind a painted backdrop. According to a note on the back of the paper, this may be a "college photo" of Scharborough.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Julia and Porter Rankin]
Photograph of Julie and Porter Rankin seated in a horse-drawn buggy along a dirt road. They look back towards the photographer, stationary in front of a sparse settlement of houses.
Date:
September 1912
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[W. B. Preston and Children]
Photograph of W. B. Preston with his children during Easter. They stand on the front steps of their house, which are covered with snow and ice. Preston looks forward while his children, Martha Jane and Bob, Jr. look at the snow.
Date:
1928~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Residence of E. D. Harrington, 1910]
Photograph of the second residence of E. D. Harrington, a two-story residential building with a front porch, large trees on the front yard, and a picket fence, behind which stands an unidentified person. According to a note written on the back of the photograph, this house comes "fifteen years later"; the first house, built in 1895, was burnt down.
Date:
1910
Creator:
Rohlfing, W. H.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Residence of E. D. Harrington, 1895]
Photograph of the recently-completed residence of E. D. Harrington, a one-story house with a pyramid roof, a wide awning along the front door, and a picket fence around the yard. Several boxes and a horse are in the left half of the yard, and the family stands under the awning on the front porch. A windmill is visible in the background. The house's roof was burned down later, and the Harringtons moved to a different house on Loraine Street.
Date:
1895
Creator:
Hoyt, E. E.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Residence of Lem Baker]
Photograph of the residence of Lem Baker, a small one-story residential home with a porch, large trees planted in the front pawn, and a picket fence around the property. A wagon pulled by two horses is parked near the front gate, where a man and a woman stand. A windmill is visible in the background.
Date:
May 1900
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sandstorm on the Plains, 1894]
Photograph of a sandstorm approaching Midland and the E. D. Harrington home, the first brick house in Midland, in April 1894. Other wooden-framed buildings and windmills are in the path of the sandstorm, which towers over the town.
Date:
April 1894
Creator:
Bland
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[1896 Midland 3rd and 4th Grade]
Photograph of the 1896 classes of the third and fourth grade in the Midland school. They are arranged in eight rows along the front steps of the school building, and a young girl holds up a small chalkboard reading "Grade 3rd-4th".
Date:
1896
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard to E. D. Merrill - August 6, 1911]
Postcard to E. D. Merrill in Big Spring discussing visiting an unspecified female friend. The front of the postcard portraits a lively scene with two men dancing with each other, a band of musicians with two fiddlers and a guitarist (identified as Paul), another crowd of men watching from behind the musicians, and a woman holding a baby (Nellie holding Henley).
Date:
August 6, 1911
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History