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[C Ranch Cowboys]

Photograph of nine C Ranch cowboys in front of a stable, mounted on horses, wearing hats and equipped with lassos. Four names are identified on the back: first from left is John Aker, second from left is "Fatty" Bill Condell[?], fourth from left is Hayden Miles, and third from right is Charlie Frishoe[?].
Date: 1911
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Midland-Seminole Mail Line]

Photograph of a long car loaded with bags of mail and postmen, en route running a mail line between Midland and Seminole created by the Spaulding brothers. The car is parked on a dirt surface in front of a Cadillac building with four men and a woman in the back. The driver may be Trafton Yarborough.
Date: 1911~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[San Jacinto Day, Midland Downtown]

Photograph of San Jacinto Day celebrations in downtown Midland, on the intersection of Main and Wall Street. Numerous buildings, including the First National Bank, are placed along the streets, below which are sidewalks lined up with crowds of people. Part of the crowd has spilled into the street, forming an arched barrier of people, watching a procession or dance on the right half of the picture. A similar procession occurs at left, with numerous children standing in a grid. Horses with carriages are parked in front of the First National Bank.
Date: April 21, 1911
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History