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[City Shoe Shop]

Photograph of the City Shoe Shop in Wellington, Texas. The caption in the bottom-left corner states that the shop was on the Frank Hajek Property. There are two men wearing bow ties that are standing behind the counter and looking towards the camera, and another man wearing overalls standing in the shop. There are various types of machines and work stations behind the counter.
Date: September 25, 1929
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Collingsworth County Clerk's Office]

Photograph of two women seated at a large desk, inside the Collingsworth County Clerk's Office. The women are identified as Marguerite Bartlett, County Clerk, and Opal Estes, Deputy Clerk.
Date: September 25, 1929
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fleet and Etha Pruden standing in front of truck]

Photograph of a couple identified as Fleet and Etha Pruden. They are standing in front of a dark-colored truck that reads "Pioneers of the Frontier" across the side. The woman is wearing a long skirt, a jacket over a button-up shirt, and a hat. The man is wearing a pinstripe suit and tie and a hat. Part of a windmill and the roof of a building are visible behind the truck. Handwriting on the back of the photograph reveals its date and the couple's names.
Date: October 14, 1928
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[First National Bank]

Photograph of a First National Bank in Wellington, Texas. It is on the corner of a street next to a dry goods store. There are cars parked at the side of the building and in front of it.
Date: June 1928
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dowl Chambliss standing by car]

Photograph of a man with white hair and a mustache wearing a dark suit. Notes on the back of the photograph identify him as Dowl Chambliss. A dark automobile is parked behind him.
Date: 1928
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fifth grade class photograph]

Photograph of a fifth grade class from East Ward Elementary. There are three rows of children standing up, and one row of boys sitting in front. The teacher standing on the right side of the photograph is identified as Faye Farrah. The second person in the first row is identified as Tippton Miller, in the second row the eighth person is Anna Lee Graham, the ninth person is Leona Neese, and the tenth person is Kathleen Leggitt. In the third row the fourth person is Genevieve Strickland and the fifth person is Virginia Lee Fortenberry. In the fourth row the fourth person is Teed Hill and the fifth person is Harmon Elliott.
Date: 1928/1929
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fresno Basketball Team

Photograph of the girls Fresno Basketball team. They are pictured outdoors near the wall of a building. Handwriting on the back of the photograph identifies the two girls in the front row and three of the girls in the back row.
Date: 1927
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fresno School students]

Photograph of a group of students from Fresno School. They are pictured outdoors near the wall of a building, and are lined up in about seven rows. An accompanying note identifies most of the students' names and which rows they are in. Back row: Ora Lee Forbis (teacher), unidentified, Woodrow Byrd, Tom Harwell, J. Y. Pollard, Loyd Graham, Glenn Crawley, Ray Uselton, Ocie Scott, Lester Harwell, Ray Wood, Ernest Nunnelly, Ben W. Beaird (teacher), Jack Colson. Second row from back: first two unidentified, Clay King, R. B. Uselton, Bernice Hicks, Dorothy D. Roberts, Myrtle Beaird, Lottie Scott, Nell Burton, Marie Hicks, Ozell Byrd, Velma Colson. Row three: J. B. Killian, Neal Braboy, Tom Wood, Aubry Duke, Otha Weaver, Olan Roberts, next three unidentified. Row four: Ray Williams, next two unidentified, Johnny Graham, Vera Scott, Beatrice Black, Edmund Crane, Viola Sullivan, Oleta Coker, Woody Wood, Clarence Black, W. C. Williams, Clifton Sullivan, Grover Graham, George Graham, J. J. Coker. Row five: Raymond Hicks, J. C. Hicks, Olen or J. D. Roverts, Jack Wood, Carline POllard, Austin Emmert, Basil Clubb, unidentified, Clarence Nunnelly, next three unidentified, J. C. Emmert. Bottom row: unidentified, Dorothy Black, Clovis Scott, Roger Clubb, unidentified, Billie Uselton, Pauline …
Date: 1927/1928
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Teacher and students in costume]

Photograph of a teacher and two students dressed up in costumes. Writing on the back of the photograph states that the costumes were for "Hobo Day" at the Crossroads School. The teacher is identified as Mrs. Bill Roberts and the student of the left is identified as J. D. Phipps.
Date: 1927
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[School group in costumes]

Photograph of a group of school children in costumes, for "Hobo Day" at Crossroads School, posing outdoors next to a brick wall. Many of the children are wearing over-sized clothes and hats, and holding brooms. One child in the front row is laying in a wheel-barrow.
Date: 1926
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[West Ward Elementary School class]

Photograph of a third grade class from West Ward Elementary School. The class is posing in front of a brick wall and lined up in three rows. Some of the children are identified; in the first row, the third person is Anna Lee Graham, the sixth person is Virginia Fortenberry, and the ninth person is Genevieve Strickland. In the second row, the first person is Kathleen Leggitt, and the teacher in the third row is Mrs. Ruth Barton.
Date: 1926/1927
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
A History of Collingsworth County and Other Stories (open access)

A History of Collingsworth County and Other Stories

This volume about Collingsworth County, Texas includes narrative histories describing the founding of the county and various aspects of life, including agriculture and ranching, government, schools, newspapers, and communities.
Date: 1925
Creator: Wellington Leader
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Telephone operators]

Photograph of four women operating telephones. They are all wearing dresses and have short haircuts. Handwriting on the back of the photograph identifies their names as Pearl Boverie Hendrick, Ruth Boone Fleming, Tina Thompson Hendrix, and Berniece Brickey.
Date: 1925
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wellington Volunteer Fire Department]

Photograph of a group of men from the Wellington Volunteer Fire Department. They are standing outdoors next to two small fire engines that are parked in front of a garage. Two young boys are sitting in the back of the engine on the left side of the photograph. All of the men are wearing suits and hats, and facing towards the camera. Handwriting on the back of the photograph states the Fire Department was located on West Avenue, and an accompanying note identifies the fire engines as American LaFrance trucks.
Date: 1925
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cottonwood School Basketball]

Photograph of a basketball championship team from Cottonwood School. There are four young men in the front row with a champions banner, and two young men and one man in a suit in the second row. Handwriting on the back of the photograph identifies the names of the individuals.
Date: 1924
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Scene during Wellington coal shortage]

Photograph of a scene during the coal shortage in Wellington. There are several horse-drawn wagons crowding a dirt road. A note accompanying the photograph states that coal was used in cast iron stoves for cooking and heating, and that during the shortage coal was brought to the County and each family was allowed to purchase two sacks. During the shortage, corn, cottonseed, and wood were burned as alternatives to coal.
Date: 1924
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wellington School musical group]

Photograph of a musical group from the Wellington School. There are four young women seated in the first row, holding violins, and two young men with drums. Some of the students behind them have trumpets and clarinets. Handwriting on the back of the photograph identifies some of the individuals.
Date: 1924
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wellington trade day]

Photograph of the square during Wellington trade day. There are numerous cars parked around a large crowd of people in the center of the square. Various stores on the square are visible behind the crowds.
Date: 1924
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dodson School photograph]

Photograph of a group of students from the Dodson School. They are seated in three rows outdoors, in front of a brick wall.
Date: 1923/1924
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Grassbur School students]

Photograph of a group of students from Grassbur School. They are posing outdoors in front of the wall of a building and a large American flag. Many of the children are squinting from the sunlight and not looking towards the camera. The teacher is identified as Hubert Carpenter.
Date: 1923
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man in a garage with tires]

Photograph of a man standing in a large garage near a rack of tires. He is identified as Dock Harrison, and is wearing overalls and a hat. There are two automobiles in the back of the garage behind him.
Date: 1923
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[West side of square]

Postcard of the West side of the square in Wellington, Texas. There are multiple stores along a dirt road. There is a horse-drawn wagon in front of the grocery store on the left side of the photograph.
Date: June 26, 1922
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Family group next to car]

Photograph of a family group standing next to a car. Notes on the back of the photograph state that the image was taken on the corner of 14th and El Paso Streets. The people are identified as Lou Goodnight, Hayden Goodnight, Mrs. Mayme Goodnight, and Pearl Goodnight.
Date: 1922
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Stevenson Grain and Elevator]

Photograph of the Stevenson Grain and Elevator. There is a small building in the foreground in front of the Grain & Elevator Co. building. Handwriting on the back of the photograph states that the elevator was purchased from Kelling Milling Company of Wichita Falls in 1921.
Date: 1922
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History