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

[Polaroid Photograph of Painting of Harriet Doyle May and Box T Ranch]

Polaroid photograph of a painting of Harriet Doyle May with gray hair and scenes from the Box T Ranch. In the painting she is wearing a white shirt, dark sweater, and necklace In front of her right shoulder is a scene of cowboys branding cattle. In the upper left hand corner of the photograph is a tree and a man with a cow. On the left hand side of the painting is a creek with a group of cowboys and horses and below that is a windmill.
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

Tom and Hattie Bruce

Studio portrait of Tom and Hattie Page Bruce. He is dressed in a suit with a bow tie and she is in a dress with puffy sleeves and lace. He is seated in an elaborate wicker chair atop a fur rug. Behind them is a painted backdrop.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Tandy and Pernelia Bruce and Sons

Family photograph of Tandy and Pernelia Bruce and their three sons, Tom, Jim, and Price. Tom is on Tandy's lap and Price is on Pernelia's lap. Tandy Bruce wears a button-up shirt with a coat and Tom Bruce wears a shirt, shorts, and boots. Jim Bruce stands in-between his parents. Pernelia Bruce has a white collar as does her son Price Bruce.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Joe Imke, Alex File, and Chris Peil Clearing Snow on Road

Photograph of Joe Imke, Alex File, and Chris Peil using three tractors to clear a road of snow. Two of the men are on the middle and back tractor, one stands beside the back tractor on the right side of the frame. The whole area is covered in snow and another piece of equipment is visible in the background.
Date: 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Siblings

Photograph of Robert Lloyd and Oleta Bowdle, siblings. He is standing atop a fur rug wearing a striped shortsuit with a sailor insignia on the breast and black stockings and shoes. On his right sits his sister atop a wicker chair wearing a white lace dress. There is a fake background behind them.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
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: Needham
Object Type: Photograph
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

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

Young Man in Suit

Photograph of a young man from the bust up. He is wearing a pinstriped suit with a vest, white collared shirt, and a striped tie. His hair is parted on the side and combed.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mustached Man in Suit

Studio photograph of the bust of a mustached man. He is wearing a white shirt with a dark buttoned coat and a bow tie. His hair is parted on the side and his mustache is long.
Date: unknown
Creator: Papineau's
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Matilda Harl Drake and Family

Photograph of Matilda Harl Drake and her family. She and an older bearded man are seated, between them stands a young man and to Ms. Drake's left stands a boy. The man and two boys are wearing suits with white shirts, both boys wear ties. The young man's suit is pinstriped and beneath the coat he wears a vest and a pocket watch. Ms. Drake wears a dress with puffed sleeves, buttons up the center, and a high lace collar.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Girl in Dress with Bows and Tassels

Photograph of a young woman in a dark dress. The dress is decorated elaborately with bows covering the bottom hem, bust, and cuffs of the sleeves. Around the thigh and knee areas on the dress are three tassels connected together through decorated loops on the dress. She is wearing dark stockings and white shoes with large bows. Her right hand is bent upwards towards her head. She stands on cloth and there is a fake backdrop behind her.
Date: unknown
Creator: Simington
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

A Boy, Girl and Baby

Studio photograph of three children. On the left side of the photo stands a young girl in a white dress with lace, black stockings and boots and dark hair. On the left side is a small boy with a frilly shirt, short pants, dark stockings and boots, and an over-sized bow pinned to his shirt. Between the boy and girl is an elaborate wicker chair upon which sits a baby boy with blond hair who is wearing a long-sleeved white dress. They are standing on top of cloth and behind them is a fake backdrop.
Date: unknown
Creator: Simington
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

Baby on Fur

Photograph of an infant in a long white dress. The baby is sitting atop a wicker chair that is covered in a large piece of light-colored fur.
Date: unknown
Creator: Simington
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Boy Sitting in Chair with Tassels

Studio photograph of a small boy sitting in a one-armed decorative chair. The boy is wearing a dark short suit with stockings and boots. His hair is parted on the side and his left leg is bent underneath his right leg. The chair has a floral print on it and the edges have large tassels hanging from them. Behind him is a fake backdrop.
Date: unknown
Creator: Simington, J.M.
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

Small Girl in Dark Dress

Studio photograph of a small girl in a dark dress. She has short dark hair. Her dress has puffed sleeves and a lace collar. She is standing on a white cloth.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mother and Daughter Portrait

Studio photograph of a woman holding a small girl. They are both wearing dark dresses with puffed sleeves and both have dark curled hair. The woman wears a necklace and earrings and the girl wears a pin. The woman's hair is held up with a hair pin.
Date: unknown
Creator: Simington
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

Family of Four Portrait

Studio photograph of a couple and and two children, a boy and a girl. The man and woman sit in chairs and the children stand between them, the little girl leaning on the woman and the boy in front of her leaning on the man's leg. The man is wearing a suit with a striped coat and vest, boots, and a bowtie. He has a dark mustache and his hair is parted on the side. The woman wears a long-sleeved striped dress with a bow around her neck and her hair in a bun. The little girl wears a dark dress with a white collar and the little boy wears a dark dress. There is a decorative floor beneath them.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History