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The Ultimate Gift: Lipscomb County Patriots Killed in Action (open access)

The Ultimate Gift: Lipscomb County Patriots Killed in Action

Book from an event honoring military veterans of Lipscomb County, Texas, killed during World War I, World War I, and the Vietnam War.
Date: September 2, 1995
Creator: Becker, Mildred; Couch, Georgia & Schoenhals, Dorothy
Object Type: Book
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
Lipscomb County Panhandle Hall of Fame Veterans (open access)

Lipscomb County Panhandle Hall of Fame Veterans

Book containing descriptions of World War II veterans from Lipscomb County, Texas.
Date: 1996~
Creator: Freedom Museum, USA
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Photographs of Servicemen and Women from Lipscomb County, Texas] (open access)

[Photographs of Servicemen and Women from Lipscomb County, Texas]

Book containing photographs of military veterans from Lipscomb County, Texas.
Date: 1996~
Creator: Freedom Museum, USA
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Man with Mustache and Bowtie

Studio photograph of an unidentified man. He is facing the camera directly and wears a dark tuxedo with a white shirt and a striped bowtie. His hair is parted on the side and combed back and he has a mustache.
Date: unknown
Creator: Goodenorgn, Otis
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

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

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

Elizabeth Foster

Studio photograph of Elizabeth Foster from the bust up. She is wearing a dark dress with puffed sleeves and a high smooth collar. Pinned to the collar is a brooch that depicts a small smiling child with it's finger raised.
Date: unknown
Creator: Heyser, J.T.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
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

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

The Hamker Well

Photograph of the Hamker Well. A truck pulling a wagon is front of the well on the right side of the frame. Four men stand in front of the truck. On the left side of the photo there is a small white structure and lots of metal pipe on the ground in front of it. Written on the top border is the date, "5-30-27" and written across the bottom border is, "The Hamker Well".
Date: unknown
Creator: Marquis
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Jim Black and Woman

Photograph of Jim Black standing with his arm around a woman who is standing on a tree stump. He is dressed in a dark jacket, cowboy hat, and denim pants tucked into cowboy boots. She is wearing a light-colored dress with a white handkerchief around her hair, looking at Mr. Black and smiling. There is a cactus next to the stump. Behind them is a tree and fence with a building in the far background. Written on the bottom in pencil is, "a little skidish".
Date: unknown
Creator: Marquis
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Badly Damaged Building After Tornado

Photograph of a two-story brick building that has been badly damaged after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. The windows of the building are gone, window screens hang from the second story windows, and the roof is missing. The foreground is covered in debris, including bricks and wooden boards. A sign on the left side of the frame reads, "Insurance".
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McCurry, J. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Car Dented with Bricks After Tornado

Photograph of a car badly dented with bricks after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. Behind the car is a row of damaged store fronts. The signs on the stores read, "Weis Dry Goods Company" and "Slack and Wassenmiller Grocery and Market". In the background on the left side of the frame is a group of men with a ladder and a man on top of the store's awning. On the right side of the frame behind the car is a group of men in hat and a boy carrying a broom.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McCurry, J. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Destroyed Car and Collapsed Buildings After Tornado]

Photograph of a destroyed car with the words, "Grocery & Market" written on it after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. Behind the car is a collapsed brick wall. On the right side of the frame are three brick buildings. On the left side of the frame are other undamaged vehicles. All over the ground is debris that includes wooden beams and twisted metal.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McCurry, J. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Men Cleaning Tornado Debris]

Photograph of a group of six to nine men cleaning debris after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas tornado. On the right side of the frame is a large truck. The men are throwing a pile of bricks into the back of the truck. The license plate on the truck reads, "Farm Truck RB3207 Texas 47". The men wear jackets and some wear hats. In the background is another commercial truck and the brick side of a damaged store with a sign that reads, "Weis Dry Goods".
Date: April 1947
Creator: McCurry, J. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Debris and Damaged Buildings After Tornado

Photograph of a badly damaged brick building after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. The windows of the building are gone and chunks of the roof are missing. In the foreground are large piles of debris that includes bricks, wooden beams, and pieces of metal, as well as a bent pole and a sign that reads, "No Parking Any Time". There are two men in hats on the roof of the building.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McMurry, J. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Town After Tornado]

Photograph of street in a town after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. The street is filled with debris, mostly wooden beams. On the left side of the frame is a row of damaged two-story buildings. In front of the buildings is a bus, a few cars, and several people, mostly men wearing jackets and hats. A sign on the building closes to the left side of the frame reads, "...OODS-CO."
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McMurry, J. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of People and Damaged Building After Tornado]

Photograph of the Higgins Railroad Depot after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas tornado. The windows and part of the roof are blown off of the building. In the foreground are railroad tracks and a railroad service cart. Beside the depot are two women in dresses and hats and four men in hats talking to each other. In the background is debris and an old car. The ground is covered with debris.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McMurry, J. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Truck Damaged After Tornado]

Photograph of a truck damaged by the Higgins/Glazier, Texas tornado. The windows of the truck are busted out and the hood is dented with bricks. There is a license plate on the front of the truck. A man in a button-up shirt and cap stands looking at the truck. On either side of the truck is another truck and an old car. Behind the car on the right side of the frame is a truck with a tank that says, "TEXACO". In the background is a damaged two-story building.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McMurry, J. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man Asleep]

Photograph of a man wearing glasses and a white shirt asleep against a poster on the wall. The poster reads, "The Hemphill County News."
Date: unknown
Creator: Minton, Ray
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Seated Woman with Drink]

Photograph of a woman with long, curly, dark hair seated in front of a newspaper posted on a wall. She is holding a glass bottle in her right hand and leaning her head on her left pointer finger.
Date: unknown
Creator: Minton, Ray
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History