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2 Men, Old Car, and Steam Thresher

Photograph of old model car with a man standing by it and a steam thresher that has smoke coming from it with a man standing on it. Subjects are in a cut field of wheat.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[O. A. Crump in Covered Wagon]

Studio photograph taken of O. A. Crump at Knott's Berry Farm in California. He is sitting on a replica of a covered wagon pulled by a drawing of two oxen. There is a painted desert in the background. On the fake canvas of the wagon are the words, "Ghost Town or Bust!!" He is smiling and wears glasses with a hat, a tie, and a suit. Written on the bottom border in blue ink is, "O. A. Crump. Follett."
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

Aerial View of South Booker

Aeiral view photograph of South Booker, Texas. There are five dirt roads and at least nine buildings along the roads. Stretching on into the background is a long expanse of flat land.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

After Higgins Tornado from Truck Bed

View of cars and tornado damage to fence with metal truck bed in lower frame.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: Russell Minton
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Agriculture Consolidated Farm Service Agengy and Conservation Building

Photograph of the Agriculture Consolidated Farm Service Agengy and Soil Conservation Building in Follett, Texas. The building has two concrete walls with glass windows and a door in-between them. In front of the windows are four flower pots and a railing. There is a sign on the building that says, "Service Center". On the left hand side of the photograph is a handicap sign and several bushes. Behind the bushes in the background are telephone wires and tall white towers. In the foreground is a paved street with a center yellow stripe.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Airplane with Unknown Pilot

Photograph of an airplane with an unknown pilot that is wearing a helmet and goggles. The airplane is a double wing with "NC 6425" and on the back end. The propellers of the plane are in motion. The plane is sitting on a dirt ground with tire tracks.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Art from the Ruins Exhibit]

Photograph of the nine pieces from the "Art from the Ruins" exhibit standing out-of-doors on a grassy plain. Each of the pieces includes various photographs and historic images displayed in cases built from reclaimed materials.
Date: 2009~
Creator: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Artist Statement: Art from the Ruins] (open access)

[Artist Statement: Art from the Ruins]

Artist statement describing the pieces in the "Art from the Ruins" exhibit at the Wolf Creek Heritage Museum.
Date: 2009~
Creator: Ricketts, Doug
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Baby Boy on a Chair

Studio photograph of a smiling baby boy standing in a carved wooden chair. The boy wears a collared short-suit with black stockings, necktie, and black and white lace-up boots. The chair is covered in dust. Written on the bottom is, "H.B. age 9 mo 10 days".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Baby Boy Sitting on Ground

Photograph of a baby boy in a white dress sitting on a ground that is covered with leaves. His hands are together and his mouth is open. In the background are tall trees.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Baby in a Basket

Photograph of a baby sleeping in a wicker clothes basket. The baby is dressed in white and on top of a white pillow. The photograph is within an oval at the top of a white vertical postcard.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

Baby in a Walker

Photograph of a baby in a baby walker. He is in a yard filled with leaves, and there are large trees in the background. The baby wears a white outfit and black shoes.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Baby in Bowl]

Photograph of a very young baby not wearing any clothes, sitting in a small, white wash bowl. The child is leaning against a painted backdrop of an ornate wall and pot of flowers.
Date: unknown
Creator: Mugg, Kilo
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Baby in Stroller]

Photograph of a young infant laying in a stroller on uneven ground in front of an ivy-covered wall. The infant is wearing a white gown and white head covering.
Date: unknown
Creator: Mugg, Kilo
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

[Baby Standing on Chair]

Photograph of a young baby, wearing a white gown, standing on a wooden chair in front of a dark backdrop.
Date: unknown
Creator: Mugg, Kilo
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

Bill and Denny King

Photograph of Bill and Denny King standing in a museum. They are both wearing white button-up shirts with leather belts and dark boots. She wears a black vest and black cowgirl hat with a silver hat band. She also wears rings, a bracelet, and a silver and turquoise necklace. He wears a yellow vest with fringe, a beige cowboy hat with silver hat band, a silver and turquoise bolo tie and a ring. He has glasses and a beard. Behind them are saddles, pictures, and notes that are King Family artifacts. In the foreground are three folding chairs.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Black Family Portrait

Photograph of the Black family on the stoop and porch of a house. There are twelve women, six women, five boys, one girl, and one baby and a dog. Eight women stand in the back row wearing skirts, dresses, and bow-ties. One holds a small girl. In the center of the group seated in a chair is an elderly woman dressed in black holding a baby dressed in white. On the left side of the frame stands a small boy to the right of a pillar with his right hand on a dog. Next to the dog are two hats on the porch.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Blacksmith Shop

Photograph of a blacksmith shop with two men standing in the doorway. One man wears overalls and a hat, the other man wears denim pants, a shirt and a hat and has his hands on his hips. In front of the shop on either side are two buggies and one plow. In the background are three buildings and in the foreground is a dirt road.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

The Boone Tyson Well

Photograph of the Boone Tyson Well. Surrounding the well are four cars, three trucks, a camper, four tanks, a pile of long pipe and eight people on or around it. In the foreground are a man and woman standing next to a car. The date is printed on the top border of the photo, "May 56".
Date: May 1956
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

The Borth Brothers

Studio portrait photograph of Gustaf, Abraham, Jake, Edward, and Reinhold Borth, brothers. Two younger-looking brothers are standing in-between and behind three older seated brothers. They all wear suits and patterned ties, three wear vests. The three seated brothers all have their right leg crossed on their left knee. They are all atop a decorative rug and in front of a fake backdrop. The edges of the rug and backdrop are visible and we can see a small area of the photographer's studio.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bowen Children Skating on Frozen Creek

Image of Eulalia, Claude, Paul, and Una Bowen skating on frozen First Creek. The two girls wear skirts and the boys wear shirts, pants, and suspenders. Three of the children hold snowballs. There are trees and brush on the banks of the creek.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History