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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

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

[Photograph of Tornado Damage in Glazier, Texas]

Photograph of tornado damage in Glazier, Texas. There are three trees stripped bare with broken limbs. Strewn all over the ground are wooden planks and other objects like chairs and couches. In the far background is a two story building.

Date: April 9, 1949

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

[Photograph of Higgins Tornado Damage]

Photograph of the destroyed Laubhan and Schwab Hardware store after a tornado. The ground is covered with wreckage, including wooden planks and beams, tables and chairs. Four men in jackets and hats stand on top of the wreckage in the center of the photo. Shelves remain standing in the background. Across the bottom are the words, "Laubhan & Schwab Hdwe. Bring on the Bulldozer."

Date: 1949

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

[Photograph of Higgins Tornado Damage]

Photograph of the Alamo Theater wreckage in Higgins, Texas after a tornado. There are three parts of cinder-block walls still standing. The foreground is covered with destroyed parts, including wooden planks and metal beams. In the background are three buildings still standing. The words, "Wreckage of Alamo Theatre Higgins, Texas" are across the bottom of the photograph.

Date: 1949

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

[Photograph of the Higgins Tornado Destruction]

Photograph of buildings and concrete destroyed by the tornado. On the left side of the frame in the foreground is the front end of an old truck.

Date: April 9, 1949

Creator: Russel Minton

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

[Destruction from the Higgins Tornado]

Photograph of a view from dirt road of an overturned automobile, bare trees and scattered debris from tornado destruction.

Date: April 9, 1947

Creator: Russell Minton

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

Debris from Higgins Tornado

View of wooden planks and other debris from tornado destruction from dirt road.

Date: April 9, 1947

Creator: Russell Minton

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

[Piled Debris from Higgins Tornado]

Photograph of a view of piled wooden planks, other debris from tornado destruction and cloudy sky from dirt road.

Date: April 9, 1947

Creator: Russell Minton

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

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

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

Building and People After Tornado

Photograph of three damaged buildings due to tornado. There are piles of wooden planks and other objects in front of the buildings. A group of people are collected on the right side of the frame and a man, woman, and child looking at them from the left side.

Date: April 9, 1947

Creator: Russell Minton

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

[Photograph of a Man After a Tornado]

Photograph of a man standing between a loading ramp and a house. There are wooden planks and other objects strewn about the ground due to the tornado.

Date: April 9, 1947

Creator: Russell Minton

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

[Destruction From the Higgins Tornado]

Photograph of large, overturned farm equipment in front of building. There is a dirt road in foreground with strewn and splintered wooden planks.

Date: April 9, 1947

Creator: Russell Minton

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

[Photograph of the Higgins Tornado Destruction]

Photograph of a building destroyed by a tornado with cars on the left and large pole in front. In the foreground is a winding dirt road.

Date: April 9, 1947

Creator: Russell Minton

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

Lipscomb County Fair

Aerial photograph of the Lipscomb County Fair. There are three dirt roads. Parked along two of the roads are very many cars, trucks, and commercial trucks. There is a large domed building in the center of the fairgrounds. Along the bottom road are a few houses with trees. Wolf Creek is in the top right corner. In the top left corner is Paines Service Station. Written on the left border is, "Wolf Creek", on the top border is, "Lipscomb County Fair. 1948.", and along the right border is, "… more

Date: 1948

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

Boys with Dogs and Bunnies

Photograph of thirteen young boys and two women. Twelve of the boys are lined up and hold small dogs and rabbits. Three of the dogs are on leashes by the boys' feet. One boy in a denim jacket watches from the bottom right corner of the frame. All of the boys wear denim pants. One boy wears a hat. There are two trees behind the lineup.

Date: 1948

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

Girls and Dolls

Photograph of a row of eleven small girls all holding dolls. Every girl wears a dress, one girl wears a bonnet. One girl holds a nun doll. A grown woman in a dark print dress stands behind them with a microphone. Behind her is a tree and metal building.

Date: 1948

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

Girls and Dolls

Photograph of nine small girls holding dolls. They are standing on a stage with a tree and a metal building behind it. Each girl wears a dress and one girl wears a bonnet. One girl holds a nun doll. Behind the girls on the right hand side of the photo is a smiling woman holding a microphone and wearing a dark print dress. In the foreground are the backs of two children's heads and the backside of a grown woman in a dark dress and feathered hat.

Date: 1948

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

[Vehicles and a Damaged Building After a Tornado]

Photograph of a damaged two-story building after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas tornado. In front of the building is a trailer and large pole with a wire going to the ground. There are two old cars and an old truck on the left side of the frame; in the foreground is a dirt road that leads to the building.

Date: April 9, 1947

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

Broken Trees and Debris After Tornado

Photograph of snapped tree limbs and debris that includes wooden boards and furniture after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. In the background is a damaged two-story building and a trailer.

Date: April 9, 1947

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

Debris and Vehicles After Tornado

Photograph of a road with old cars and trucks traveling on it after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. In the background are bare trees, a car, and debris. In the foreground is a partial view of a vehicle and debris.

Date: April 9, 1947

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

[Overturned Vehicle and Debris After a Tornado]

Photograph of a landscape of bare trees and debris after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. On the left side of the frame is an overturned vehicle. In the foreground is a puddle of mud.

Date: April 9, 1947

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

Fallen Buildings and Debris After Tornado

Photograph of several people standing amongst a large pile of debris that includes wooden boards, pipes, and scrap metal after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. In the background is a badly damaged building. On the right side of the frame is a road with vehicles and in the foreground on the right side of the frame is an old truck.

Date: April 9, 1947

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

[Photograph of Wooden Boards and Sacks After Tornado]

Photograph of a pile of sacks and a pile of wooden boards after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas tornado. In the background are trees, poles, farm equipment, and smoke. In the foreground is a dirt road.

Date: April 1947

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

Destroyed Cars After Tornado

Photograph of two old cars ruined by the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. The car in the foreground is upside-down and crumpled. The car in the back ground is badly bent. There is debris all over the ground. In the background are two bare trees.

Date: April 1947

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

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