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[Teacher and students in costume]

Description: 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
Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Telephone operators]

Description: 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
Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Texas Wholesale Company gasoline tank]

Description: Postcard of a large gasoline tank from the Texas Wholesale Company. It has been hauled off of a train and is resting on the ground. There is a group of men and children standing in front of the tank, behind railroad tracks. A man on the left side of the photograph is holding the reins of two horses. Small houses can be seen in the background.
Date: 1910
Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Texas Wholesale Company railroad car #1]

Description: Postcard of a Texas Wholesale Company tank on a railroad bed. There are five men and a young boys standing or sitting on beams propped against the tank and a second young boy standing on the ground in front of the tank. Handwriting at the top of the image says "unloading Tanks for Texas Co. Wholesale 1910" and one person appears to be labeled "Ralph." There are also handwritten notes on the back of the postcard including a description that says "only way unload heavy tank, B. F. Ball & boys wi… more
Date: 1910
Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Texas Wholesale Company railroad car #2]

Description: Postcard of a Texas Wholesale Company tank on a railroad bed. There are five men and a young boys standing or sitting on beams propped against the tank and a second young boy standing on the ground in front of the tank. Handwriting at the top of the image says "First Gasoline tank to arrive in Wellington. Come in on train. (1)."
Date: 1910
Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Three children on porch]

Description: Photograph of three small children identified as Irma Sherwood, Sadie Sherwood, and Ray Sherwood. They are seated next to each other on a wooden porch. Their parents are identified as Rube and Sadie Sherwood.
Date: 1916
Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Three men inside clothing store]

Description: Photograph of three men standing inside a clothing store. They are standing near glass displays with clothes hanging inside. There are tables on the left side of the photograph with various displays on them. The men are identified as V. P. Robertson, Sr., Joe Fleming, and Roy Horn.
Date: unknown
Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Three people and horse in front of house]

Description: Photograph of two men and a woman on a horse standing in front of a house in Dodson, Texas. They are identified as John Pearl Yarbrough, Rosie Estes Yarbrough, and Wilbur Upchurch. There is a wire fence in front of the house, and another house in the background on the left side of the photograph.
Date: unknown
Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Three women outside cafe]

Description: Photograph of three elderly women standing outside of Dodson Cafe, identified as Merle Black, Edna Crow, and Edith Carter. They are all wearing red ribbons on their outfits and smiling at the camera.
Date: April 6, 1985
Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Three women posing with wooden cart]

Description: Photograph of three women posing with a wooden cart. They are identified as Gay Eads, Blanch, Crouch, and LaNora Sherwood. Handwriting on the back of the photograph states that the cart is a city meat market "hack" that was used to deliver meat. Two of the women are riding on the back of the cart as the other is pretending to pull it forward, and there are houses in the distance behind them.
Date: 1912/1915
Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Trinity Methodist Church]

Description: Photograph of the Trinity Methodist Church. It is a small, one-story building with a large lawn in front of it, near telephone lines. There is a welcome sign on the right side of the photograph.
Date: November 1964
Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Trout and Talley reunion]

Description: Postcard of the Trout and Talley reunion. The photograph is taken outdoors, in front of the door of Charlie Trout's house in Dodsonville, Texas. Handwriting on the back of the postcard identifies the individuals in the third row as Effie (Tyler) Trout, Charlie Trout, Bill Hays, and Clarence Talley holding Oliver Trout; in the second row is Jim and Otho Talley, Susie, Margie, and Vergie Trout, and Annie Talley; and in the first row is Bessie Talley, Gerald Trout, and Olen Trout.
Date: 1914
Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Turley house]

Description: Photograph of a small, wooden house taken by Kirby Campbell, identified as the Turley house. The walls are slanted and there are holes in the roof. The house is pictured at night, and is lit with artificial lighting. Handwriting on the back of the photograph states that the house is located West of Wellington, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Campbell, Kirby
Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Two men in office]

Description: Postcard of two men seated in an office making a business transaction. One man is writing on a typewriter, and the other man is sitting next to him. There is various office equipment throughout the room.
Date: unknown
Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Uncle Cal's Store]

Description: Photograph of a small convenience store called Uncle Cal's store. It is located on 15th Street and West Avenue in Wellington, Texas, and the owner is identified as Cal Suggs. There are Coca-Cola signs on the front of the building.
Date: unknown
Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Wagons and mules outside]

Description: Photograph of multiple mule-drawn wagons outside a store that reads "Singley Bros." There is a man standing in the doorway of the store with his hands at his side, identified as H. E. Singley. The man sitting in the wagon to the left is identified as Bert Weaver. Rooftops of houses can be seen in the background. Handwriting on the back of the photograph reads "Jones Singley."
Date: 1912
Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Wellington Baseball team]

Description: Photograph of a group of the Wellington Baseball team. They are in their uniforms and hats. An accompanying note identifies their names; back row from left to right: Johnnie Payne, Polly O'Neil, Jack Lackey, George Smith, Big Dean. Middle row from left to right: Doc Dean, Jim Fuller, Coon Cocke. Front row: Gentry Brooks, Iran Benson, Nugent Pritchard, and Eddie Moore.
Date: 1920~
Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Wellington Basketball team]

Description: Photograph of a Wellington Basketball team. There are six young women pictured standing in a line, and one man standing in the middle of them. Handwriting on the back of the photograph identifies their names.
Date: 1913/1914
Partner: Collingsworth County Museum
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