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[The Era of the Steam Engine Would Soon End]

Description: Photograph of seven steam engines lined in a row on a railroad track. The first steam engine is labeled number 402. There are poles in the background and weeds in the foreground.
Date: unknown

[Eubank & Park Drugs]

Description: Photograph of the Eubank & Park Drug store in Childress, Texas. The drug store is sandwiched between two other businesses. There is a large sign in front of the drug store and above the entrance of the drug store.
Date: unknown

The Fagg Hotel Childress

Description: Photograph of the Fagg Hotel in Childress. There are men standing in front of the hotel.
Date: unknown

[Fair Park Rotary Bowl 1950's]

Description: Photograph of a picnic area in Childress' Fair Park known as the "Rotary Bowl". It is a circular arrangement of stationary tables and benches. The Rotary Bowl is surrounded by tall trees and there is a line of parked cars on the street behind the Rotary Bowl.
Date: unknown

Family of Susie Burleson Slack, Lamar and James Thomas Slack

Description: Family Portrait of the Jim Slack Family Front row: Ruth Slack Richards (H.G.), Suzie Burleson Slack Lamar (H.L.), Anne Bell Slack Perryman (E.C.), Fred Slack, Back row: Carl Slack, Connie Lou Slack, Bessie Howard (Slack) (Married & divorced Monroe Howard), Ruby Slack Reese, Pearl Slack Williams, Ward."
Date: unknown

Farmer & Mechanic Bank

Description: Photograph of F. & M. Bank. Two sides of the J.W. Mitchell & Co. clothing store are shown near the bank.
Date: unknown

Farmer's Cooperative Cotton Gin

Description: Photograph of Farmer's Cooperative Cotton Gin. There are two vehicles on a dirt road in front of the Cotton Gin.
Date: unknown

FDR Speaks in Childress, Texas

Description: Photograph of Franklin Delano Roosevelt giving a speech from the back of a train in Childress, Texas. On either side of him from left to right is a security guard, Governor James Allred, another guard, Marvin Jones and Tom Connally. Both of Mr. Roosevelt's hands are on the podium and he speaks into a microphone. All the men wear suits and ties, Mr. Connally wears a bow tie. There is a railing in front of the men. In the immediate foreground is the back of somebody's head and a typed piece … more
Date: unknown

[Finis Earing "Red" Fitzgerald, First Fire Chief of Childress, Texas]

Description: Photograph of Finis Earing "Red" Fitzgerald, the first Fire Chief of Childress, Texas. Chief Fitzgerald is dressed in formal attire for his portrait. He is wearing a three piece suit, a collared shirt, tie, and a hat. His badge is pinned to his vest and is barely visible underneath his jacket. The portrait captures only the Chief's head, shoulders, and the top half of his torso. Chief Fitzgerald is posed looking straight ahead.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bartlett

[Fire Chief John Ballew with Firemen 1948]

Description: Photograph of Fire Chief John Ballew and his fellow firemen. They are all kneeling in a row in front of three fire trucks. The Chief and his firemen are all wearing matching shirts and ties. The fire station and an unidentifiable building are in the background.
Date: 1948

[First Courthouse in Childress, Texas]

Description: Photograph of side view of a courthouse in Childress, Texas. The courthouse is a wood frame structure in the center of a desolate area. There are a few other buildings and structures scattered in the background. The foreground consists mostly of dirty and grass.
Date: unknown

[The First Diesel Engine in Childress, Texas]

Description: Photograph of boxcars being pulled by a diesel engine train. The train tracks are located in a barren area and there is a railroad sign on the far right hand of the photograph.
Date: 1937

[The First East Ward School]

Description: Photograph of a class and teacher standing in front of the first East Ward School in Childress, Texas. The class is composed of several children which are both young girls and boys. The children are posing in three rows, the back two are standing and the front row is sitting cross legged. The teacher is standing in the back of the class, turned to her left.
Date: unknown

First National Bank

Description: Photograph of the interior of First National Bank. Patrons make transactions at three windows while a man stands against a window.
Date: unknown

First National Bank

Description: Photograph of the exterior of The First National Bank of Childress. There are men standing outside of the bank while a car passes by. There are automobiles parked on either side of the bank.
Date: unknown

The First Norris Hardware

Description: Photograph of the first Norris Hardware Store. Unknown men are shown standing near the entry of the store surrounded by piles of merchandise.
Date: unknown

First State Bank at Kirkland

Description: Photograph of the interior of the First State Bank. Bank employees, Roy Key and W.C. "Clarence" Harp are shown inside of the bank.
Date: unknown

[First State Bank in Childress, Texas]

Description: Photograph of a street corner in Childress, Texas. On the corner stands the First State Bank, Ray Green Finance, and Montgomery Ward. A coffee shop and hotel are behind the bank.
Date: unknown

Fort Worth & Denver/Burlington Route Depot

Description: Photograph of the front corner of the Fort Worth & Denver/Burlington Route train depot. The building is made of brick and says "Childress" on one end. One and one-half train tracks angle across the foreground of the image. The typed paper affixed to mount reads: "The most beautiful train depot and it was demolished in the 1970's.
Date: unknown

[Fort Worth & Denver City Roundhouse Built at Childress Shop Yards in 1910]

Description: Photograph of the Forth Worth & Denver City Railroad roundhouse and shop yards in Childress, Texas. This photograph contains two images. The top image is of the roundhouse and the bottom image is of the shop yard. The roundhouse is made of brick and mortar and is surrounded by several train tracks and wheels. The shop yard is full of buildings, structures, and steam engines labeled "Fort Worth & Denver".
Date: unknown
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