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[Horse club members]

Description: Photograph of a group of the 4-H Horse Club members. There are five people on horses, and one horse in the center of the photograph without a rider. Handwriting on the back of the photograph identifies the individuals as Susan Lowe, Teresa Kane, Toni Taylor, Kathy Patterson, and Bart Patterson.
Date: unknown

[Horse-drawn float]

Description: Postcard of a horse-drawn float for W. H. Mims Blacksmith and Woodwork. There are American flags covering the top of the float, and a large banner on its side. There are men sitting on the float, and one man standing beside it. Handwriting on the back of the photograph states that W. H. Mims managed an electric plant from 1912-1923.
Date: unknown

[Horses and buggy]

Description: Postcard of two horses behind a fence that are attached to a buggy. There is a man, identified as Ernest Sherwood, and a woman seated inside the buggy. There is a short note on the back of the postcard.
Date: 1910~

[Horses in parade]

Description: Photograph of four horses being ridden in a parade. Notes on the back of the photograph state that the two horses in front are being ridden by Dave and Mable Thomas, and Jim and Ruth white are on the horses following behind. There is a crowd of people on the side of the road.
Date: unknown

[Interior of Goat's Cafe]

Description: Photograph of the interior of Goat's Cafe. There are people seated at tables and at the counter. A waitress is taking orders on the right side of the photograph. The man sitting in the back of the cafe in front of "Taylor's" ice cream sign is identified as Goat Hopper. Handwriting on the back of the photograph talks about the history of the cafe and states that it had the first refrigerated air conditioner in Wellington, Texas.
Date: 1936

[J. C. Dean Store]

Description: Photograph of the interior of the J. C. Dean Store. There are three men wearing hats standing in the center of the photograph, looking at some of the store's products. There are stocked shelves and glass display cases with various goods inside of them.
Date: unknown

[James Key Grocery and Meat]

Description: Photograph of James Key Grocery and Meat. It is a very small, wooden building and there is an elderly man standing on the porch. There are also four small children with a dog. Handwriting on the back of the photograph states that James Key came to Wellington from Tennessee in 1914.
Date: unknown

[Jim White standing on highway]

Description: Photograph of a man identified as Jim White, standing on the reconstruction site of a highway. Writing on the back of the photograph states that the bridge being re-built was over Salt Fork of Red River on U. S. Highway 83, between Wellington and Shamrock. A gasoline truck and a wheat truck collided and destroyed the north part of the bridge.
Date: July 1949

[Johnny Wallace Store]

Description: Photograph of the interior of the Johnny Wallace Store on the West side of the Wellington square. Five men are standing behind the counter next to a rack of suits. There are shelves with clothing on them on the right side of the photograph.
Date: unknown

[Large group in yard]

Description: Photograph of a large group outdoors in a yard. There are multiple men and women standing behind a fence, and two small children standing on top of it. The group is faced towards the right side of the photograph. The picture was made after the Mill Iron Ranch moved and was used as a residence. Handwriting on the back of the photograph identifies the building as the "Hotel" at Aberdeen, and the people from right to left as Dave Templeton, Addie Templeton, Bob Baxter, Mrs. Bob Baxter, Chummie Smi… more
Date: unknown

[Large group posing outdoors]

Description: Photograph of a large group of adults and children at a quilting at the house of Mrs. S. C. Somerville. There are multiple rows of people standing and sitting between two trees in front of the house. Notes on the back of the photograph identify the individuals as Mrs. Lackey, Betty Cocke, Mamie Swafford, Mrs. T. T. Fain, Mrs. Nunn, Mrs. Harper, Mrs. Foster Brown, Mrs. L. T. Alexander, J. L. Alexander, Emma Richards, Mamie Anderson, Mrs. Leach, Mrs. Walter Dobbs, Maude Singley, Mrs. Sam Prichard… more
Date: 1915

[Lucky Corner filling station]

Description: Photograph of the Lucky Corner filling station. The station was a Conoco service station owned and operated by the Langford brothers, Jimmy and Billy Langford, until they retired and closed the station. Handwriting on the back of the photograph identifies some of the people pictured, and states that the station was operated by Harrison and was at the intersection of U. S. Highway 83 and 15th Street in Wellington, Texas. There are also notes about the history of the building on the back of the p… more
Date: 1936

[Man and woman holding engagement ring]

Description: Photograph of a couple seated in ornate wicker chairs, identified as Mr. and Mrs. R. Isle Leslie. The woman is looking at an engagement ring, and the man is holding the box it came from. An accompanying caption states that R. Isle Leslie came to Collingsworth County in 1894, and that the family still owns farm land in the South part of the County. His father was A. T. Leslie who came to the North edge of Childress County in 1896, and the brother James A. Leslie came to South Collingsworth Count… more
Date: unknown
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