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[Waddell's Ranch / People in Midland]

Description: Two sets of photographs, one with pictures of Waddell's Ranch (front) and the other with pictures of people around Midland (back). Ranching pictures on the front: (823) A herd of cattle, mostly stationary; (824) Several cowboys on horses grouped together; (825) Several cowboys on horses grouped together near a trough; (826) Cowboys and several women on the porch of a two-story wooden building posing for a photograph. Portraits on the back: (827) Four people standing together outside a house; (8… more
Date: 190X
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Waddell's Ranch / People in Midland]

Description: Two sets of photographs, one of ranching activities at Waddell Ranch (front), and the other of people in Midland (back). Ranch pictures on the front: (836) An automobile stuck in a grassland, being moved by a handful of people; (837) A cowboy on his horse stationary in front of a shed, where a handful of people are seated on the porch; (838) Herding or branding inside a cattle pen; (839) A cowboy on his horse standing among a flock of cattle. Portraits on the back: (840) Two men in coats and ha… more
Date: 190X
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Cross Tie Cowboys and a Chuck Wagon]

Description: Photograph of the Cross Tie Cowboys, seated together in a clearing in the grasslands with a chuckwagon. Two men are seated next to or behind the chuckwagon, which carries supplies. Several horses stand in the back, behind several bushes. The cross tie brand was registered on April 29, 1902, originally owned by Newnie Ellie.
Date: [1902-04-29..]
Creator: Hoyt, E. E.
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[John Pliska, Gray Coggin, and Their Biplane]

Description: Photograph of blacksmith John Pliska (left) standing next to the early biplane he built along with local auto mechanic Gray Coggin (in pilot's seat). The primitive craft is stationary on a dirt field with patches of grass.
Date: unknown
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Group of Cowboys]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified group of cowboys on horses outside a ranch. Two men in a horse-drawn carriage are at left, and there is a large windmill in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hoyt, E. E.
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[China Grove Picnic Group]

Description: Photograph of a large gathering of people having a group picnic in China Grove, south of Warfield in Midland County. The group is gathered in a large clearing along a dirt road, and includes a small musical band (at right), and people who have scaled the local windmill (at left).
Date: unknown
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Midland School Class, Room 1-A]

Description: Photograph of a school class in Midland, Room 1-A. Children stand in two rows on the steps of the entrance to a brick school building, with a woman in a black shirt standing behind. Each children is numbered with pen, though some are unidentified or unknown
Date: September 1915
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Midland Police Force, 1941]

Description: Photograph of several officers of the Midland Police Department in front of the Midland City Hall. The officers stand in front of black police cars and motorcycles in uniform, facing forward. The officers are identified from a note on the back: from left to right, Frank Manning, W. C. Durham, Bill Moreland, Mac McCaslin, Glen Hudson, [Jack] Merritt, and Charlie Adkins.
Date: April 1, 1941
Location: 31.999424 -102.075431
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Group of Midland Residents]

Description: Photograph of a group of Midland residents at an unknown gathering or event. They are identified on the back of the photograph: from left to right, Frank Cowden, Sr., C. J. Murray, Ray Stockard, Mrs. Clyde Cowden (Tammy[?]), Mrs. J. E. McCain, L. E. Patterson, T. Paul Baron.
Date: unknown
Creator: Frank Miller Studio
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Art Cole and John Perkings]

Description: Photograph of Art Cole (left), executive director of the Midland Community Theater from 1946 to 1980, presented with Man of the Year awards by John Perkins (right) in 1949. Both men stand in front of a raised stage, behind a dinner table upon which are plates and papers.
Date: November 9, 1949
Creator: Frank Miller Studio
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Portrait of Stanley Moore]

Description: Photograph of Stanley Moore, founder and former president of Drilco Industrial, based in Midland. He holds a plastic bag and a box, standing and facing forward while smiling in front of a large fern sparsely decorated with stringed lights and ornaments.
Date: unknown
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Opening of State Women's Bowling Tournament, Midland Lanes]

Description: Fisheye photograph of the opening of a state women's bowling tournament in Midland Lanes, viewed from between two bowling lanes. Across the aisles, bowlers release their bowling balls in front of a busy crowd standing behind the ball dispensers.
Date: July 28, 1964
Creator: Davis, Frank
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[AP Photofax Machine, Midland Reporter-Telegram Office]

Description: Photograph of Bill Collyns (left), editor of the Midland Reporter-Telegram, an unidentified reporter (second from left), and LaDoyce Lambert (rightmost), managing editor, viewing an Associated Press photofax machine in the Reporter-Telegram office. Collyns points to the Photofax as it prints out an image of a newspaper clipping onto a roll of paper.
Date: [1946..1980]
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Portrait of J. H. Knowles]

Description: Photograph of J. H. Knowles, a Midland County judge between 1910 and 1915. He sits on a chair in front of his desk, wearing a suit, tie, and hat with his legs crossed, a cigar in one hand, and his other hand resting on the desk.
Date: [1910..1915]
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Portrait of J. M. DeArmond]

Description: Photograph of J. M. DeArmond, Midland County judge between 1916 and 1922. He is seated at a desk with a lamp, a portrait frame, and an ashtray, writing in a large book and facing the right.
Date: [1916..1922]
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Officials of Midland County, Sworn In 1931]

Description: Photograph of Midland County officials sworn in on January 1, 1931, standing together in a courtroom posing with their right hands raised. From left to right, the officials are: M. R. Hill, county judge; Charles L. Klapproth, district judge; Mrs. Nettye (Charles) Romer, district clerk; R. D. Lee, constable, precinct 1; Mary L. Quinn, county treasurer; R. T. Bucy, county surveyor; Susie Graves Noble, county clerk; B. C. Girdley, justice of the peace; Lee P. Boone, district court reporter; T. D. … more
Date: January 1, 1931
Location: 31.998047 -102.076228
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Porter Rankin and Luther in a Buggy]

Description: Photograph of Porter Rankin and [?] Luther in a horse-drawn buggy on a dirt plain. Another buggy is parked nearby, at right.
Date: unknown
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Parents and Children at First Midland School]

Description: Photograph of parents and children at the first school in Midland, possibly around 1886. The building, a lumber house with a front porch located on N. Big Spring Street near Illinois Avenue, was rebuilt in 1887. Several names are listed on the back of the picture: Clarence Scharbauer, Mary McEntire Vest (Mollie), Doc K. Vase (on the roof), Billy White, Arminta Draper Ellis, Grandpa Jasper Vest, Nancy K. Vest, M. Newton, and Dr. Ellis.
Date: 1886?
Location: 31.999704 -102.078112
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Leona Smith's Public Speaking Class]

Description: Photograph of Leona McCormick Bryant Smith's public speaking class, sitting in the grass in front of a wooden-frame building and a large bush. Two groups of girls are seated, looking onwards at left and right. From left to right, the individuals seated are: unknown boy, Jake Wilkinson, Robert Caldwell (holding unidentified child), Ray Coleman, unknown boy, unknown man.
Date: unknown
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Leona Smith's Expression Class]

Description: Photograph of Leona McCormick Bryant Smith's "expression" class, standing together in four rows in front of a wooden-frame building and a large bush.
Date: unknown
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Midland Machine Shop]

Description: Photograph of the interior garage of Midland's first machine shop in 1909, five workers standing within. A large metal implement hands from a wooden scaffold in the center of the workspace. Makeshift shelves, buckets, spare equipment, ladders, and other miscellaneous items sit on the left wall. The workers are identified by names on the back, locations unspecified: Carl Reeves, Kirby Nutt, John G. Peebles, Will Roller, and Frank Hermann.
Date: 1909
Location: 31.996240 -102.074584
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Midland-Seminole Mail Line]

Description: Photograph of a long car loaded with bags of mail and postmen, en route running a mail line between Midland and Seminole created by the Spaulding brothers. The car is parked on a dirt surface in front of a Cadillac building with four men and a woman in the back. The driver may be Trafton Yarborough.
Date: 1911~
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[C. C. Watson Printing Office]

Description: Photograph of the six staff members of C. C. Watson's Printing Office, located on Marienfeld Street, standing outside a brick and metal building with a wooden shed attached.
Date: [1904..1905]
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Yeakel-Haley Hotel]

Description: Photograph of the Yeakel (Haley) Hotel, a two-story brick building with an overhanging canopy and a sign. The building is lined with a short brick wall, shrubs, and rocks. A water tower and a windmill is partially visible at right. The hotel was demolished in order to expand North Front Street.
Date: [..1913]
Location: 31.995876 -102.074835
Partner: Midland Historical Society
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