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[The Damron Hotel Fire, 4 of 21, Fire Inside the Structure]

Description: This is another view of the spectacular fire that consumed the Damron Hotel on December 22, 1975. The hotel was built as the Colonial Hotel in 1906 by rancher J. T. Holt for his second wife. The name was changed in 1917 when the hotel was traded to Agnew and Bessie Damron . The fire received extensive photographic coverage. Note the height of the flames in this picture, taken in the later stages of the fire.
Date: December 22, 1976
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[Child Weaver]

Description: Photograph of a child weaver kneeling on a mat while her work hangs from a square column as she works on it. To the left of the child is vendors with various items for sale on racks.
Date: [1976..2005]
Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler
Partner: Texas Lutheran University

[Children on a Field Trip]

Description: Photograph of a group of children on a field trip. The group sits on a ledge outside of a white restaurant with wooden doors. The kids hold bags and lunchboxes while smiling at the cameras.
Date: [1976..2005]
Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler
Partner: Texas Lutheran University

[Child Vendor]

Description: Photograph of a child vendor standing on a sidewalk. She wears a pastel plaid dress and brown sandals while holding baskets and other woven trinkets. Cars are parked in the background where a woman steps into the parking lot.
Date: [1976..2005]
Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler
Partner: Texas Lutheran University
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