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[Marfa Family]

In this photograph, several people are standing on an unpaved road against a wooden fence which encloses a house and yard. In the foreground there are seven people, from left to right: a young boy dresed casually; an older gentleman dressed in a suit and tie holding his hat at his side; a young child dressed in white sitting on a fence post and being held by a woman in a white dress; a second woman, also in a white dress and holding a baby; and another man, also dressed in a suit and tie, wear… more

Date: 1914

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Portrait of a Private]

This photograph is a portrait of a young man (visible from the waist up) wearing the uniform of a private in World War I. The jacket of his uniform has pins on the collar and the buttons have an imprint on them. The uniform also includes a hat that has cords knotted around the brim. The photograph is mounted in a dark-colored frame which has a name handwritten on the back "Graves Bogel."

Date: 1914~/1918~

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[West Texas State Normal College fire]

Photograph of the main building of West Texas State Normal College burning in 1914. The building is shown from the front with a large column of smoke rising from the center of the structure. A crowd stands watching, with objects that were rescued from the building.

Date: March 25, 1914

Partner: Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum

Bovina, Tex., Nov. 1914

Photograph of a group of students and a teacher in Bovina, Texas. The group is posed in front of a brick building, probably the school. The teacher is standing in the back row in the center. The photograph is attached to a card and beneath the picture is a handwritten note, "To mama, from John." On the back is written, "John in first grade."

Date: November 1914

Partner: Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum

[Ruins of the West Texas State Normal College building]

Photograph of the ruins of the administration building of West Texas State Normal College in 1914 after a fire burned it nearly to the ground. Parts of the walls and a chimney are all that remain. A water tower stands in the background.

Date: 1914

Partner: Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum

[West Texas State Normal College fire]

Photograph of the West Texas State Normal College building burning. A plume of smoke rises from the building, and the walls are still intact. Spectators are clustered around the building, as are horses and buggies, automobiles and bicycles.

Date: March 25, 1914

Partner: Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum

[Football players for West Texas State Normal College]

Photograph of football players for West Texas State Normal College. They are posed in three rows before a wood wall. They are wearing plain jerseys, football pants, dark socks and shoes. A player in the middle row is holding the football. The coach, dressed in a suit, is seated at the right end in the middle row. The players are identified on the reverse of the photograph: Back row (l to r): John Renfro, Boyce Eidson, G. C. Childers, Honas Carey, _____ Black, J. Pat Ator, Earl Sparks. Middle ro… more

Date: 1914

Partner: Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum

Wayside, Tex.

Photograph of the Wayside School at Wayside, Texas. A group of students and teachers are posed in the front of the school. The building is built from textured concrete blocks. It has a hip roof with a deck surrounded by a low railing. The entryway is covered, the roof supported by two square columns. On the reverse of the photograph is written, "Wayside - $3000 concrete block, 20 miles from R.R.; 30 miles from Courthouse. Most interested in Farm Demonstration & Community Welfare Club work."

Date: March 5, 1914

Creator: Carr, S. C.

Partner: Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum

Lakeview School, Armstrong Co., Tex., 3-5-14

Photograph of a small group of adults and children posed in front of the Lakeview School in Armstrong County, Texas. The wooden frame school building has a pitched roof and a double-door entryway flanked by windows. Projecting from each side of this section of the building are wings. The people stand in a loose group in the entryway, with others seated on the step and on the ground. A note on the reverse reads, "Lakeview - nine miles from town - A two-teacher school which is the centre of neig… more

Date: March 5, 1914

Creator: Carr

Partner: Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum

[West Texas State Normal College fire]

Photograph of the West Texas State Normal College building burning. A large cloud of black smoke is rising from the structure. There a small group of spectators, with a line drawn on the image to one individual, identified as "me." To the right of the structure is a water tower.

Date: March 25, 1914

Partner: Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum

[Ruins of West Texas State Normal College]

Photograph of the ruins of the West Texas State Normal College building after its March 25, 1914, fire. The wall of one end of the building is intact, while the front wall has partially collapsed. People stand in front of the building and on the road leading to it. A horse and buggy are on the road. On the reverse is written "These walls have all fallen in now."

Date: 1914

Partner: Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum

Fairview School, Armstrong Co., Tex.

Photograph of of the Fairview School in Armstrong County, Texas. The school is a wood frame building with a pitched roof. In front of the school, students are posed in groups according to age, most seated on the ground, with a few standing. An adult male, probably a teacher, stands near the center rear of the children.

Date: November 18, 1914

Partner: Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum

[West Texas State Normal College fire]

Photograph of the fire that destroyed the main building at West Texas State Normal College in Canyon, Texas. The fire has spread throughout the building, and the roof and upper story of the front facade have collapsed. Heavy smoke rises from the building.

Date: March 25, 1914

Partner: Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum

Joseph A. Thompson

Photograph of Joseph A. Thompson wearing the baseball uniform of West Texas State Normal College. He is standing in an open field, and wears a baseball glove on his left hand.

Date: [1914..1918]

Partner: Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum

"Sheep sheds," 1914

Photograph of temporary buildings, or "shacks," that were used as classrooms and administration offices after the West Texas State Normal College building was destroyed by fire in 1914. Two one-story unpainted frame buildings are visible, with a windmill in the foreground. Two or three men are standing between the two buildings, one of them identified as Dr. J. A. Hill.

Date: 1914

Partner: Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum

[Ruins of the West Texas State Normal College building]

Photograph of the remains of the main building of West Texas State Normal College after it burned on March 25, 1914. Part of the front facade is visible, showing extensive damage to the walls on all sides.

Date: March 1914

Partner: Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum

[West Texas State Normal College fire]

Photograph of the West Texas State Normal College building burning on March 25, 1914. Huge clouds of smoke are rising above the burning building while groups of people stand and watch.

Date: March 25, 1914

Partner: Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum

[Guard Lock in Sabine-Neches Canal, Texas.]

Guard Lock in Sabine-Neches Canal, Texas. View looking south between head bay walls, showing piles being driven for miter wall. October 19, 1914.

Date: October 19, 1914

Partner: Dallas Historical Society

[U.S. Engineers field office at Port Arthur, Texas.]

Oct 19-1914. View across the Sabine-Neches Canal showing the U.S. Engineers field office at Port Arthur, Texas.

Date: October 19, 1914

Partner: Dallas Historical Society

[Guard Lock in Sabine-Neches Canal, Texas.]

Guard Lock in Sabine-Neches Canal, Texas. View looking north, showing east head bay wall complete, and west head bay wall under construction. October 19, 1914.

Date: October 19, 1914

Partner: Dallas Historical Society

[Guard Lock in Sabine-Neches Canal, Texas.]

Guard Lock in Sabine-Neches Canal, Texas. View looking north, showing east head bay wall complete, and west head bay wall under construction. October 19, 1914.

Date: October 19, 1914

Partner: Dallas Historical Society

[Guard Lock in Sabine-Neches Canal, Texas.]

Guard Lock in Sabine-Neches Canal, Texas. View looking east, showing condition of head bay walls. October 19, 1914.

Date: October 19, 1914

Partner: Dallas Historical Society

[Sabine-Neches Canal, Texas, Guard Lock.]

Sabine-Neches Canal, Texas, Guard Lock. View looking down stream, showing excavation for head bay walls. February 26, 1914.

Date: February 26, 1914

Partner: Dallas Historical Society

[Sabine-Neches Canal Guard Lock]

Sabine-Neches Canal Guard Lock. View from land side showing excavation for head bay walls. February 26, 1914.

Date: February 28, 1914

Partner: Dallas Historical Society

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