Joe E. Woodard's Store in Childress in 1925

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Life in Childress County Texas 1850 - 1950

Huge highly-detailed photograph of the interior of Joe E. Woodard's store in Childress Texas in 1925. Joe is in the black hat on the right. In addition to operating his store he also played banjo in a band with his brothers and they often traveled up to two days by wagon to play in barn dances in the Panhandle . . .

. . . Photo courtesy Gary Don Bratcher, Joe Woodward's grandson

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Childress County Unclaimed Estates

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