Photo History of Wortham

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Original Bounds Hardware Bldg.

Sign Side Bldg.

Busy Downtown Main Street

Another View Main Street

First Jail

Post Office-Bldg to left formerly Jenkins Grocery

Old Gym Bldg.

Date Marker

Present Day Tower

Old Water Tower Early 1900's

Humble Pipeline

Oil Rig

Drilling for oil in front yard

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Wortham High 1911-1940

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Wortham School - 1909-1911

 

Oil Field Workers 1928

      Wildcatter and his rig

Oil Gusher on Wortham Rig

View of Rigs At Peak Production

View Downtown & Oil Rig

Wortham Downtown at height oil boom

   
   
   

          

Pictured on front page of April 2, 1958 Wortrham newspaper

is Christine LeFevre, formerly Bounds on the occasion of her runner up

in the 1958 Mrs. America pageant. Christine was runner up as well in 1960.

She is posed with ironing, apron making, and cooking which were three

of the categories in addition to beauty and social graces.

 

                                    

 

 

 

                                                                                    

                                                                                   

                 

               

             

                                              

   

 

 

 

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