The gorgeous view from the bus heading
down to Claude on a cloudy Saturday
morning.
The gorgeous view from the bus heading
down to Claude on a cloudy Saturday
morning.
Executive Director of the Armstrong
County Museum, Tom Novak greeted us in
the meeting area of the Visitor's
Center, and gave a little overview of
the history of how the Goodnight House
and related buildings were preserved.
Montie Goodin, whose father Cleo Hubbard
was foreman of the Goodnight Ranch,
shared her family's history with the
historic Texas ranch.
Front of the impressive Goodnight House.
The back of the Goodnight House which has a beautiful sleeping porch
on the second floor.
Charles Goodnight is credited with the
invention of the chuckwagon in 1866.
A docent talks about the fireplace and
wallpaper in the living room.
Example of the type of dress Mrs.
Goodnight might have worn.
Example of one of the transom windows
above a doorway in the Goodnight House.
Stained glass inserts in the front door
and the transom window above.
The second floor room referred to as the
Ballroom currently houses an example of
quiltmaking.
One of the beds in the house. This one
was donated to the Goodnight Center and
is not original to the house itself.
Exterior of the 1915 Gem Theatre which
continues to host theatrical and musical
performances.
A view of the interior of the Gem Theatre
taken from the stage.
Some of the exhibits
on display at the Armstrong County
Historical Museum.
A fabulous
artwork in the shape of a buffalo with
scenes painted on it related to the
history of the Goodnight Ranch.
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