Old Pyote Photos

 

Some of these pictures were sent in by people who have links to Pyote. Some are from the Pyote Museum.

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Contributed by Cal D. Pigman, grandson of Albert D. Pigman.

Corner_Grocery.jpg (37030 bytes)

This was Ruby & C. B.  Bennett's Grocery Store during WWII
From the Pyote Museum

Identified by Clifford Reid
He is Ruby's son

Man Plowing.jpg (56016 bytes)

Farmer, his horses & wagon
From the Pyote Museum

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From the Pyote Museum
The Post Office was in the lobby of the old burned out hotel north of the RR tracks.
The partial building on the right was an abandoned gas station and garage.
The Town Constable was Tom Bowen, his chase car was a Ford V8 coupe'

Identified by Clifford Reid
Nov. 5, 2005

Pyote Street One.jpg (322235 bytes)

From left to right - Aztec Cafe (Joe White Field), Pyote Drug Store (Fred McCue), Bus Depot, Pool Hall (skip next two buildings) Tom X. Bowens Office & Bar. Texas & Pacific Railroad tracks in foreground. Highway 80 (runs east and west) divides the tracks and buildings. Monahans is to the east and Pecos is west.

Pyote Street 2.JPG (24303 bytes)

Camera is facing east, toward Monahans. On the left is the Texas & Pacific R. R. Depot. On the right is the Shell Service Station. The next building to the east is Sitton's Grocery. To the right would be the corner (northeast) of Rattle Snake Air Force Base.

Pyote Street 4.JPG (20232 bytes)

 

The camera is facing west, toward Pecos. On the left, starting left to right are Joe Whitefields Dance Hall & Bar, Aztec Cafe, Drug Store, Pool Hall & Barber Shop, Tom Bowen's Office and Bar (notice radio antenna - Tom was the Sheriff) Movie Theatre and then Goetcher's Texace Service Station. The road that turn right goes to the Hight School and then on to Wink.

 

Pyote Street 3.JPG (22974 bytes)

 

On the right - Railroad Station. The two story building on the right is the Movie Theatre. And then Goetcher's Texaco Station.

The above 4 pictures and information from Buster Yarbrough

T & P depot.JPG (87887 bytes)

The T & P Railroad Depot. Taken from across the street at the bus station.

Sitton garage.JPG (108448 bytes)

The Sitton Garage. Picture taken from across the street at the T & P Railroad Depot.

Ward Co. Equiip. barn.jpg (103390 bytes)

Ward County Equipment Barn. Picture taken from across the street at the Methodist Church.

T&P railroad depot.jpg (133311 bytes)

T & P Railroad depot. Picture taken from behind the Greyhound Bus Station.

The above 4 pictures submitted by Arthur P. "Buster" Yarbrough.

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December 16, 2003

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