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Gibson Well, Mineral Wells, Texas
Shown here is an early picture of the Gibson Well drinking pavilion, located in the 700 block of NW 2nd Avenue. Note the horse and buggy. Note also the condition of the (unpaved) street. Finally, please note the "Dinky Car" track in the lower right corner of the picture. The gasoline-powered motor cars traveled at fifteen-minute intervals between the city and Lake Pinto from 1905 to 1909. The tracks remained in place some years after. The Gibson Well pavilion was expanded and a park was added on its west. The Christian Church (built of limestone rocks from the historic cattle pens on Dillingham Prairie) now occupies the entire city block on which the Gibson Well was formerly located.
Date:
1908?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The First Motorcycle in Mineral Wells]
A caption, taken from "Time Was..." by A. F. Weaver, on page 116 states: "Pictured in 1908 is Frank Richards, owner of the first motorcycle bought in Mineral Wells. D. C. Harris owned the second motorcycle." Frank Richards was the manager of the Star Well during Mineral Wells' heyday as a popular health spa, and the boy on the motorbike with him has been identified as his son, Robert Frank Richards. D. C. Harris was the postmaster, and served as Mayor of the city at one time.
Date:
1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Crazy Well at Mineral Wells, Texas
Shown here is the Crazy Well drinking pavilion, as it appeared around 1908, looking at the North and East (back) sides, after remodeling and the removal of a residence. The house was removed still stands at 715 NW 1st Avenue. The photograph was taken across Oak Avenue. Note the top of the first Texas Carlsbad Well in the background.
Date:
1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Henry Selz Family on donkeys in Mineral Wells
The Henry Selz family on donkeys in Mineral Wells. Included are: Henry Selz, Martha Selz (far left), their daughters, Katie(far right), and Lula (younger daughter).
Date:
1908?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a Fire at the Delaware Hotel, Mineral Wells, Texas]
Postcard of the burning of the Delaware Hotel. The town's fire department is trying to extinguish the flames, as seen by the hose leading from the wagons in the bottom right corner of the image. A large crowd is watching the event unfold from the left. Despite the image being black and white, the smoke has a slight red tint to it. The back of the photograph has a handwritten note from the sender that says, "[...] This is the nearest thing to a fire wagon here, so I sent it. [...]"
Date:
June 20, 1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of the Chautauqua Building]
Postcard of the Chautauqua Building in Mineral Wells, Texas. The postcard is addressed to Mr. Halman Cartwright.
Date:
September 8, 1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of the Morris Shephard Dam]
Postcard of the Morris Shephard Dam in Mineral Wells, Texas. The postcard is addressed to Mrs. Laretta Carter of Denton, Texas.
Date:
September 8, 1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from F. W. Hughes to Henry Sayles, June 14, 1908]
Letter from F. W. Hughes to Henry Sayles saying he was not sure it was a good idea to divide his ranch, but supposes it will be easier to sell. Hughes is anxious for the mineral well deed to be in better shape.
Date:
June 14, 1908
Creator:
Hughes, F. W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lithia Wells
The Lithia Wells and Drinking Pavilion was located on the southwest corner of the "Crazy Block." (400 NW 1st Avenue, the current [2008]location of the Crazy Retirement Home). The second Crazy Well Pavilion is the large building the upper left of the photograph. Note the three burros next to the horse. Riding burros up a trail on East Mountain was a popular tourist pastime, in addition to drinking and bathing in the mineral waters. The Mineral Wells Public Library was located in the Lithia Pavilion at one time. See also the preceding picture.
Date:
1908?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The Crazy Well]
The first Crazy drinking pavilion was a small wooden building (in the center foreground of the picture) built over the well that supplied the water. The large two-story wooden structure in the picture was opened on April 14, 1900. This picture, however, was taken in 1908. The wooden pavilion was torn down around 1909, and replaced by a brick structure, commonly called "Crazy Flats", with rooms to rent. The building on the right of the picture (which would be across the street to the west of the Crazy Well) was the Carlsbad drinking pavilion. The tracks in the foreground of the picture were for the Mineral Wells Electric Railway trolley (1907-1913) that ran north-south on Oak Avenue. A second rail system, the Lakewood Park Scenic Railway ("Dinky Cars"), ran parallel to the trolley in this neighborhood but one block west, between the Crazy and Carlsbad pavilions. This picture is from A. F. Weaver, "TIME WAS in Mineral Wells", First Edition, page 10.
Date:
1908?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Carlsbad Well
The Texas Carlsbad Well, 415 N.W. 1st Avenue is illustrated, this picture taken about around 1908. This first Carlsbad pavilion was directly across N.W. 1st Avenue, west of the second Crazy well pavilion. The Mineral Wells Lakewood Park Scenic Railway ran down N.W. 1st Avenue between the two pavilions from 1905 to 1909 providing service each 1/4 hour to Lake Pinto. The "Ben Hur" gasoline-powered motor cars were the last and largest of the "Dinky Cars" in service on the tracks that are visible in this picture. This picture can be found on page 82 of A.F. Weaver's "TIME WAS ... ", first edition. A second pavilion, a modern brick structure, was added in 1909 and the original wooden building was later removed. The second pavilion was taken over by the Crazy Hotel for its Laundry and Dry Cleaning during World War II.
Date:
1908?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[A Mayor's Granddaughter on a Donkey]
A copy of this photograph may be found in A. F. Weaver's, "TIME WAS In Mineral Wells", First Edition, on page 151. The caption reads, "Mary Berta Perry, granddaughter of Mayor Laverty, 1908." Jim Laverty was the first City Marshall of Mineral Wells. He was elected mayor when the City was first incorporated in 1882. The first incorporation was defeated by vote in 1894, and Mineral Wells was reincorporated with G.C. Green as the first elected mayor. This picture was the style of souvenir photograph which local photographer J. C. McClure, first owner of the donkeys, took on an East Mountain path frequented by visitors. Mr. McClure was killed while riding a wild stallion on Oak Avenue. J. L. Young and his wife later owned the photography studio and the donkeys. They later built a log cabin as a scenic backdrop at a photograph stop where the donkey trail crossed a footpath up West Mountain.
Date:
1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The Arch] "Welcome Ye Editors"
This picture of the arch, erected to welcome the members of the Texas Press Association (who held a meeting in the nearby Chautauqua auditorium--visible in the background), was taken from East Hubbard Street, looking North on Mesquite Street. The Texas Press Association held its meeting on May 21-23, 1908. A note with the photograph states "The group of people were attending the Odd Fellows Convention and/or Press Convention." The note also states that "Bill Cameron (Who was an editor of the Mineral Wells Newspaper. He was about 21 at this time) has an Odd Fellows Apron [sic] on. Aprons, however, are not in evidence in the picture. The men are shown assembled under the standard of a lodge (on the right-hand side, whose legend is barely legible), and they are wearing variously-decorated tippets (except, of course, for the man in the center, who is wearing a sash, and the men at the ends, three of whom wear sashes; and the others, who are wearing uniforms, bandoleers and plumed fore-and-aft hats). The organization has been tentatively identified as the Eagles, whose lodge was said to be organized in Mineral Wells in 1906.
Date:
1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Milk-Cooler
Patent for a milk cooler that may be used to keep milk or other food items chilled without the use of ice. Illustrations included
Date:
June 2, 1908
Creator:
Hay, Perrie
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Extracting Oil
Patent for a device for extracting cotton seed oil which ensures even cooking of the seeds by constant stirring.
Date:
January 14, 1908
Creator:
Lauerman, Vandy Joseph
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The Carlsbad Well: Second Building]
The original Carlsbad water pavilion, a two-story wooden building at 415 NW 1st Avenue (directly across the street and west of the Crazy pavilion) was built in the mid-1890's. This second pavilion, a red-brick building, replaced the original one at the same location. The Mineral Wells Scenic Railway ran its gasoline-powered "Dinky Cars" from 1905 to 1909 each quarter-hour on tracks that led north on N.W. 1st Avenue, and turned west on NW 6th Street. The Ben Hur was the last and largest of the "Dinky Cars". This picture was taken before the stained glass windows were installed in the pavilion, and before the Dinky Car tracks were removed. The pavilion was taken over by the Crazy Hotel for its laundry and dry cleaning in the 1930's after the Carlsbad closed.
Date:
1908?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Wellston News. (Wellston, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, April 24, 1908
Weekly newspaper from Wellston, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
April 24, 1908
Creator:
Wells, Alfred J.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Wellston News (Wellston, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, September 18, 1908
Weekly newspaper from Wellston, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 18, 1908
Creator:
Wells, Alfred J.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Wellston News (Wellston, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, December 18, 1908
Weekly newspaper from Wellston, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 18, 1908
Creator:
Wells, Alfred J.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Wellston News (Wellston, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, October 16, 1908
Weekly newspaper from Wellston, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
October 16, 1908
Creator:
Wells, Alfred J.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Wellston News (Wellston, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, July 17, 1908
Weekly newspaper from Wellston, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 17, 1908
Creator:
Wells, Alfred J.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Wellston News (Wellston, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, November 6, 1908
Weekly newspaper from Wellston, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 6, 1908
Creator:
Wells, Alfred J.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Wellston News (Wellston, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, September 25, 1908
Weekly newspaper from Wellston, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 25, 1908
Creator:
Wells, Alfred J.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Wellston News (Wellston, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, September 11, 1908
Weekly newspaper from Wellston, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 11, 1908
Creator:
Wells, Alfred J.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History