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Three Railroads to Mineral Wells (open access)

Three Railroads to Mineral Wells

A pamphlet, containing a brief history of the Weatherford, Mineral Wells and Northwestern Railway, the Gulf and Brazos Valley Railway, and the Gulf, Texas and Western Railway is shown here. It has a map of rail routes, photographs, and copies of schedules with ticket prices.
Date: 1976
Creator: Payne, H. L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lake Mineral Wells State Park [Rack Card] (open access)

Lake Mineral Wells State Park [Rack Card]

Card advertising Lake Mineral Wells State Park with brief descriptive information and a summary of activities, facilities, and other features of the location.
Date: August 2013
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Souvenir Views of Mineral Wells, Texas (open access)

Souvenir Views of Mineral Wells, Texas

Shown here is a bottle-shaped souvenir of Mineral Wells. It consists of fourteen folios, showing various views of the attractions found in Mineral Wells. The clothing of the people photographed suggests a date of the early twentieth century.
Date: unknown
Creator: Yeager Drug Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[A Brochure, Titled "Mineral Wells - A Town Built on Water"] (open access)

[A Brochure, Titled "Mineral Wells - A Town Built on Water"]

One side of a fold-out brochure produced by the Mineral Wells Chamber of Commerce, probably during the City's centennial year, 1981 is shown here. On the reverse side is a statement: "Mineral Wells, a Texas Main Street City, looks back over a century of history rich with the tales of early day ranching and the discovery of mineral water and its medicinal qualities." Color photographs of the city and its scenic area landmarks are contained in the brochure, along with a listing of some annual local activities.
Date: 1981~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Camp Wolters, Infantry Replacement Training Center, Mineral Wells, Texas (open access)

Camp Wolters, Infantry Replacement Training Center, Mineral Wells, Texas

This booklet gives an overview of the camp at Fort Wolters including the facilities, activities, and general rules. It also includes sketched maps of the camp.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Birds of Lake Mineral Wells State Park & Trailway: A Field Checklist (open access)

Birds of Lake Mineral Wells State Park & Trailway: A Field Checklist

This is a checklist of bird species found at the Lake Mineral Wells State Park.
Date: April 2015
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Famous Mineral Water   "At the Sign of of the Old Well" (open access)

Famous Mineral Water "At the Sign of of the Old Well"

Shown here is the title page of a booklet, about 6 3/16" by 3 7/16", of eight folios extolling the virtues of the waters obtainable in Mineral Wells. An analysis of the mineral water, a notarized statement by one J[asper] C. Liles (1873-1931), attesting to the purity of the water, and a brief description of the method by which the water is obtained, adorn the first two folios. An advertisement for Dismuke's Pronto-Lax (Complete with an illustration of a specimen bottle) fills the bottom of folio 2, verso. The rest of the booklet is given over to letters from satisfied customers, attesting to the efficacy of the waters in the alleviation of various complaints. The booklet ends with a notice of where to obtain Dismuke's Pronto-lax should it not be found locally. Finally, a violet stamp reading: Mrs. Dola Blaffer 3412 Knight Street Phone 5-6602 Dallas, Tex." fills out the final page. A colophon at the very bottom reads: "Hendrix Printing Co. Mineral Wells, Texas."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sangcura Sprudel Water (open access)

Sangcura Sprudel Water

A pamphlet advertising "Sangcura Sprudel Water," describing the various uses of the mineral water and the salts derived by evaporating the water is shown here.
Date: 1900
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Landowners Guide to Plugging Abandoned Water Wells (open access)

Landowners Guide to Plugging Abandoned Water Wells

Document outlining the hazards of abandoned wells and discussing the best methods for plugging abandoned water wells for landowners.
Date: April 1999
Creator: Texas Groundwater Protection Committee
System: The Portal to Texas History
Landowner's Guide to Plugging Abandoned Water Wells (open access)

Landowner's Guide to Plugging Abandoned Water Wells

This publication contains information on the hazards associated with abandoned wells, including groundwater contamination.
Date: March 2010
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Texas Groundwater Protection Committee.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crazy Hotel:  Formal Opening Menu (open access)

Crazy Hotel: Formal Opening Menu

This photograph shows a SOUVENIR MENU on the occasion of the formal opening of the Crazy Hotel on March 11, 1927. The hotel, now [2008] a retirement hotel, is still located on the corner of N. Oak Avenue and NW 3rd Street, Mineral Wells, Texas. It was closed as a retirement hotel, under a considerable cloud, in 2010.
Date: 1927
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Camera Trip Through Camp Wolters (open access)

A Camera Trip Through Camp Wolters

Shown here is a booklet of 15 folios, 9 1/4" x 6 1/8", detailing life for the inmates of Camp Wolters. The booklet displays no copyright date, but the illustrations strongly suggest World War II. The booklet is in poor condition, and it is probably perishing from old age.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 41 (open access)

Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 41

Bulletin issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture compiling selected articles from the Agricultural Experiment Stations. This bulletin contains articles on: Wells and Pure Water, Phosphates and Soil Acidity, Pure Seed v. Poor Seed, Disease-Resistant Clover, Eradication of Wild Mustard, Sterilization of Soils for Preventing Plant Diseases, Seedless Tomatoes, Pickling Olives and Mock Olives, Hay Box or Fireless Cooker, Insect Enemies of Shade Trees, Feeding Whole Grain, Improvement of Cattle, Ventilation of Stables, Hog Cots, Preserving Eggs, and American Camembert Cheese.
Date: 1907
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Small Irrigation Pumping Plants (open access)

Small Irrigation Pumping Plants

"Throughout the United States are many farms, parts or all of which could be irrigated by pumping from either ponds or streams or farm wells. This bulletin is intended to furnish owners or operators of such farms with information that will give them some indication of initial and operating costs and enable them to determine whether soil and water suitable for irrigation are available and what kind of irrigation plant and equipment will be most satisfactory for their purpose. Having examined these factors, a farmer can decide whether irrigation is likely to be profitable on his farm." -- p. i
Date: 1940
Creator: Rohwer, Carl & Lewis, M. R. (Mortimer Reed), 1886-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Forts Trail Region: Exploring the Heritage of West Central Texas (open access)

Texas Forts Trail Region: Exploring the Heritage of West Central Texas

Travel guide giving brief historical coverage on significant dates in towns' creation for each city located within the Forts Trail Region. Towns are listed alphabetically with each accompanied by one or two photographs. Map of cities, interstates, forts, and the Texas Fort Trail is included near the beginning.
Date: April 2010
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ride the Texas Forts Trail (open access)

Ride the Texas Forts Trail

Fold-out pamphlet containing a map of the scenic travel trail roads in the Forts Trail heritage region with descriptions of the towns, landmarks, and other features on the route.
Date: 1979
Creator: Texas. Travel and Information Division.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Program for Parnell Tommy Lee Broome, Sr., November 8, 2016] (open access)

[Funeral Program for Parnell Tommy Lee Broome, Sr., November 8, 2016]

Funeral program for Parnell Tommy Lee Broome, Sr., born June 22, 1942 and died October 29, 2016. The funeral was held November 8, 2016 at Calvary Baptist Church, officiated by Rev. Kevin L. Nelson. Funeral arrangements were made through the Lewis Funeral Home and he was buried in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: November 8, 2016
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bike Texas: A Complete Guide to the Best Trails of Texas State Parks (open access)

Bike Texas: A Complete Guide to the Best Trails of Texas State Parks

Booklet listing the trails in Texas state parks that are "best" for biking, providing difficulty ratings, brief descriptions, locations, and park contact information for each trail.
Date: February 2006
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas: Facts and Imaginary Tour (open access)

Texas: Facts and Imaginary Tour

Booklet providing a very brief overview of Texas history, with a "tour" of cities, landmarks, and tourist destinations to be found on major highways in the state. Index starts after page 41.
Date: unknown
Creator: Texas. Highway Department. Traffic Services Division.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Path of Flight: Practical Information About Navigation of Private Aircraft (open access)

Path of Flight: Practical Information About Navigation of Private Aircraft

Manual compiled by the Civil Aeronautics Administration to provide private pilots with essential information on aircraft navigation.
Date: 1958
Creator: United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas State Park Guide, 2016 (open access)

Texas State Park Guide, 2016

Guide to Texas State Parks providing information about the various parks, camping tips, and the available activities in each park.
Date: May 2016
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Public Campgrounds: A guide to federal, state and local government administered facilities (open access)

Texas Public Campgrounds: A guide to federal, state and local government administered facilities

This report provides the information about the campgrounds that are listed under the nearest city name.
Date: 1996
Creator: Texas. Travel and Information Division.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fog (open access)

Fog

This booklet gives an overview of fog as it relates to aviation. According to the scope notes on the title page, it includes information about "Types of fog and factors for formation and dissipation; flight procedures when fog has been forecasted or encountered en route"; and the en-route weather aids available to the aviator." The text also has self-evaluation questions printed throughout, with the answers printed on the last page.
Date: January 1970
Creator: Turgeon; Sukalski & Maerk, A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Marching On: The Conquest Campaign of Texas Baptists (open access)

Marching On: The Conquest Campaign of Texas Baptists

Text discussing the progress of the "Conquest Campaign" started to raise money to offset the debts of the missionary, educational, and benevolent work of the Baptist General Convention of Texas. It includes an overview of the financial crisis of the organization and statements regarding the work of Baptists in Texas including Baptist universities and other schools, hospitals, foreign missions, and other aspects of the campaign.
Date: 1927~
Creator: Conquest Campaign of Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History