Mineral Wells Reporter (Mineral Wells, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 16, 1978 (open access)

Mineral Wells Reporter (Mineral Wells, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 16, 1978

Weekly newspaper from Mineral Wells, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 16, 1978
Creator: Purefoy, Royce
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mineral Wells Index (Mineral Wells, Tex.), Vol. [], No. [], Ed. 1 Monday, October 2, 1972 (open access)

Mineral Wells Index (Mineral Wells, Tex.), Vol. [], No. [], Ed. 1 Monday, October 2, 1972

Daily newspaper from Mineral Wells, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 2, 1972
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Followup Mineral Wells] (open access)

[News Script: Followup Mineral Wells]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: January 7, 1971, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Mineral Wells] (open access)

[News Script: Mineral Wells]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: March 28, 1972, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Panoramic Photograph of Mineral Wells]

Panoramic photograph of East Hubbard Street, taken from Welcome Mountain, showing Elmwood cemetery.
Date: August 10, 1974
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Panoramic Photograph of Mineral Wells]

Panoramic photograph of the Baker Hotel and First United Methodist Church (in front), taken from Welcome Mountain.
Date: August 10, 1974
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Panoramic Photograph of Mineral Wells]

Panoramic photograph of the city from Welcome Mountain. Elmwood Cemetery is visible in the upper left part of the picture.
Date: August 10, 1974
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Panoramic Photograph of Mineral Wells]

Panoramic photo taken from West Mountain, looking toward East Mountain over North Oak Street in Mineral Wells. The Convention Center, Box Factory, and The Crazy Water Hotel are visible. Native plants are visible in the foreground.
Date: August 10, 1974
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Panoramic Photograph of Mineral Wells]

Panoramic photo of Mineral Wells,is shown, looking southwest from East Mountain over the First National Bank (now Bank of America).
Date: August 10, 1974
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Panoramic Photograph of Mineral Wells]

Panoramic photograph of Mineral Wells, looking east from West Mountain. The Baker Hotel and First National Bank (now Bank of America) are visible in center of photograph. Native plants are pictured in the left of photograph.
Date: August 10, 1974
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Panoramic Photograph of Mineral Wells]

Photograph of a panoramic view of northwest Mineral Wells from West Mountain, looking toward East Mountain. Included in photograph are the Convention Center, the Box Factory, and the Crazy Water Hotel.
Date: August 10, 1974
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
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.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mineral Wells Heritage Association, 1975]

This picture immortalizes the signing of the 25-year lease at $25 per year of the 1884 Little Rock School building for the purpose of establishing it as a museum. Pictured, left to right are: A. F. Weaver, President of the Mineral Wells Heritage Association; L. Gordon Nelson, Vice President; Mrs. Gordon Nelson, Chairperson for the Restoration Committee. Seated is Bill Hall, Superintendent of Mineral Wells Schools. The photograph was taken in July, 1975. The Little Rock School, in 2007, remains a museum dedicated to the preservation of the History of Mineral Wells. This picture appears in "Time Was in Mineral Wells...." on page 173.
Date: July 1, 1975
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lake Mineral Wells, 2 of 4]

The dam of Lake Mineral Wells is shown here during a flood, March 1976. A large area of Palo Pinto and Parker counties received heavy rains (up to 7.2 inches in places) during a three-day period. The road directly below the dam was entirely under water, and the effect of water flowing over the road is barely visible. Heavy damage was also reported over a substantial part of the City of Mineral Wells as a result of the downpour.
Date: April 1976
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lake Mineral Wells, 4 of 4: The Spillway]

Shown here is the lower end of the spillway from Lake Mineral Wells after the flood in March 1976. The dam is barely visible at the upper end of the spillway in the middle of the picture. The road directly below the dam is under water, and is not visible in any other pictures of this flood. It suffered such severe damage that it had to be rebuilt.
Date: April 1976
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lake Mineral Wells, 3 of 4: Sign]

A sign in front of the spillway (which was part of the dam for Mineral Wells Lake before it was rebuilt to a higher level during World War Two) says, "Water For Texans."
Date: August 6, 1977
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The Mineral Wells Fire Department in 1975]

Photograph of a group of firefighters posing in front of a firetruck. Shown in the top row are: Rene James, Weldon Hood, Jerry Kidwell, Walter Carter, Jerry Loftis. In the middle row: Eddie Bell, Eldred Fryer, Horace Roe, Bud Smith, Joe Knight, Kenneth Kinder. In the front row: B.H. "Tiny" Gilstrap, Eddie Fryer, Melton Brewton (Chief), Jerry Van Natta, Allen Fryer, Rickey Epperson, Larry Clutts, Louis Clutts, Butch Clutts, Gene Knerr, Davis Light, John Gilbert, Byron Kizziah, Bazil Wright, R.S. Purcell, W.G. Mullins, Sam Smith, Arthur Schulte, Cecil Holifield. Information for these names was taken from the back of photograph.
Date: 1975
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Mineral wells] (open access)

[News Script: Mineral wells]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Lord Louis Mountbatten arriving in Mineral Wells to help dedicate a monument.
Date: October 13, 1972, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Mineral Wells] captions transcript

[News Clip: Mineral Wells]

B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: May 25, 1979, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Mineral Wells] captions transcript

[News Clip: Mineral Wells]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: September 2, 1979, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Mineral Wells] captions transcript

[News Clip: Mineral Wells]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: May 24, 1979, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Mineral wells] (open access)

[News Script: Mineral wells]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: March 5, 1970, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library

[A Mineral Wells plaque]

Photograph of Roy Eaton and another man holding a Mineral Wells plaque with illegible text. A man is standing in between them. They are standing on a Channel 5 set and wearing business suits.
Date: September 25, 1972
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Eaton and a Mineral Wells plaque]

Photograph of Roy Eaton and another man holding a plaque with illegible text. A man is sitting next to them. They are sitting in chairs on a Channel 5 set and wearing business suits. The two men sitting with Eaton have their legs crossed.
Date: September 25, 1972
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library