[A Donkey on 6th Street Mineral Wells, 1916]

Donkeys were still prevalent in 1916, and so were the grass-grown steel tracks of the "Dinky Cars" (Mineral Wells Lakewood Park Scenic Railway which had ceased operations in 1909) on NW 6th Street. The house to the left is probably Colonial Revival--an example of the architecture of this time. The source of the photograph is A. F. Weaver's, "TIME WAS in Mineral Wells..." first edition, 1975, on page 82.
Date: 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Well Drill (open access)

Oil-Well Drill

Patent for an Oil-Well Drill with the "...object of the invention being to provide means to prevent the drill from becoming unscrewed from the drill rod and dropping into the bottom of the well" (lines 12-16).
Date: December 29, 1916
Creator: Parker, Roy B. & Spurlock, Robert C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Company 1, 4th Texas Infantry

Typed under this picture is the legend: "FIFTY YEARS AGO -- Co. 1, 4th Texas Infantry, was patrolling the Mexican Border. The company's home base was in Mineral Wells. Later it was called into federal service and designated as Co. 144th Infantry, 36th Division, with combat duty in France on the Meuse-Argonne Campaign and the Argonne Forest. In the picture is the company pet donkey, about to consume a copy of the Daily Index, on the left is Bill Cameron and right is Spencer Heath. The picture was made in Marathon, Texas in 1916." Bill Cameron was employed in various capacities by the "Mineral Wells Index" newspaper for many years. At the time of his death, 1976, he was its business manager. The image of the donkey chewing on the copy of the "Index" is a favorite picture shown in the "Index" to this day [2013]. It remains the subject of raucous humor in Mineral Wells.
Date: 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pistol- Holster (open access)

Pistol- Holster

Patent for a pistol holder. The holder will secure the pistol in the position that it should be in, at all times.
Date: January 4, 1916
Creator: Parrish, Byron B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Natural gas resources of parts of North Texas (open access)

Natural gas resources of parts of North Texas

Report of the U.S. Army Engineers describing the geography of Natural gas resources of parts of North Texas including the likelihood of floods and benefits of flood control.
Date: 1916
Creator: United States. Department of the Army. Office, Chief of Engineers.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Use of Mud-Laden Fluid in Oil and Gas Wells (open access)

The Use of Mud-Laden Fluid in Oil and Gas Wells

From Introduction: "Technical Paper 66 deals with the mud-laden fluid process in general and No. 68 with its application in Oklahoma. Rather than reprint these publications, it has been considered advisable to replace them with the present report, which includes the results of more recent investigations. The methods of using mud-laden fluid are an outgrowth of the rotary drilling system, which was developed in Texas and later employed in Louisiana and California."
Date: 1916
Creator: Lewis, James O. & McMurray, William F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Natural Gas Resources of Parts of North Texas (open access)

Natural Gas Resources of Parts of North Texas

Article about Natural Gas Reserves production and Consumption in Dallas, Fort Worth in Texas
Date: February 1916
Creator: Shaw, E. W. (Eugene Wesley) & Matson, George Charlton
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 237, Ed. 1 Monday, October 16, 1916 (open access)

The Daily Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 237, Ed. 1 Monday, October 16, 1916

Daily newspaper from Weatherford, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 16, 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 189, Ed. 1 Monday, August 21, 1916 (open access)

The Daily Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 189, Ed. 1 Monday, August 21, 1916

Daily newspaper from Weatherford, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 21, 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 59, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 21, 1916 (open access)

The Daily Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 59, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 21, 1916

Daily newspaper from Weatherford, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 21, 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 100, Ed. 1 Monday, May 8, 1916 (open access)

The Daily Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 100, Ed. 1 Monday, May 8, 1916

Daily newspaper from Weatherford, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 8, 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 217, Ed. 1 Friday, September 22, 1916 (open access)

The Daily Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 217, Ed. 1 Friday, September 22, 1916

Daily newspaper from Weatherford, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 22, 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 106, Ed. 1 Monday, May 15, 1916 (open access)

The Daily Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 106, Ed. 1 Monday, May 15, 1916

Daily newspaper from Weatherford, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 15, 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 110, Ed. 1 Friday, May 19, 1916 (open access)

The Daily Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 110, Ed. 1 Friday, May 19, 1916

Daily newspaper from Weatherford, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 19, 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 185, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 16, 1916 (open access)

The Daily Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 185, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 16, 1916

Daily newspaper from Weatherford, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 16, 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 60, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 22, 1916 (open access)

The Daily Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 60, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 22, 1916

Daily newspaper from Weatherford, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 22, 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 115, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 25, 1916 (open access)

The Daily Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 115, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 25, 1916

Daily newspaper from Weatherford, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 25, 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 116, Ed. 1 Friday, May 26, 1916 (open access)

The Daily Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 116, Ed. 1 Friday, May 26, 1916

Daily newspaper from Weatherford, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 26, 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 120, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 31, 1916 (open access)

The Daily Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 120, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 31, 1916

Daily newspaper from Weatherford, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 31, 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 34, Ed. 1 Monday, February 21, 1916 (open access)

The Daily Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 34, Ed. 1 Monday, February 21, 1916

Daily newspaper from Weatherford, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 21, 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 104, Ed. 1 Friday, May 12, 1916 (open access)

The Daily Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 104, Ed. 1 Friday, May 12, 1916

Daily newspaper from Weatherford, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 12, 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 199, Ed. 1 Friday, September 1, 1916 (open access)

The Daily Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 199, Ed. 1 Friday, September 1, 1916

Daily newspaper from Weatherford, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 1, 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 188, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 19, 1916 (open access)

The Daily Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 188, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 19, 1916

Daily newspaper from Weatherford, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 19, 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 226, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 3, 1916 (open access)

The Daily Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 226, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 3, 1916

Daily newspaper from Weatherford, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 3, 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History