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[Panoramic Photograph of Mineral Wells]
Panoramic photograph of Mineral Wells taken from Southwest Mountain looking southeast. The ice plant is visible in the right center of this picture, but other landmarks have not been identified.
Date:
January 11, 1919
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mineral Wells High School
We have here a view from the south of Mineral Wells' High School, built in 1915 at 101 NW 5th Avenue. This side of the building faces W. Hubbard Street. The tower atop the West Ward School can be seen below the skyline, and to the left, above the high school. (The West Ward school was torn down in 1930.)
Date:
1915?/1930?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[A House in Mineral Wells]
Writing on the side of the negative reads: "Vance Villa, Jan. 10, 1919, Mineral Wells." (The 1914 Mineral Wells City Directory lists Vance Villa at 811 N. College, which is now NW 5th Avenue. Mineral Wells actually did have a school in the 1890's, located at the corner of 5th Avenue and Hubbard Street.) This picture is one of 17 (4"X4") negatives that were found in an envelope from Charles W. Simonds (Route 5, Box 43, Norman, Oklahoma, 73069) and addressed to A.F. Weaver Photography. It is postmarked "Aug. 4, 1975." Some telephone numbers and the remark: "Father - C.W. Simonds (Clarence Winfield)" also appeared on the envelope.
Date:
January 10, 1919
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Train at Mineral Wells, Texas]
Photograph of a train engine at Mineral Wells, Texas. No other cars are attached to the engine.
Date:
1912
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[A Love Story of Mineral Wells]
This photograph appears to be a fragment of the cover of an advertising booklet that includes the fiction "A Love Story of Mineral Wells", by Mamie Wynn Cox. Her fiction was first published in 1911. Four libraries worldwide claim possession of a copy of it. The complete booklet is available by flipping through the page by selecting "next" above the photographs. The cover shows a lady holding a handful of dominoes, which was probably meant to establish a connection to Mineral Wells, Dominoes once being a popular pastime in the city. The game of 42 (named after the number of points that could be scored in a game) was invented in Garner, seven miles east of Mineral Wells. For readers interested in obtaining a copy of the fiction, the Dewey Number of it is 833; the Library of Congress Call Number is PS 3505.O97
Date:
1915?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Carlsbad Well, Mineral Wells, Texas
The Texas Carlsbad Well, located at 415 NW 1st Avenue (west of the Crazy Water Well and Drinking Pavilion), is shown here. A more modern brick building was added to this wooden pavilion in 1909; both structures are visible in pictures taken during a Woodmen of the World convention in 1911. (Note: The newer Carlsbad building was taken over by the Crazy Hotel for its Laundry and Dry Cleaning when the second Carlsbad Pavilion shut down operations during World War II.)
Date:
1910?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Carlisle House, Mineral Wells, Texas
The Carlisle House was owned and managed by Mrs. A[lexander] E[mmett] Carlisle, after the death of her husband in 1911. It was one of the largest hotels of its day, boasting sixty rooms. It was destroyed in a fire on July 4, 1914. The Abilene "Reporter" of July 5, 1914 reports that fire began its course at the Tourist Hotel (located, at the time, at 315 NW 4th street). It spread to the New Hazel Hotel (at 305 NW 4th Street), took in the Harrel House, (at 301 NW 4th street), the Lake Charles, Louisiana (511 NW 2nd Street), and the Burk House, 601 NW 3rd Avenue, as well as seven houses that were not hotels. The fire was so thorough that in 1921, the area was still devoid of buildings. It was on this site that Mordecai Ham (he who converted Billy Graham) put up a tent for a revival on March 23, 1927. He accepted the position of pastor at the First Baptist Church in Oklahoma City on June 19, 1927. He remained in that position until June 16, 1929, when he returned to the revival circuit. The Carlisle House was located in the same block as the …
Date:
1913?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hotel Damron, Mineral Wells, Texas
This picture shows a post-card view of the Damron Hotel in Mineral Wells, Texas. It was built in 1906 as The Colonial Hotel by rancher J.T. Holt, a rancher whose ranch of five thousand acres was near Mineral Wells. Nonetheless, she would not live in the country. The hotel was traded around 1917 to Agnew and Bessie Damron. The hotel burned completely in 1978.
Date:
1918~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Mineral Wells' First Police Department]
Mineral Wells' first Police Department is shown on horseback here. On the far left is Jim Barrett, Chief, and in the middle is Paul Granbury. The man on the right remains unknown. This photograph comes from A. F. Weaver's, "TIME WAS In Mineral Wells", page 153. The picture appears to have been taken at the photographer's souvenir picture stand on the donkey trail about halfway up East Mountain. J. C. McClure, an early photographer, first owned the donkeys for the trail; but he was killed while riding a wild stallion on Oak Avenue. J. L. Young and his wife took over the photographer's stand. They built a rock house, here as a background, for souvenir pictures. In 1895, a policeman (C.M. Harris) was appointed as City Marshall." A night watchman (A. Scott) was also appointed. Their respective duties were primarily fire prevention and keeping livestock from roaming the streets; and seeing to it that businesses were properly locked up. Boys under the age of 17 were forbidden from roaming the streets at night (under pain of a $10 fine). C.M. Harris was elected to his position in 1896, at a salary of $60 per month. In 1889, upon the sudden …
Date:
1910?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mineral Wells 1912 Sheet 14
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Mineral Wells in Palo Pinto County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1912
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mineral Wells 1912 Sheet 6
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Mineral Wells in Palo Pinto County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1912
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mineral Wells 1912 Sheet 1
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Mineral Wells in Palo Pinto County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1912
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mineral Wells 1912 Sheet 5
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Mineral Wells in Palo Pinto County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1912
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mineral Wells 1912 Sheet 12
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Mineral Wells in Palo Pinto County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1912
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mineral Wells 1912 Sheet 16
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Mineral Wells in Palo Pinto County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1912
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mineral Wells 1912 Sheet 13
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Mineral Wells in Palo Pinto County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1912
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mineral Wells 1912 Sheet 2
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Mineral Wells in Palo Pinto County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1912
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mineral Wells 1912 Sheet 17
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Mineral Wells in Palo Pinto County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1912
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mineral Wells 1912 Sheet 21
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Mineral Wells in Palo Pinto County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1912
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mineral Wells 1912 Sheet 20
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Mineral Wells in Palo Pinto County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1912
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mineral Wells 1912 Sheet 4
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Mineral Wells in Palo Pinto County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1912
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mineral Wells 1912 Sheet 11
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Mineral Wells in Palo Pinto County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1912
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mineral Wells 1912 Sheet 8
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Mineral Wells in Palo Pinto County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1912
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mineral Wells 1912 Sheet 18
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Mineral Wells in Palo Pinto County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1912
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History