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[The Damron Hotel Fire, 12 of 21: Numerous Fire Hoses Lying in Front of the Hotel]
Another view of the front entrance to the Damron Hotel at 109 W. Hubbard during the earlier stages of the fire that completely destroyed it on December 22, 1975. Debris from the burning hotel wafted as far as seven blocks from the burning building. No major injuries were reported. The spectacular Holiday fire that destroyed the hotel received extensive photographic coverage.
Date:
December 22, 1975
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The Damron Hotel Fire, 11 of 21: Fighting the Fire on W. Hubbard St.]
Shown here is another picture in the series of photographs of the fire that destroyed the Damron Hotel during the holiday season of 1975. This smoke-shrouded scene of W. Hubbard, shows the front entrance to the hotel in the earlier stages of the fire's progress. The Damron was built in 1906, during the days that Mineral Wells was a popular resort spa. It burned completely on December 22,1975. The hotel's name was changed in 1917 when Mr. Holt (who had built the hotel) traded it to Agnew and Bessie Damron. It was a very popular hotel through the "Roaring Twenties", the Great Depression and World War II.
Date:
December 22, 1975
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The Damron Hotel Fire, 10 of 21]
Another in the extensive series of photographs that covered the spectacular holiday fire that completely consumed the Damron Hotel during the 1975 Christmas season is shown here. This picture shows some of the early response to the fire. Note, for example, the electrical utility truck, which has arrived to cut off electrical power to the buildings. The Damron Hotel (which was built during the days when Mineral Wells was a resort) was originally named the Colonial Hotel. It was located at 109 W. Hubbard. The spectacular fire received extensive photographic coverage. The sign "Pemberton Appliance and Plumbing", located across the street west, is visible. Pemberton's also suffered damage in the fire, but by 7:30 the next day, workmen were installing plate glass in it.
Date:
December 22, 1975
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The Damron Hotel Fire, 9 of 21: Firemen and a Fire Truck Near the North Side of Budiling]
This photograph shows another view of the early response to the holiday conflagration that consumed the Damron Hotel on December 22, 1975. The Damron was built in 1906, during Mineral Wells' heyday as a popular resort city. Originally named the Colonial Hotel by J. T. Holt, and built for his second wife, the name of the hotel was changed in 1917 when Mr. Holt traded the hotel to Agnew and Bessie Damron. The hotel was located at 109 W. Hubbard, and the spectacular fire received extensive photographic coverage.
Date:
December 22, 1975
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The Damron Hotel Fire, 8 of 21: An Early Stage of the Fire, Looking North]
This view of the spectacular holiday [Christmas] fire that consumed the Damron Hotel completely on December 22, 1975, was taken from SW 1st Street at the southwest corner of the block in the early stages of the fire. The Damron Hotel was built as the Colonial Hotel in 1906 by J. T. Holt for his second wife. She adamantly refused to live in the country. The name was changed in 1917 when it was traded to Agnew and Bessie Damron. It was located at 109 W. Hubbard. The fire received extensive photographic coverage.
Date:
December 22, 1975
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The Damron Hotel Fire, 7 of 21: The Parking Lot Behind the Hotel]
This is yet another view of the spectacular fire that consumed the Damron Hotel during the 1975 Christmas Season. The Damron was originally built as the Colonial Hotel in 1906 by rancher J.T. Holt for his second wife. The name was changed in 1917 when the hotel was traded to Agnew and Bessie Damron. The fire was covered extensively by free-lance photographers. The hotel was formerly located on at 109 W. Hubbard Street, on the corner of the block that included SW 1st Avenue and SW 1st Street. Spot fires began on many nearby buildings, but they were extinguished quickly by volunteers atop those same buildings. This picture was taken during the later stages of the fire, and shows the gutted rear of the hotel, with huge flames still burning in the front portion of the building.
Date:
December 22, 1975
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The Damron Hotel Fire, 6 of 21: Bystanders Observing the Fire]
The Damron Hotel was destroyed (on December 22, 1975) in a spectacular fire that received extensive photographic coverage. The hotel was located at 109 W. Hubbard. This is another picture of that immense conflagration. All the firemen answered a call that came in at 9:08 on the morning of the fire. The City of Weatherford also sent men and equipment over to help. Volunteers who were not themselves firemen also helped. Other buildings that suffered damage were Pemberton's (an appliance store across the street and west of the hotel), and the hardware store (Bought by Bob Sturtivant) next to the hotel. Note the height of the flames in this picture taken in the later stages of the fire.
Date:
December 22, 1975
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The Damron Hotel Fire, 5 of 21: View from the Rear of the Building]
The Damron Hotel was built in 1906 as the Colonial Hotel by J. T. Holt. At one time, both Kiwanis and the Rotary service Clubs met in the dining room that was located on the west side of the main floor. Formerly located at 109 W. Hubbard Street, the hotel burned completely on December 22, 1975 in a spectacular fire that was extensively photographed. Shown here is one of many views of the fire.
Date:
December 22, 1975
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The Damron Hotel Fire, 3 of 21: Baker Hotel in Background]
The Damron Hotel (very popular in the resort city of Mineral Wells through the periods of the "Roaring Twenties", The Great Depression and World War II) was originally built as The Colonial Hotel in 1906 by J.T. Holt. Mr. Holt also owned a hardware store at the back of the hotel facing S. Oak Avenue, and a one-room buggy showroom between the hardware store and the hotel. The hotel was traded to Agnew and Bessie Damron around 1917 , and the name was changed to reflect the new ownership. Mr. Holt sold the hardware store to his manager, John Davidson. The Damron Hotel and Davidson Hardware burned completely on December 22, 1975. This picture of the fire was taken looking east on Hubbard Street. The Baker Hotel in the left middle of the photograph is to the north of most of the smoke.
Date:
December 22, 1975
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The Damron Hotel Fire, 2 of 21: View South/Southeast ]
The Colonial Hotel was built in 1906 by Mr. J. T. Holt for his second wife. Mr. Holt also owned a hardware store on S. Oak at the back of the hotel. The name of the hotel was changed to The Damron Hotel around 1917 when Mr. Holt traded it to Agnew and Bessie Damron. A hardware store, hard by, was sold to Mr. Holt's manager, John Davidson. The Damron Hotel, located at 109 W. Hubbbard Street, along with Davidson Hardware, burned completely on December 22, 1975. Please note the Christmas decoration, symbol of the season, on the telephone pole above the fire truck. The main entrance to the hotel is faintly visible through the dense smoke to the rear of the fire truck. The Crazy Hotel can be seen at the lower left edge of the picture.
Date:
December 22, 1975
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Morris Herring to Manuel Gonzales - 1975-10-22]
Letter from Morris Herring, President and CEO of Banco Internacional, directed to Manuel Gonzales, President of League of United Latin American Citizens, and dated October 22, 1975. The letter discusses the amount and terms of a loan made to LULAC by the Banco Internacional de Arizona.
Date:
October 22, 1975
Creator:
Herring, Morris
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joel Lara to members of LULAC - 1975-09-22]
Letter from Joel Lara, Chairman Salute to Barbara Jordan Committee, dated September 22, 1975, to members of League of United Latin American Citizens announcing that the Honorable Barbara Jordan will be honored at a banquet in Houston Texas on October 12, 1975.
Date:
September 22, 1975
Creator:
Lara, Joel
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum of Understanding between Joseph R. Benites and Edward Morga and Frank Galaz, 1975-05-22]
Memorandum of understanding between Joseph R. Benites and Edward Morga and Frank Galaz on May 22, 1975, regarding LULAC member suspensions and the dismissal of the lawsuit of Galaz and Morga vs. LULAC.
Date:
May 22, 1975
Creator:
Benites, Joseph R.; Morga, Edward P. & Galaz, Frank
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The Damron Hotel Fire, 21 of 21: An Early Stage, Looking East, Smoke Billowing]
Here is a view of the Damron Hotel (formerly located at 109 W. Hubbard Street)during the early stages of the fire (on December 22, 1975) that completely destroyed it. It was a popular hotel during the heyday of Mineral Wells--through the "Roaring Twenties", the Great Depression and World War II.
Date:
December 22, 1975
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The Damron Hotel Fire, 19 of 21, Two People Looking South from North]
The Damron Hotel was built as the Colonial Hotel in 1906 during the heyday of Mineral Wells as a popular resort city. It burned completely on December 22, 1975. This picture shows the front entrance under a dark plume of black smoke, with flames breaking through the upper floors of the front wall. Two people (one with a hard hat, and one without)stand observing the proceedings.
Date:
December 22, 1975
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The Damron Hotel Fire, 18 of 21: Individual in Front of the Burning Hotel]
The Damron Hotel, built as the Colonial Hotel in 1906 during the days that Mineral Wells was a popular resort, burned completely on December 22, 1975. Shown here is another view of the front entrance to the hotel as flames burst through the front wall of the building. The gesturing individual with the hard hat has not been identified.
Date:
December 22, 1975
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The Damron Hotel Fire, 17 of 21: Two Individuals on the Street Northwest of the Fire]
Shown here is another view of the plume of thick black smoke at the height of the fire that completely destroyed the Damron Hotel December 22, 1975, along with two hard-hatted individuals (presumably fire-fighters) standing in the street. It was a very popular hotel during the mineral water industry's heyday through the "Roaring Twenties", Great Depression and World War II. By the time of the fire, however, an informant remarked--verbally--that no respectable lady permitted herself to be found within a block of the hotel. Sic transit, it would appear, gloria mundi.
Date:
December 22, 1975
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The Damron Hotel Fire, 16 of 21: Black Smoke Billowing Over Businesses]
This picture illustrates the photograph of the huge column of black smoke accompanying the Damron Hotel fire that completely destroyed the hotel on December 22, 1975 in Mineral Wells. It is viewed from a narrow street or alleyway that has buildings lining either side; a Chevrolet truck is parked on the right side of the image.
Date:
December 22, 1975
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The Damron Hotel Fire, 15 of 21: Passenger Cars on a Back Street]
The Damron Hotel, built in 1906 during the days that Mineral Wells was a popular resort spa, burned completely on December 22, 1975. It was located at 109 W. Hubbard Street. This picture shows the dense cloud of smoke that resulted from the holiday catastrophe. Westbound traffic on .S. Highway 180 had to be re-routed in order to avoid the clutter of debris that littered the street.
Date:
December 22, 1975
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0987.0023]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Manuel Ortiz Jr, carries a watermelon to a customer's car at his father's fruit and vegetable stand."
Date:
August 22, 1975
Creator:
Albright, Bob
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0987.0334]
Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Several hundred select high school and college students from throughout Oklahoma listen as Philip C. Habib, assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs speaks at Oscar Rose Junior College."
Date:
March 22, 1975
Creator:
Albright, Bob
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0979.0896]
Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Putnam City teachers Donna Chambers and Sue Doye look over new textbook materials on display during the OEA convention going on in Oklahoma City."
Date:
October 22, 1975
Creator:
Carter, J. Pat
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: LA-97
Letter opinion issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, John L. Hill, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Constitutionality of proposed legislation providing for contracts between the Coordinating Board and hospital districts to provide for reimbursement of teaching costs incurred by hospitals.
Date:
April 22, 1975
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: H-502
Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, John L. Hill, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether residents and patients at MHMR facilities are entitled to the benefits of state employees when they engage in institution maintaining labor.
Date:
January 22, 1975
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History