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Fusconaia sp., Specimen #256

One preserved mussel specimen including the left valve only. The specimen exhibits a round shape; moderately thick shell; single looped beak sculpturing; white internal coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the Trinity basin. The specimen measures between 0 - 60 mm in length and was assessed to be subfossil when collected.
Date: May 28, 1973
Creator: Pettit, J.
Object Type: Specimen
System: The UNT Digital Library

Potamilus purpuratus, Specimen #668

One preserved mussel specimen including the right valve only. The specimen exhibits an oval shape; thick shell; pink internal coloring; brown external coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the Brazos basin. The specimen measures over 120 mm in length and was assessed to be relatively-recently dead when collected.
Date: May 28, 1973
Creator: Falzarano, D.
Object Type: Specimen
System: The UNT Digital Library

Cyrtonaias tampicoensis, Specimen #157

One preserved mussel specimen including both the left and right valves. The specimen exhibits an oval shape; moderately thick shell; single looped beak sculpturing; white internal coloring; brown external coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the Brazos basin. The specimen measures between 60 - 100 mm in length and was assessed to be relatively-recently dead when collected.
Date: May 17, 1975
Creator: O' Kane, Kevin
Object Type: Specimen
System: The UNT Digital Library

Cyrtonaias tampicoensis, Specimen #158

One preserved mussel specimen including both the left and right valves. The specimen exhibits an oval shape; moderately thick shell; single looped beak sculpturing; white internal coloring; brown external coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the Brazos basin. The specimen measures between 100 - 120 mm in length and was assessed to be long dead when collected.
Date: May 17, 1975
Creator: O' Kane, Kevin
Object Type: Specimen
System: The UNT Digital Library

Leptodea fragilis, Specimen #508

One preserved mussel specimen including both the left and right valves. The specimen exhibits a rhomboidal shape; thin shell; double looped beak sculpturing; white internal coloring; tan external coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the Brazos basin. The specimen measures between 60 - 100 mm in length and was assessed to be long dead when collected.
Date: May 28, 1973
Creator: Falzarano, D.
Object Type: Specimen
System: The UNT Digital Library

Fusconaia sp., Specimen #252

One preserved mussel specimen including the right valve only. The specimen exhibits a round shape; moderately thick shell; single looped beak sculpturing; white internal coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the Trinity basin. The specimen measures between 0 - 60 mm in length and was assessed to be subfossil when collected.
Date: May 28, 1973
Creator: Pettit, J.
Object Type: Specimen
System: The UNT Digital Library

Fusconaia sp., Specimen #253

One preserved mussel specimen including the right valve only. The specimen exhibits a triangular shape; moderately thick shell; single looped beak sculpturing; white internal coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the Trinity basin. The specimen measures between 0 - 60 mm in length and was assessed to be subfossil when collected.
Date: May 28, 1973
Creator: Pettit, J.
Object Type: Specimen
System: The UNT Digital Library

Fusconaia sp., Specimen #254

One preserved mussel specimen including the right valve only. The specimen exhibits a triangular shape; moderately thick shell; single looped beak sculpturing; white internal coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the Trinity basin. The specimen measures between 0 - 60 mm in length and was assessed to be subfossil when collected.
Date: May 28, 1973
Creator: Pettit, J.
Object Type: Specimen
System: The UNT Digital Library

Fusconaia sp., Specimen #255

One preserved mussel specimen including the right valve only. The specimen exhibits a triangular shape; moderately thick shell; single looped beak sculpturing; white internal coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the Trinity basin. The specimen measures between 60 - 100 mm in length and was assessed to be subfossil when collected.
Date: May 28, 1973
Creator: Pettit, J.
Object Type: Specimen
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Girls, girls, girls] (open access)

[News Script: Girls, girls, girls]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a beauty contest at the Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells
Date: May 29, 1960
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gordon Weekly Courier. (Gordon, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, May 20, 1887 (open access)

Gordon Weekly Courier. (Gordon, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, May 20, 1887

Weekly newspaper from Gordon, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 20, 1887
Creator: Parrack, C. C. & Parrack, M. L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: EMT] captions transcript

[News Clip: EMT]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: May 19, 1980, 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]

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 Script: Helicopter repair service is started] (open access)

[News Script: Helicopter repair service is started]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the first helicopter repair business in Mineral Wells, located at the city's municipal airport.
Date: May 15, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library

[A Panoramic View of Mineral Wells, 1925]

A picture taken in 1925, two months after the Crazy burned. Please note no Crazy Hotel in this picture, but the Crazy Well building in the street did not perish in the flames. Also,please note, across the city on West Mountain, the two buildings owned by the Cavalry, where their horses were kept. The old High School, the "Little Rock School", and the West Ward School are visible in the upper left of the picture at the south end of West Mountain.
Date: May 4, 1925
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Young Motor Co.

A text on the photograph identifies it as "May 1952-Grand Opening after fire of 1951,/ 316 E. Hubbard Street, /Photo by A. F. Weaver." This business was the local General Motors dealership and garage. It became Barnett-Young in late 1960's, and in 1984 after Cecil Young's death it was Barnett Motor Co. The building is adjacent to the Baker Hotel parking garage, and, in 2007, it houses the H & H Tire Company.
Date: May 1952
Creator: Weaver, A. F.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Graford] captions transcript

[News Clip: Graford]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: May 7, 1980
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: Flight student dies in crash] (open access)

[News Script: Flight student dies in crash]

Photocopy of a script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: May 7, 1970, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Wolters Trumpet  (Fort Wolters, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, May 27, 1966 (open access)

The Wolters Trumpet (Fort Wolters, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, May 27, 1966

Weekly newspaper from Fort Wolters, Mineral Wells, Texas that includes news of interest to United States Army and civilian personnel at Fort Wolters along with advertising.
Date: May 27, 1966
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Palo Pinto County Advance (Mineral Wells, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 7, 1964 (open access)

Palo Pinto County Advance (Mineral Wells, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 7, 1964

Weekly newspaper from Mineral Wells, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 7, 1964
Creator: Martin, Raymond L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Palo Pinto County Star (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, May 10, 1957 (open access)

Palo Pinto County Star (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, May 10, 1957

A weekly newspaper from Palo Pinto, Texas that included local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 10, 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Palo Pinto County Star (Mineral Wells, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 48, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 25, 1966 (open access)

Palo Pinto County Star (Mineral Wells, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 48, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 25, 1966

A weekly newspaper from Mineral Wells, Texas that included local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 25, 1966
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Palo Pinto County Star (Mineral Wells, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 10, 1979 (open access)

Palo Pinto County Star (Mineral Wells, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 10, 1979

A weekly newspaper from Mineral Wells, Texas that included local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 10, 1979
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History