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[News Script: Brucker]
Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the arrival of Wilbur M. Brucker, Secretary of the Army. He arrives for ceremonies concerning the transition of Wolters Air Force Base to Camp Wolters, an army installation.
Date:
July 13, 1956
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Abilene
Topographic quadrangle map of Abilene, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing towns, roads, bodies of water, and borders, with relief shown by contours (interval 100 feet) and spot heights. Scale 1:250,000
Date:
1954
Creator:
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Army secretary inspects Wolter AFB]
Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Army Secretary Wilber M. Brucker inspecting the Wolters Air Force Base to determine if it will remain in business.
Date:
March 18, 1956
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[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
[News Script: Plane Crash]
Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a plane crash that took the lives of the pilot, Dr. James C. Loery, and a nurse, Nancy Saulsman.
Date:
June 17, 1956
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
PALOCADE Palo Pinto County
Palo Pinto County celebrated 100 years of existence in 1957. Shown here is a picture of the cover of the official program of the pageant that commemorated this milestone in the county's history. Palo Pinto County began with its formation by act of the Texas legislature in 1856, and its subsequent organization in 1857. As part of the year-long centennial observance, a pageant noting significant events in the county's past was presented at the local football stadium. The program itself contains 28 pages of tidbits of history about people, places and events in the county's heritage, along with a schedule of events organized by the official Centennial Committee.
Date:
1957
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Book
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
Points of Interest in and About Mineral Wells
A photograph of a collage in a Mineral Wells Area Chamber of Commerce advertisement includes a postcard that pictures points of interest in and about the city. Pictured are: An aerial view of Camp Wolters, the Recreation Center showing a theater, gymnasium, and PX, with an inset of the base hospital; Possum Kingdom Dam and part of the eponymous lake; a local beauty queen; an aerial view of downtown Mineral Wells, Texas; Lake Mineral Wells (with the island that was inundated when the dam was subsequently raised); a view from Inspiration Point south of the city; and the Baker Hotel. The text publicizes the various assets and tourist attractions to be found in and around the "City Built on Water." One photograph in the collage is upside-down.
Date:
1950?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-1325
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, Price Daniel, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Applicability of S. B. 362, Acts 52nd Leg., R. S. 1951, ch. 264, p. 424, to Palo Pinto County.
Date:
October 18, 1951
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Palo Pinto County Star (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, June 22, 1951
A weekly newspaper from Palo Pinto, Texas that included local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 22, 1951
Creator:
Schoolcraft, Mrs. E. C.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Palo Pinto County Star (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, July 13, 1951
A weekly newspaper from Palo Pinto, Texas that included local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 13, 1951
Creator:
Schoolcraft, Mrs. E. C.
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
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
Centennial Sheriff Hollis Wolfe
Photograph of Hollis Wolfe wearing a cowboy hat, ribbon tie, vest, and a pistol on his hip. Cars are parked behind him.
Date:
May 1957
Creator:
Harlin, Edith
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Palo Pinto County Centennial
Photograph of a group of people standing outside of Palo Pinto Casino and E. E. Crain's feed store. They are wearing pioneer-style clothing.
Date:
May 1957
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of the Hexagon Hotel]
Photograph of the Hexagon Hotel in Mineral Wells, Texas. The hotel is situated beside a road next to a smaller buildings. It has four stories, multiple porches, and multiple gables with windows.
Date:
1950~
Creator:
Howell, M. A.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gordon Centennial 1957
Photograph of a group of people outside of two buildings during the centennial celebration of Gordon, Texas. Two men stand in the foreground with a small wagon that is being pulled by small cattle. Men are riding horses behind this wagon. Women can be seen riding in the wooden bed of a truck to the left.
Date:
May 1957
Creator:
Harlin, Edith
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of the Hexagon Hotel]
Photograph of the Hexagon Hotel in Mineral Wells, Texas. The hotel is situated beside a road next to a smaller buildings. It has four stories, multiple porches, and multiple gables with windows.
Date:
1950~
Creator:
Howell, M. A.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gordon Celebration of Palo Pinto County Centennial
Photograph of a horse-drawn covered wagon that has a banner that reads "Palo Pinto County Centennial" on its side. Children and a woman wearing a prairie dress are riding on the wagon. Two boys wearing cowboy hats are sitting on a horse to the wagon's side. Houses are visible in the background.
Date:
May 1957
Creator:
Harlin, Edith
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mineral Wells Street Scene
Photograph of a street intersection in Mineral Wells, Texas. A single traffic light hangs over the intersection, and vehicles can be seen behind and in front. Cars and power lines are located on the street alongside businesses in the background.
Date:
1950~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Lumber company locations]
Photograph of two slides advertising lumber companies. The slides are pinned to a black board that is hanging on the wall and they are both turned on their side and facing the same direction. The slide on the left has a white background and there is text on it that reads "J.C. Wooldridge Lumber Co. Broadway & Dickinson Gainesville, Texas". The slide on the right also has a white background and has text on it that reads "Sims Lumber Co. 302 S. E. 3rd Mineral Wells, Texas". There are two transparent slides pinned to the right edge of the board.
Date:
September 30, 1959
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Hill climb]
Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about the annual motorcycle hill climbing competition in Mineral Wells.
Date:
May 21, 1956
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Airport]
Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date:
May 15, 1956
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Troops arrive]
Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the 835th Aviation Engineer Battalion arriving by train at Wolters Air Force Base near Mineral Wells.
Date:
May 23, 1951
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Displaying Future Farmers of America Boys banquet]
Photograph of a young man standing behind a long table with dinnerware on it. He is posing with a young woman. They are smiling and looking at the camera. There are people seated behind the long table. Doc Rhuman is visible in the back. Everyone is dressed in formal attire. There are streamers on the ceiling. In the back, there is a board that reads "Future Farmers of America" and "Gordon" with an FFA logo on it.
Date:
March 5, 1954
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The UNT Digital Library