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[Midland Boarding House, 1882]
Photograph of a wooden two-story boarding house in Midland, viewed towards the north on Main Street from the railroad tracks. A horse-drawn buggy stands parked among a group of men standing in front of the building, and another group of men stand on the building's second floor balcony, which wraps around the building to connect with a set of stairs at right. A smaller one-story building is connected to the boarding house at left. Farther to the left is the town saloon, another two-story wooden building with a set of exterior stairs leading to the second floor, as well as a ladder perched onto the building's gable roof.
Date:
1882
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Drilling the First Water Well in Midland]
Photograph of the first well being drilled in Midland in 1884, with several men surrounding the dig site by standing on the dirt road and in wagons carried by horses. The dig site is at left; numerous wooden frame building, including a grocery store, are lined up at right. k
Date:
1884
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Midland, Main Street, 1884]
Photograph of Main Street, looking towards the north, in Midland. Several buildings are built along the unpaved road, such as two-story houses, small storefronts, and the Llano Hotel, a two-story hotel with a hip roof, a second-story balcony, and possibly a tree in front of it. The two-story wooden building to the extreme left is the Midland County Courthouse.
Date:
1884
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Parents and Children at First Midland School]
Photograph of parents and children at the first school in Midland, possibly around 1886. The building, a lumber house with a front porch located on N. Big Spring Street near Illinois Avenue, was rebuilt in 1887. Several names are listed on the back of the picture: Clarence Scharbauer, Mary McEntire Vest (Mollie), Doc K. Vase (on the roof), Billy White, Arminta Draper Ellis, Grandpa Jasper Vest, Nancy K. Vest, M. Newton, and Dr. Ellis.
Date:
1886?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cowboys at the Llano Hotel]
Photograph of cowboys standing along the front of the Llano Hotel, a two-storied hotel building on the corner of Main and Wall Street. Several cowboys are mounted on their horses with hats, while many stand under the second-floor balcony, looking forward. Cowboys stand also on the balcony, looking out and facing the photographer. A windmill is visible behind the hotel, and shops and buildings along Main Street are adjacent to the hotel's structure.
Date:
1888
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cattle Branding at Five Wells]
Photograph of cattle branding at the Five Wells Ranch. Several cattle are laid on their side , their limbs held, and smoke billowing from the cattle in the middle. Men look at and pose for the camera, some kneeling to hold the cattle down, while others stand or sit along the wooden fences. Several names are identified from a note on the back: Eb Dickson, Wilber Wadley, Ed Rountree, and Millard Eidson.
Date:
1889
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Early Midland Leaders, 1889]
Photograph of early Midland leaders standing together on a grassy plain, holding rifles and wearing hats. From left to right, the men are identified as E. J. Mumford, C. A. Taylor, J. Arthur Johnson, and T. B. Wadley.
Date:
1889
Creator:
Rogers, Early
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[100 Block of South Abilene Street, Midland, 1890]
Photograph of the 100 block of S Abilene Street (later Main Street) in Midland, around 1890. Identifiable stores along the road include the Ray B. Wimberly General Merchandise store and the Favorite Saloon. Awnings cover the sidewalk, and horses drive along the dirt road at center. A windmill stands behind the buildings.
Date:
1890~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[1890 Midland School Picture]
Photograph of a school picture of young children along brick steps in Midland, with teacher Mollie McCormick standing in the back row at right. The picture is dated (dubiously) to 1890.
Date:
1890?
Creator:
Rohlfing, W. H.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Five Wells Ranch, Catching Horses]
Photograph of the Five Wells Ranch remuda—"catching horses." The horses are gathered in a large herd on a vast grass plain, with several cowboys standing among the horses. A note on the back states that "enough farming is now done on Five Wells to produce needed grain sorghums for food, but no cotton is permitted."
Date:
1890
Creator:
Hoyt, E. E.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hotel Llano
Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes decorative designs with business name, and text reading: "Polite Attention to All Guests of the House." Letterhead contains the names Mr. and Mrs. Wm. M. Dunn, Proprietors.
Date:
1890
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Vest Family, 1890]
Photograph of the Vest Family, standing together next to a building outside on the grass as a horse stands behind them. Their names are listed on the back: from left to right, Bill Vest, Molly Vest McCormick, Ab Vest, John Vest, Mrs. Nancy Katherine Vest, Doc Vest, and Tom Vest.
Date:
1890
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine
Patent for "a washing-machine which will rapidly wash clothes of coarse or fine texture without injury thereto. This object I accomplish by my improved washing-machine, which consists, essentially, of a cylindrical body, a flexible and adjustable wash-board in the lower half thereof, and a corrugated drum rotating in the body above the wash-board" (lines 9-16).
Date:
October 28, 1890
Creator:
Baugh, Reuben P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Button for Billiard Counters.
Patent for a new and improved button for billiard counters. This design "ha[s] the transverse opening and passage extending therefrom to the periphery thereof and communicating with said opening and the longitudinal hole in close proximity to the transverse opening, and the pin adapted to engage said hole, whereby the button is removably secured to a wire" (lines 83-90).
Date:
November 18, 1890
Creator:
De Vitt, Phillip Melvin
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Home in South Midland]
Photograph of homes on the southern side of Midland in 1892. The home at right, one-story and gable-roofed with a windmill, sits on the corner of Kentucky Avenue and Baird Street, and was the early home of J. H. Mims. The house at left, mostly identical to Mims', was the early home of Fred Cowden. Bare grassland surrounds the homes.
Date:
1892
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Christmas in Downtown Midland, 1892]
Photograph of downtown Midland during Christmas in 1892. Numerous storefronts line Abilene (now Main) Street, including a meat market, while crowds of people and covered carriages puled by horses walk across the frozen ground. People stand on sidewalks and in the street, some looking towards the photographer.
Date:
December 1892
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Legal Tender Saloon
Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead contains stylized text of business name and the names J. J. Westmoreland; W. E. Truesdell.
Date:
1894
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Midland Sandstorm, 1894]
Photograph of a sandstorm approaching Midland on February 20, 1894. The sandstorm, dozens of feet tall, lays behind the small town, which consists only of several houses, water towers, and windmills. Two people walk between openings in a fence along a dirt path at right.
Date:
February 20, 1894
Creator:
Symonds, H. G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sandstorm on the Plains, 1894]
Photograph of a sandstorm approaching Midland and the E. D. Harrington home, the first brick house in Midland, in April 1894. Other wooden-framed buildings and windmills are in the path of the sandstorm, which towers over the town.
Date:
April 1894
Creator:
Bland
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope from C. Bender and Sons to C. C. Cox, May 31, 1894]
An envelope from C. Bender & Sons to C. C. Cox, postmarked May 31, 1894, on both sides of which is some arithmetic in Cox's handwriting.
Date:
May 31, 1894
Creator:
C. Bender & Sons
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C. Bender & Sons to C. C. Cox, October 25, 1894]
Letter from the C. Bender & Sons company to C. C. Cox asking for an overdue payment.
Date:
October 25, 1894
Creator:
C. Bender & Sons
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Christmas Day in Midland, Texas]
Photograph of a busy street lined with storefronts. The road is crowded with numerous wagons and horses and people. The caption on the image reads. "Xmas Day in Midland."
Date:
1895
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[City Meat Market, Midland]
Photograph of the interior of a meat market in Midland, Texas, displaying cuts of meat on a marble countertop with innards and other organs hanging from above. Three workers stand behind the counter along chopping boards and weights, with stacks of buckets and a large metal safe along the counter. Two workers are identified: Ben Ethridge (possibly left) and his son, Buster Ethridge; the third worker, obscured by the hanging meat, is unidentified.
Date:
1895
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[First Section House in Germania]
Photograph of the first section house built in Germania, Midland County, for Texas and Pacific railway workers. The section house sits behind the railway, and is a narrow two-story wooden frame building with a gable roof and a picket fence next to the railway. Workers stand on the railway, a handcar on the rails, a child playing with a shovel next to the rails, and several women standing behind, nearer to the picket fence.
Date:
1895
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History