[Baker Hotel]

Photograph of the Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells, Texas.
Date: August 1, 1981
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Baker Hotel]

Photograph of the Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells, Texas.
Date: August 1, 1981
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Baker Hotel]

Photograph of the Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells, Texas.
Date: August 1, 1981
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Baker Hotel]

Photograph of the Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells, Texas.
Date: August 1, 1981
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Baker Hotel]

Photograph of the Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells, Texas.
Date: August 1, 1981
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Baker Hotel]

Photograph of the Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells, Texas.
Date: August 1, 1981
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Baker Hotel]

Photograph of the Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells, Texas.
Date: August 1, 1981
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Baker Hotel]

Photograph of the Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells, Texas.
Date: August 1, 1981
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Baker Hotel]

Photograph of the Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells, Texas.
Date: August 1, 1981
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Baker Hotel]

Photograph of the Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells, Texas.
Date: August 1, 1981
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Baker Hotel]

Photograph of the Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells, Texas.
Date: August 1, 1981
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Baker Hotel]

Photograph of the Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells, Texas.
Date: August 1, 1981
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Baker Hotel]

Photograph of the Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells, Texas.
Date: August 1, 1975
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Old Post Office Building]

Photograph of the Old Post Office Building in Mineral Wells, Texas.
Date: August 1, 1975
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Time Was, 1st Edition, Auction, 1 of 8, Mayor H. Authur Zappe ]

When the book, "Time Was in Mineral Wells," First Edition, by A. F. Weaver was published in 1975, the first ten copies were autographed by the author and auctioned to the highest bidder. The auction was held at the "Little Rock Schoolhouse", and shows Mayor H. Arthur Zappe addressing the crowd in attendance at the auction.
Date: August 1975
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Time Was, 1st Edition, Auction, 2 of 8, A. F. Weaver]

This picture shows Ed Ford, standing before the picture he had painted of Mineral Wells' First Public School. It was built in 1884, and restored in 1975 by The Mineral Wells Heritage Association as a museum to preserve the history of the city.
Date: August 1975
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Time Was, 1st Edition, Auction, 3 of 8, Reverend Mr. Bobby Moore]

The picture shows the auctioneer, the Reverend Mr. Bobby Moore, acknowledging a bid on a First Edition print of A. F. Weaver's "Time Was in Mineral Wells." To the auctioneer's right is author A. F. Weaver. The author's wife, Patsy, is standing in the window to the author's right.
Date: August 1975
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Time Was, 1st Edition, Auction, 4 of 8, Reverend Mr. Bobby Moore Auctioneer ]

The auction of copies of the first Edition of "Time Was in Mineral Wells," by A. F. Weaver, was held at the "Little Rock Schoolhouse." The auctioneer, the Reverend Bobby Moore, is asking for bids on a copy in this picture. The author, A. F. Weaver, stands between the windows to the auctioneer's right.
Date: August 1975
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Time Was, 1st Edition, Auction, 8 of 8, Auctioneer]

The auction of copies of the first edition of "Time Was in Mineral Wells..." by A. F. Weaver, held at the "Little Rock Schoolhouse." This picture shows the auctioneer, the Reverend Mr. Bobby Moore, with the autographed Copy Number 1. Author A.F. Weaver looks on in the background.
Date: August 1975
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A Marina on Possum Kingdom Lake]

Shown here is a view of Possum Kingdom Lake, at possibly Harmar Harbor, showing one of its many marinas.
Date: August 11, 1974
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Possum Kingdom Lake - Observation Point]

A view of part of Possum Kingdom Lake from Observation Point, taken August 11, 1974. Although it is not readily visible, the Morris Sheppard Dam, which impounds the Brazos River to form Possum Kingdom Lake, is on the far right edge of the picture. The view is from a vantage point approximately 150 feet above the water, which in its turn is approximately 190 feet deep at this point.
Date: August 11, 1974
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A Panorama Taken in 1974 (first)]

Shown here is a panoramic View of Mineral Wells, Texas taken August 8, 1974. The Baker Hotel and the Crazy Water Hotel are visible. The Convention Center is seen in the far left of the photograph. The view is from West Mountain, looking toward East Mountain over north Mineral Wells.
Date: August 10, 1974
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A Panorama Taken in 1974 (tenth)]

Shown here is a panorama of the Baker Hotel and First United Methodist Church, taken from the west.
Date: August 10, 1974
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A Panorama Taken in1974 (eighth)]

A panorama of houses and streets, taken from from Welcome Mountain s shown here. The purpose of the photograph remains uncertain.
Date: August 10, 1974
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History