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[Frank Sholte Standing on a Telegraph Pole]
Photograph of Frank Sholte, aged 13, standing on a telegram pole with another friend in 1902. The telegram pole is in front of several storefronts along a dirt road (207 S Main Street, facing north), and the telegram lines hang above the two climbers in five crossbeams.
Date:
1902
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Presenting a Donation to the Midland Hospital]
Photograph of the presentation of a donation from the Lions Club to the Midland Memorial Hospital. James L. Daugherty, Lions president, hands a check to M C. Ulmer, chairman of the Midland Hospital finance campaign as they pose for a picture. They shake hands and smile in front of a backdrop of an illustration of the hospital, with a caption that reads "YOU may be NEXT to need this HOSPITAL".
Date:
[1948..1949]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Masonic Group at Dr. Curtis' Home]
Photograph of a Masonic gathering at Dr. Curtis' home, seated in three rows along the front porch of the single-story wooden home on 117 W Wall Street. A band is gathered along the left, holding drums and brass instruments. Other men, seated, hold implements placed on white cloths in their lap. Dr. Curtis stands on the porch, close to the door in the back row.
Date:
[1896..]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Midland Rotary Meeting]
Photograph of a local Rotary meeting in Midland, held in a dining room with multiple dinner tables. At center, Dr. Kurt Lekisch stands with a microphone in front of him; to his left stands Jack Washburn, and to the right is Fred Kester. Washburn and Kester wear identical pins on their chest.
Date:
1963~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Group in Midland USO Building]
Photograph of a group within a building used by the USO during World War II. The group sits in various tables with streamers, lamps, and fans hanging from above. Quilts, paintings, hats, and plants hang from the wall. Notes written on the back of the photograph describe the work necessary to convert the building for USO use.
Date:
194X
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Midland-Odessa Symphony Debs, 1964-5]
Photograph of the Midland-Odessa Symphony "Debs", a group of women in light-colored dresses with pearl necklaces and matching hairdos. Four rows of four women stand on a staircase as the rest of the group fans out in front of them, each facing forward and smiling. A note at the top of the picture identifies Beverly Baker Thompson, fourth from left and indicated with a dot drawn above her head.
Date:
1964/1965
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Midland Woman's Club, Rodeo Coffee]
Photograph of "rodeo coffee" meeting arranged by the Midland Woman's Club. Women with cowboy hats are seated behind a table with a selection of food and small cups throughout. Another row of women stand behind, looking towards the photographer. A list of names is written on the back of the photograph.
Date:
July 1955
Creator:
Birdwell, Joe V.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[A Group of Four in a Car]
Photograph of a group of people seated together in an automobile along a curb in front of a house. From left to right, the people seated are: Mamie Cowden (holding the wheel), Elliott Cowden, Mrs. M. C. Ulmer, and Ellis Cowden.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Midland Area Grapes]
Photograph of a vine of grapes and peaches from the Midland area. The produce, swarmed with leaves, is placed next to a measuring tape, and the bundles of grapes measure in total around 14 inches.
Date:
1908~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Midland County Sheriff's Posse]
Photograph of the Midland County sheriff's posse, depicted in two rows in front of a long stable-like wooden building. The back row stands and the front row sits below, and all men wear hats, a ribbon around their necks, and white shirts.
Date:
1950
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Red Cross Pharmacy, Exterior]
Photograph of the storefront of the Red Cross Pharmacy on South Main Street. Six individuals stand in front of the store's facade and under its awning, among which are included Bert Ramsey, Speck Voliva, and Maggie McCormick (positions unspecified).
Date:
190X
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Red Cross Pharmacy, Interior]
Photograph of the interior of the Red Cross Pharmacy on South Main Street. Some eleven individuals stand within the store, with shelves of medicine and glass displays of boxes along the right half of the store. Along the left is a long bookshelf with a large eagle statue placed atop it, a fenced-in upright piano decorated with a bust, and more glass displays. A wider desk is at the very back of the store, where three people are gathered, facing forward.
Date:
190X
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Western Windmill Company, Exterior]
Photograph of the Western Windmill Company building, a two-story commercial building with two entrances along north Main Street in Midland. E. J. Mumford, a "windmill man", and John Tolbert (owner of Western Windmill) stand under the awning of the building's front facade.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Western Windmill Company, Interior Displays]
Photograph of the interior of the Western Windmill Company, a hardware store on Main Street in Midland. Along the left wall is a shelf of hardware equipment and a counter with a glass display and two attending employees, Allen Tolbert and John Tolbert. At center is E. J. Tolbert, standing next to an elevated display of furnace-like equipment, in front of whcih is a lawnmower. Additional shelves and materials are located along the interior of the store.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Western Windmill Company, Interior Counter]
Photograph of the interior of the Western Windmill Company, a hardware store on Main Street in Midland. Display shelves are placed along the left walls and along the middle of one the store's aisles, and a large shelf of merchandise is along the right wall. Lamps hang from the ceiling, and buckets and other implements are placed atop the shelf of merchandise. Five men stand between the shelves: from left to right, E. J. Mumford, a "windmill man" (unidentified), John Tolbert, another "windmill man", and another unidentified man.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Western Windmill and Hardware Co., Exterior]
Photograph of the exterior of the Western Windmill and Hardware Company and Studebaker and Mitchell Wagons, on north Main Street in Midland. A wide sign, bearing both of the companies' names, stands between the wooden pillars of the awning in front of the building. Several men stand around the wooden pillars, and a horse-drawn wagon, a sign on it reading "WINDMILLS REP[AIRED]", is parked in front of the men at right.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[J. H. Barron's Everybody's Mercantile, Interior]
Photograph of the interior of J. H. Barron's Everybody Mercantile (100 S Main Street, Midland). The general store has a long glass display cabinet with items displayed within and an employee working behind the counter. Shelves of merchandise are along the left wall, atop which are plied suitcases and blankets and near which stands Mollie McCormick (far left, white dress) and several other women. On the right wall are cabinets with rolls of paper above, as well as denser shelves in the back and a mannequin closer to the front of the store (far right). Next to the mannequin stands Mr. Barron among various other workers. Along the back is a mezzanine with additional shelves and items.
Date:
1904?
Creator:
unknown
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
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Midland Furniture Company]
Photograph of the Midland Furniture Company, formerly the Midland Hardware and Furniture Company. The furniture store is in a two-story building at 108 N Main Street, with a large sign in front of the building above the fabric awnings. The ground floor walls are made of glass planes. Numerous stores occupy neighboring lots next to the furniture store.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[First Christian Church in Midland]
Photograph of the first Christian church in Midland, with a large group of women with hats decorated with flowers standing in front of the church, which is a large brick building with a circle-shaped stained-glass window above the main entrances. Some boys, children, and men stand with the group or next to the group at left on fences in front of houses, windmills, and power poles in the distance.
Date:
1910
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Elliot Cowden in His Buick]
Photograph of Elliot Cowden in his covered 1928 Buick, parked in front of his home on C Street and Texas Avenue. The house he is parked with is a brick, two-story building with two chimneys, a curved brick wall in front of the entrance, and trees in the yard.
Date:
1930~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Lady and Mann Rankin in Wagon]
Photograph of Lady and Mann Rankin, two children, seated in a wagon led by a small goat. The wagon, the words "MIDLAND / 1928" painted on the front, is parked on a sidewalk in front of a brick building.
Date:
1928
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Village Shopping Center, Midway]
Aerial photograph of the Village Shopping Center, a set of strip malls, commercial buildings, and adjoining parking lots at the intersection of Wall Street and Andrews Highway. Houses and suburban developments are to the north of the shopping center, and the El Campo Moderno Courts is to the south, along Wall Street in the lower left. Commercial buildings are built along Andrews Highway, which curves to the northwest.
Date:
1958
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Senior Class of 1922, Midland High School]
Photograph of the 1922 senior class of Midland High School, posing on the front steps of the school building together in three rows. A paper accompanying the photograph identifies the students present on the photograph, describing the merits of the graduating class. Two students were not present for the class photograph: Frank Boyd and Curtis Nance.
Date:
1922
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History