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[Midland County Courthouse]

Postcard of the Midland County Court House, U. S. Post Office and Federal Building at Midland, Midland County, Texas. The inscription on the back reads "Federal Building United States Court House Midland, Texas. Midland, Texas, an attractive, prosperous and progressive city in the land of the Midland, Texas, an attractive, prosperous and progressive city in the land of the High Sky, is a delightful place in which to reside - or just to visit - in a wholesome, healthful, enjoyable atmosphere - amid pleasant surroundings, favorable location, direct business and commercial enterprise of a wide variety.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of an Oil Well]

Postcard of a gushing oil well with several structured below it. The caption on the image reads "Well in Crane Oil Field Near Midland, Texas."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Baptist Church in Midland Texas]

Postcard of a Baptist church in Midland that has: a dome in the center on the highest area of building, a large arched stained glass window along wall in left side of building, a two story wing on the right side, an entrance a recessed window to the right of the arched stained glass window, and trees on grounds of church in front of building. The caption under the picture reads: "Baptist Church. Midland, Texas."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Oil Tank Cars]

Postcard of several rows of oil tanks with two larger tanks in the background. The caption on the image reads "Oil Tank Cars Loading At Gulf Tank Farm Midland Tex. Jack Nolan Photo. M6."
Date: unknown
Creator: Nolan, Jack
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Midland County Court House]

Postcard of an in color picture of the Midland County Courthouse. This a rectangular building with pillars enclosing it, above the entrance it says " Midland County Courthouse." The print on the back top left side reads: "Midland County Court House Midland, Texas. Midland is located halfway between Fort Worth and El Paso on U.S. 80 Highway (the Broadway of America) and served by the Texas and Pacific Railway. The City's name derives from the midway location. Established in 1885, Midland has been almost from the very beginning one of West Texas' leading and most progressive communities. Color photo by F. J. Schaaf."
Date: 1979
Creator: Schaaf, F. J.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Midland Post Office]

Postcard of a color photograph of a United States post Office in Midland Texas. The post office is a red bricked rectangular building with thick white brick line going horizontally across the bottom and top paralell to each other with two big windows on the side that's shorter and four big windows on the entrance side that has the longer length.
Date: 1965~
Creator: Schaaf, F. J.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of the Scharbauer Hotel]

Postcard of a portion of the corner and front facade Scharbauer Hotel in Midland, Texas. It is a six-story brick building with white stone accents and dark stone tiles on the ground floor, where3 there are various stores. Automobiles are parked on the street alongside the hotel and people are walking on the sidewalk.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cattle and Cowboys]

Postcard of a large amount of cattle and cowboys on the range. The caption on the image reads "Round-Up, Midland, Texas."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Midland High School Building]

Postcard of the front and west side of the Midland High school building, viewed from the southwest corner. It is a three-story brick building with decorative features around the front entrance and along the roof line. The print under the photo reads: "New $150,000 High School Building. Midland, Texas."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Thomas Hospital and Office Building]

Postcard of Thomas Hospital and office building in Midland, Texas. The building is multi-story brick building and there are cars parked in front of it in the street. There is an illegible word or name handwritten at the top of the image and correspondence on the back addressed to "Mrs. J. H. [D]unnigan." The note requests another letter from Mrs. Dunnigan and mentions "Mrs. Allen's" health concerns.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Julia Estes Rankin to Velma Snelson - June 5, 1908]

Postcard from Julia Estes Rankin in Midland to Velma Snelson in Stone Mountain, Georgia, discussing a parade held in May 1908 where she was crowned "queen" of the May parade. The front of the postcard shows a parade in procession, with cars and small parade floats riding down a dirt road lined with storefronts, with pedestrians, horseback riders, and parked horse-drawn wagons along the sides of the road.
Date: June 5, 1908
Creator: Rankin, Julia Estes
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bird's Eye View of Midland]

Postcard of a bird's eye view of Midland, looking to the northwest from the corner of Wall Street and Main Street. Prominent at center is the Ever-Ready Auto Service, with garages and gas pumps along the street corner. Behind it is the post office, and across the post office is the county courthouse block (building not visible), where cars are parked along the sidewalks. The First Baptist Church is visible behind the water tower two blocks north of the auto shop, distinguished by a large dome and an arched window. One block south of the auto shop is the Schaurbauer Hotel, which has a sign hanging from its northwest corner.
Date: 193X
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Charles to George J. McClintic - October 1907]

Postcard from Charles in Midland to George J. McClintic in Covington, Virginia, writing about going to a show that night with friends and some money concerns. The front of the postcard depicts the Midland library.
Date: 1907-10-XX
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Eliza Ranking Shooting a Rattlesnake]

Postcard of Eliza Rankin (wife of Finis Ewing Rankin) holding a rifle, aiming it straight at a rattlesnake outside a pen.
Date: 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Finis Ewing Rankin with a Rattlesnake]

Postcard of Finis Ewing Rankin, kneeling next to a rattlesnake with a small knife in his hand outside a pen.
Date: 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard to Miss Eddie Handy - May 8, 1909]

Postcard from Midland addressed to Miss Eddie Handy[?] in Maverick, Texas. The front of the postcard depicts a Fourth of July parade in downtown Midland, going down Main Street with the Llano Hotel at left and several pedestrians and parked carriages watching horse-drawn parade floats and decorated cars.
Date: May 8, 1909
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Calvin E. Trammell to Eddie Handley - November 6, 1911]

Postcard from Calvin E. Trammell to Eddie Handley of Maverick, Runnels County. The front of the postcard depicts a panoramic view of a parade held on July 4, 1911 on the intersections of Wall and Main Street in Midland, looking at the northwest.
Date: November 6, 1911
Creator: Trammell, Calvin E.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard to E. D. Merrill - August 6, 1911]

Postcard to E. D. Merrill in Big Spring discussing visiting an unspecified female friend. The front of the postcard portraits a lively scene with two men dancing with each other, a band of musicians with two fiddlers and a guitarist (identified as Paul), another crowd of men watching from behind the musicians, and a woman holding a baby (Nellie holding Henley).
Date: August 6, 1911
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History