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[R.L. Polk & Co.'s Mineral Wells City Directory, 1920] (open access)

[R.L. Polk & Co.'s Mineral Wells City Directory, 1920]

The city directory for Mineral Wells, 1920, embraces a complete alphabetical list of business firms and private citizens; a directory of city and county officials, churches, public and private schools, banks, asylums, hospitals, commercial bodies, secret societies, street and avenue guide, etc.
Date: 1920
Creator: R.L. Polk & Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[R.L. Polk & Co.'s Mineral Wells City Directory, 1909] (open access)

[R.L. Polk & Co.'s Mineral Wells City Directory, 1909]

The city directory for Mineral Wells, 1909, embracing a complete alphabetical list of business firms and private citizens; a directory of city and county officials, churches, public and private schools, banks, asylums, hospitals, commercial bodies, secret societies, street and avenue guide, etc.
Date: 1909
Creator: R.L. Polk & Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History
PALOCADE Palo Pinto County (open access)

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
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pictorial History of Fort Wolters, Volume 14: Officer Wives Club and NCO Wives Club Activities (open access)

Pictorial History of Fort Wolters, Volume 14: Officer Wives Club and NCO Wives Club Activities

This volume includes many photographs of the activities of the Fort Wolters' Officers' Wives Club, NCO Wives Club, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and Teen Club.
Date: unknown
Creator: Casper, Willie H., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pictorial History of Fort Wolters, Volume 13: Police, Fire, Training Aids, Band, Weather Squadron, Recreation, Prisoner of War Camp, Nike, Camp Wolters Enterprise, Parks (open access)

Pictorial History of Fort Wolters, Volume 13: Police, Fire, Training Aids, Band, Weather Squadron, Recreation, Prisoner of War Camp, Nike, Camp Wolters Enterprise, Parks

This volume includes a brief history (and many photographs) of Fort Wolters' 84th Military Police Detachment, Fire Department, Training Aids, 328th Army Band, Weather Squadron, Recreation, Prisoner of War Camp 1943-1945, Nike, Camp Wolters Enterprise, and Parks.
Date: unknown
Creator: Casper, Willie H., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pictorial History of Fort Wolters, Volume 12: U.S. Army Security Agencies (open access)

Pictorial History of Fort Wolters, Volume 12: U.S. Army Security Agencies

This volume includes many photographs of personnel of the 316th, 303rd, 330th, and 311th Army Security Agency Battalions.
Date: unknown
Creator: Casper, Willie H., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pictorial History of Fort Wolters, Volume 11: 864 Engineer Battalion, Special Category Army and Air Force (open access)

Pictorial History of Fort Wolters, Volume 11: 864 Engineer Battalion, Special Category Army and Air Force

This volume includes a history of Special Category Army with Air Force at Fort Wolters, and includes many photographs of the 864th Engineer Battalion.
Date: unknown
Creator: Casper, Willie H., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pictorial History of Fort Wolters, Volume 10: Primary Helicopter School Training Curriculum for Officers and Candidates (open access)

Pictorial History of Fort Wolters, Volume 10: Primary Helicopter School Training Curriculum for Officers and Candidates

This volume details the curriculum at the U.S. Army Primary Helicopter Training School. It includes a chart of training concepts, a school brigade organizational chart, and a description of the 16-week training course.
Date: unknown
Creator: Casper, Willie H., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pictorial History of Fort Wolters, Volume 9: Athletic Awards (open access)

Pictorial History of Fort Wolters, Volume 9: Athletic Awards

This volume includes photographs showing personnel receiving trophies and other recognition for sports activities at the base, such as basketball, golf, softball, bowling, and other sports.
Date: unknown
Creator: Casper, Willie H., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pictorial History of Fort Wolters, Volume 8: Southern Airways Company, Southern Airways of Texas (open access)

Pictorial History of Fort Wolters, Volume 8: Southern Airways Company, Southern Airways of Texas

This volume details the role that the Southern Airways Company played in their contracts for Fort Wolters from 1956-1968. The volume includes biographies of key administrators of Southern Airways, a list of employees, a list of reunion attendees, and a time-line of key events.
Date: unknown
Creator: Casper, Willie H., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Metroplex, September 2011 (open access)

Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Metroplex, September 2011

List of Primary Care Case Management program approved primary care providers, hospitals, specialists, and family planning providers, located in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex area.
Date: September 2011
Creator: Primary Care Case Management
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Howard Family Album] (open access)

[Howard Family Album]

Scrapbook documenting information about the Howard family and the history of Mineral Wells in Palo Pinto County, Texas. It includes photographs, newspaper clippings, and other documents along with handwritten notes and annotations.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Camp Wolters Service Album] (open access)

[Camp Wolters Service Album]

Photo album of Private Gerald H. Hoffman, in a standard Camp Wolters "Service Album" book that includes pre-printed information sheets at the front. The photographs include handwritten identifications and annotations; some other loose materials have also been put into the book.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hoffman, Gerald H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Scrapbook: Mineral Wells, Mayor Harris] (open access)

[Scrapbook: Mineral Wells, Mayor Harris]

Scrapbook containing newspaper clippings, letters, photographs, and other materials related to the life of D. C. Harris and his time as mayor of Mineral Wells, Texas as well as information about news and events in the town. Many of the pages include handwritten explanations and annotations.
Date: unknown
Creator: Harris, Helen
System: The Portal to Texas History
Scrapbook History of Mineral Wells and Palo Pinto County (open access)

Scrapbook History of Mineral Wells and Palo Pinto County

Scrapbook containing newspaper clippings, photographs, and other materials to document important people, organizations, places, and events of significance to the history of Palo Pinto County and Mineral Wells, Texas. It includes a rough table of contents with page numbers for some of the highlights.
Date: unknown
Creator: Woodruff, Bess
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Loving Family in Texas (1843 - 1953) (open access)

The Loving Family in Texas (1843 - 1953)

Biographical sketches and accounts related to the history of the Loving family, as well as genealogical lists. It is separated into three parts: James and Margaret Morgan Loving, Dallas County; Oliver and Susan Morgan Loving, Parker and Palo Pinto Counties; Abraham and Susannah Pipkin Loving, Grayson County.
Date: unknown
Creator: Cullar, W. Clytes Anderson (Willie Clytes Anderson), 1920-
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil Survey of Palo Pinto County, Texas (open access)

Soil Survey of Palo Pinto County, Texas

Text describes the area, climate, agricultural history and statistics, soil-survey methods and definitions, soils and crops, land uses and agricultural methods, irrigation, and morphology and genesis of soils of Palo Pinto County, Texas.
Date: 1981
Creator: Moore, Joe D. & Greenwade, James M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hotel Guide, Highway Guide and Where to Go in Mineral Wells (open access)

Hotel Guide, Highway Guide and Where to Go in Mineral Wells

The cover page of a guide to the town of Mineral Wells, with information about the different types of water available, recreation activities, sanatoriums, and hotels is shown here. The clothes of the"Dyspeptic" illustrated at the bottom left suggest the late 1920's. Please note the gammadion (swastika) ribbons above and below the doggerel on the left side of the picture. The guide appears to have been printed considerably before the rise of the Nazis in Germany.
Date: unknown
Creator: Mineral Wells Chamber of Commerce
System: The Portal to Texas History
[A Mineral Wells High School Commencement Program of 1968] (open access)

[A Mineral Wells High School Commencement Program of 1968]

A Commencement program from Mineral Wells High School, that took place on May 24, 1968. Note its small size, as shown by the ruler next to it.
Date: May 24, 1968
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pictorial History of Fort Wolters, Volume 7: Heliports, Stagefields, Directory (open access)

Pictorial History of Fort Wolters, Volume 7: Heliports, Stagefields, Directory

This volume consists of photographs and diagrams of stage fields such as Sundance, Mustang, Rawhide, Da Nang, Phu Loi, Soc Trang, and many others. The U.S. Army Primary Helicopter School utilized approximately 1,350 square miles of airspace.
Date: unknown
Creator: Casper, Willie H. Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pictorial History of Fort Wolters, Volume 6:  Civilian Personnel (open access)

Pictorial History of Fort Wolters, Volume 6: Civilian Personnel

This volume consists of photographs of civilian employees at Fort Wolters, with a few of their biographies.
Date: unknown
Creator: Casper, Willie H., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pictorial History of Fort Wolters, Volume 5:  Military Personnel: Awards, Promotions, Retirements (open access)

Pictorial History of Fort Wolters, Volume 5: Military Personnel: Awards, Promotions, Retirements

This volume consists of photographs of personnel receiving awards, promotions, and retirements.
Date: unknown
Creator: Casper, Willie H., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pictorial History of Fort Wolters, Volume 4:  Army Primary Helicopter School, Officer Graduation Class (open access)

Pictorial History of Fort Wolters, Volume 4: Army Primary Helicopter School, Officer Graduation Class

This volume includes a document that was the first official written notice designating Wolters as a Fort, dated June 4, 1963. It also includes biographies, and photographs of graduating pilot classes.
Date: unknown
Creator: Casper, Willie H., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pictorial History of Fort Wolters, Volume 3: Primary Helicopter Center Facility (open access)

Pictorial History of Fort Wolters, Volume 3: Primary Helicopter Center Facility

This volume includes a list of abbreviations, a list of Fort Wolters buildings and facilities (with square footage and cost of construction), a detailed history of Fort Wolters; and information on recreational activities, such as the Fort Wolter's Boots & Saddle Club, the Bowling Alley, and Skeet Range.
Date: unknown
Creator: Casper, Willie H., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History