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Famous Well by Lake Pinto
Photograph of a brick building with three columns holding up an overhang. To the left of this building is a tin building with "Famous Well" written on a plank beside its door. Trees cover a rocky hill behind the buildings.
Date:
January 10, 1919
Creator:
A. F. Weaver Photography
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Diploma for Sidney Miller]
Diploma certifying that Sidney Miller is a certified ferry pilot via Aviation Enterprises.
Date:
April 24, 1943
Creator:
Aviation Enterprises
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A Brief History or a Statement of Facts of Mineral Wells, Texas
A booklet about the history of Mineral Wells, Texas, from 1881 to 1921.
Date:
September 24, 1921
Creator:
Berry, H. M.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Camp Wolters - Texas
Illustrated here is a panoramic view of Camp Wolters, Texas. Labels on photograph identify (left to right) Area No. 4, Sports Arena, Service Club, Area No. 5, Area No. 3, Area No. 2, and Area No.1. Platoons of soldiers are marching on the left side of the photograph.
Date:
1945
Creator:
Camp Wolters Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ten Years Younger
This picture displays the title page of a booklet about Mineral Wells, Texas health resorts, and how they could make people feel ten years younger.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Chamber of Commerce
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The St. Nicholas Hotel]
A group of men stand in front of the St. Nicholas Hotel. A colophon at the lower right designates this picture as a photographic souvenir from Minerals Wells, taken by Dan W. Evans. The building had a varied history. It was first (in 1904) an unnamed two-and-one-half-story sanitarium, then re-named the St. Nicholas Hotel, and then later it became the Delaware Hotel. It was located at N. Oak and NE 3rd Street. The building was eventually consumed by fire on October of 1907. The back of photograph has a T and P Railway logotype and this information about the Jericho Fine Photo Company: "Mountain and Donkey Groups, View Souvenirs and Scenery of Min-Wells, Kodak Supplies and Finishing, Button and Stamp Photos a Specialty. Dan W. Evans Prop. Min Wells, Tex."
Date:
1907?
Creator:
Dan W. Evans
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The First Anniversary of the Aviation Engineer Force Activation
Troops and spectators celebrate the first anniversary of Aviation Engineer Force Activation at Wolters Air Force Base on April 10, 1952, with Colonel A.B. Campfield, the Commander of Troops; Brigadier General H.W. Ehrgott, Commanding; Colonel Philip G. Kemp, the Base Commander.
Date:
April 10, 1952
Creator:
Daniel Photography
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Cullen Grimes School
Principal Donald Bond, the teachers and the students of the afternoon group at Cullen Grimes School in Mineral Wells, Texas congregate in front of the building in March of 1954.
Date:
March 1954
Creator:
Daniel, W.L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sam Houston School
Students, teachers and principal D.R. Hudson, of the Sam Houston School in March 1954 stand outside the school building.
Date:
March 1954
Creator:
Daniel, W.L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Sam Houston School--- An Afternoon Group of 1954
Students, teachers and the principal, D.R. Hudson, of the Sam Houston School's Afternoon Group are shown here in March of 1954. The picture was taken outside the school building.
Date:
March 1954
Creator:
Daniel, W.L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Interior of C. E. Turner's Pharmacy]
Photograph of the interior of Charles Turner's pharmacy in Mineral Wells, Texas. Bottles and boxes line the walls of the store. A woman wearing a dress and a hat, a man wearing a vest, and a teenage boy are standing in the background.
Date:
1900~
Creator:
Evans, Daniel W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Mineral Wells, Texas]
Photograph of the town of Mineral Wells, Texas. The town's buildings, streets, and surrounding landscape is visible.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Evans, Daniel W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Centennial Sheriff Hollis Wolfe
Photograph of Hollis Wolfe wearing a cowboy hat, ribbon tie, vest, and a pistol on his hip. Cars are parked behind him.
Date:
May 1957
Creator:
Harlin, Edith
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gordon Celebration of Palo Pinto County Centennial
Photograph of a horse-drawn covered wagon that has a banner that reads "Palo Pinto County Centennial" on its side. Children and a woman wearing a prairie dress are riding on the wagon. Two boys wearing cowboy hats are sitting on a horse to the wagon's side. Houses are visible in the background.
Date:
May 1957
Creator:
Harlin, Edith
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gordon Centennial 1957
Photograph of a group of people outside of two buildings during the centennial celebration of Gordon, Texas. Two men stand in the foreground with a small wagon that is being pulled by small cattle. Men are riding horses behind this wagon. Women can be seen riding in the wooden bed of a truck to the left.
Date:
May 1957
Creator:
Harlin, Edith
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Hexagon Hotel Booklet]
Booklet containing two photographs of the Hexagon Hotel, as well as a series of architectural drawings of its floor plan.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Howell, M. A.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Palo Pinto School
Drawing of the Palo Pinto school. The two-story building has red brick walls, open white spaces on its left side, and a U.S. flag flying from its roof. Bushes are located behind the building and birds fly in the background.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Howell, M. A.
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of the Hexagon Hotel]
Photograph of the Hexagon Hotel in Mineral Wells, Texas. The hotel is situated beside a road next to a smaller buildings. It has four stories, multiple porches, and multiple gables with windows.
Date:
1950~
Creator:
Howell, M. A.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of the Hexagon Hotel]
Photograph of the Hexagon Hotel in Mineral Wells, Texas. The hotel is situated beside a road next to a smaller buildings. It has four stories, multiple porches, and multiple gables with windows.
Date:
1950~
Creator:
Howell, M. A.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Article Regarding Homecoming and Reunion at the Palo Pinto School]
Article regarding a reunion for former teachers and students of the Palo Pinto School, including location and a list of event officers. A brief history of the school is included.
Date:
May 30, 1973
Creator:
McDonald, Beulah
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Beulah McDonald to the Editor of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, May 30, 1975]
Letter from Beulah McDonald to the editor of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram asking for advertising space for the annual homecoming and reunion at the Palo Pinto School.
Date:
May 30, 1973
Creator:
McDonald, Beulah
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Tattler (Mineral Wells, Tex.), Ed. 1 Friday, May 18, 1934
Student newspaper from Mineral Wells High School in Mineral Wells, Texas. It contains articles about the graduating class of 1934, including information about class officers, class prophecies, caps and gowns, class events, and local advertisements.
Date:
May 18, 1934
Creator:
Mineral Wells High School
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Palocade - Palo Pinto County - Official Centennial Program - back page
Shown here is a picture of the reverse (back) page of a souvenir program from the Palo Pinto Centennial Celebration of 1957. It consists of advertising, extolling the virtues of the First National Bank in Mineral Wells.
Date:
May 1957
Creator:
Palo Pinto Centennial Association
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History