79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 126 (open access)

79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 126

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate in memory of Clayton McKinney of Midland, retired Texas Ranger and chief deputy of the Midland County Sheriff's Office.
Date: April 27, 2005
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0317.0320]

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "New officers of the Southwest photographers Association are, left to right, Frank Dunlap, Midland, Texas, president, and John W. Gay, Dallas, vice-president."
Date: April 30, 1962
Creator: Miller, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Yucca Theatre Photograph #1]

Photograph of the Yucca Theatre in Midland, Texas. The theatre building has more than seven stories, with cars parked on the side of the street.
Date: April 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Yucca Theatre Photograph #3]

Photograph of the Yucca Theatre in Midland, Texas.
Date: April 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Yucca Theatre Photograph #2]

Photograph of the Yucca Theatre in Midland, Texas. The interior of the theatre is depicted in the photograph.
Date: April 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Switch-Throwing Mechanism. (open access)

Switch-Throwing Mechanism.

Patent related to switch throwing mechanisms, specifically for vehicles. This switch throwing mechanism allows the operator of the vehicle to properly conduct the switch without stopping the vehicle.
Date: April 2, 1912
Creator: Reiger, Paul J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Double-Acting Cylinder-Pump. (open access)

Double-Acting Cylinder-Pump.

Patent for improvements in double-acting cylinder-pumps by making “the cages and check-valves detachable from the piston-cylinder without removing or disturbing either the casing or piston-cylinder and can be replaced in the same manner.” (Lines 18-22) Illustration in included.
Date: April 22, 1902
Creator: Arnold, Henry B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spark-Plug (open access)

Spark-Plug

Patent for an improved spark plug assembly used in explosive engines allowing for easier cleaning of the electrodes while the motor is running, among other enhancements over contemporary spark plug design.
Date: April 27, 1915
Creator: Inman, John P. & Estes, Robert E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
West Texas Historical Association Seventy-First Annual Meeting Schedule (open access)

West Texas Historical Association Seventy-First Annual Meeting Schedule

The West Texas Historical Association's Seventy-First Annual Meeting schedule for the meeting in Midland, Texas on April 8 and 9, 1994. It includes lists of all officers, members of the board of directors, and ex-officio broad members.
Date: 1994-04-08/1994-04-09
Creator: West Texas Historical Association
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Blast] (open access)

[News Script: Blast]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: April 11, 1969, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library

Thomas Office Building, Midland, Texas: North Elevation

North elevation rendering for an office building commissioned by J. B. Thomas in Midland, Texas. It includes windows, measurements, doors, and wall edge lines.
Date: April 6, 1927
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Thomas Office Building, Midland, Texas: Heating Riser Diagram

Heating riser diagram for an office building commissioned by J. B. Thomas in Midland, Texas. It includes measurements, floor levels, notes, and numbers circled in red.
Date: April 6, 1927
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Thomas Office Building, Midland, Texas: Column Schedules

Column schedules for an office building commissioned by J. B. Thomas in Midland, Texas. It includes a column schedule section with measurements and floor indicators, a column schedule for sixth and seventh stories with measurements and floor indicators, and a plan of supporting frame for house tank in pent house.
Date: April 6, 1927
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Thomas Office Building, Midland, Texas: Wall, Window, & Stair Details

Wall, window, and stair details for an office building commissioned by J. B. Thomas in Midland, Texas. Sections include 3" detail of pressed steel stairs, full size balustrade hand rail, full size detail of hand rail for main stairs, elevation of wall at corner above fifth floor, detail of band mould at second floor, 3" detail of marquise, 1/2 plan of display window in store number 2, stair diagram, and typical wall section taken thru display window of store number 2.
Date: April 6, 1927
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Thomas Office Building, Midland, Texas: Third, Fourth, & Fifth Floor Framing Plan

Typical third, fourth, and fifth floor framing plan for an office building commissioned by J. B. Thomas in Midland, Texas. It includes framing lines, measurements, and labels. Other sections include a beam schedule, joist schedule, section thru spandrel beam, and section thru floor construction.
Date: April 6, 1927
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Permian Building Addition, Midland, Texas: Half Plan of Vestibule

Half plan of vestibule for an addition to the Permian Building commissioned by Jack B. Wilkinson in Midland, Texas. It includes measurements, labels, and wall edge lines. Another section includes elevation "A".
Date: April 25, 1952
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Thomas Office Building, Midland, Texas: South Elevation

South elevation rendering for an office building commissioned by J. B. Thomas in Midland, Texas. It includes wall edge lines, windows, labels, and measurements.
Date: April 6, 1927
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Thomas Office Building, Midland, Texas: Second Floor Framing Plan

Second floor framing plan for an office building commissioned by J. B. Thomas in Midland, Texas. It includes framing lines, measurements, and labels. Other sections include section thru beam 225, detail of beam 225, section thru spandrel beams, section thru interior beams, section thru beam 210, section thru floor construction, and notes.
Date: April 6, 1927
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Thomas Office Building, Midland, Texas: Fourth Floor Plan

Fourth floor plan for an office building commissioned by J. B. Thomas in Midland, Texas. It includes wall edge lines, room names, measurements, and door orientation lines. Other sections include full size details, and revision number 1 first floor plan.
Date: April 6, 1927
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Thomas Office Building, Midland, Texas: Present Roof & Future Sixth Floor Framing Plan

Present roof and future sixth floor framing plan for an office building commissioned by J. B. Thomas in Midland, Texas. It includes framing lines, measurements, labels, and wall edge lines. Other sections include section thru floor construction, section thru spandrel beam, notes, section B-B, and section A-A.
Date: April 6, 1927
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Thomas Office Building, Midland, Texas: First Floor Plan

First floor plan for an office building commissioned by J. B. Thomas in Midland, Texas. It includes wall edge lines, measurements, column placement, and labels. Other sections include section thru head - elevator door, section thru sill - elevator door, section thru jamb - elevator door, and detail - elevator doors.
Date: April 6, 1927
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Thomas Office Building, Midland, Texas: West & East Elevation

West and east elevation renderings for an office building commissioned by J. B. Thomas in Midland, Texas. They include windows, wall texture lines, doors, and labels.
Date: April 6, 1927
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Thomas Office Building, Midland, Texas: Attic Plan

Attic plan for an office building commissioned by J. B. Thomas in Midland, Texas. It includes numbers with red circles around them, wall edge lines, measurements, and labels.
Date: April 6, 1927
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Thomas Office Building, Midland, Texas: Fifth Floor Plan

Fifth floor plan for an office building commissioned by J. B. Thomas in Midland, Texas. It includes wall edge lines, measurements, light fixture placement, door orientation lines, wattage numbers, numbers with red circles around them, and labels.
Date: April 6, 1927
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History