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[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.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Midland Baseball Team]

Photograph of the Midland baseball team, seated together on the front steps of the old Midland County Courthouse. The players sit in three rows, with three men from the team's front office seated on stone apertures within the courthouse's facade. Three more men in hats and neckties are seated in the top row, and a child is held by a player in the bottom row. Three baseballs are arranged together in front of the players.
Date: July 16, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charles Anderson, Midland Pitcher]

Photograph of Charles Anderson, pitcher for the Midland baseball team. He poses as if to pitch a ball towards the photographer, standing in a field of trees.
Date: July 12, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Progressive Democracy Wagon]

Photograph of a mule-drawn wagon, decorated with the words "PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRACY" along a cloth hanging from the side of the mule and with the words "WOODROW" and "WILSON" and the front and back wheels, respectively, bearing two women—Elma and Belulah Graves—in dark-colored dresses surrounded by flowers and a flag. The parade wagon is parked on a dirt road in front of T. S. Sacra's home, a two-story house.
Date: July 4, 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Opening of State Women's Bowling Tournament, Midland Lanes]

Fisheye photograph of the opening of a state women's bowling tournament in Midland Lanes, viewed from between two bowling lanes. Across the aisles, bowlers release their bowling balls in front of a busy crowd standing behind the ball dispensers.
Date: July 28, 1964
Creator: Davis, Frank
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

["Last Roundup" at the Scharbauer Hotel]

Photograph of a picture board at at the "Last Roundup" in the Scharbauer Hotel in Midland before its demolition. Nancy McKinley (left) points at pictures of people in front of a house among other pictures of the hotel building and other Midland attractions. Two men, Clarence Scharbauer, Jr. (center) and Bill Johnson (right) examine the images.
Date: July 15, 1973
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men's Sunday School at the Midland County Courthouse]

Photograph of a Sunday School class in front of the Art Deco facade of the Midland County Courthouse. Most wear hats, and a handful of women stand in the right corner along a man in a wheelchair. A man holding a baby, in the second row, fifth from right, is Troy Eiland, holding Bethel Eiland. The class's teacher was Paul T. Vickers, and its president Harry L. Haight, and they met in the Scharbauer Hotel Ballroom on the southeast corner of Loraine and Wall Street.
Date: July 1934
Creator: Lackey, Clint
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Margaret J. Hoyal, July 29, 1963] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. Margaret J. Hoyal, July 29, 1963]

Letter from Mrs. Margaret J. Hoyal thanking Kempner family for gifting a book named 'Henry Cohen: Messenger of the Lord'.
Date: July 29, 1963
Creator: Hoyal, Margaret J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Occurrence, Availability, and Chemical Quality of Ground Water in the Edwards Plateau Region of Texas (open access)

Occurrence, Availability, and Chemical Quality of Ground Water in the Edwards Plateau Region of Texas

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Date: July 1979
Creator: Walker, Loyd E.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Lawsuit hearing in Midland] (open access)

[News Script: Lawsuit hearing in Midland]

Photocopy of a script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: July 12, 1971, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Agenda: WASP Committee Meeting, July 16, 1992] (open access)

[Agenda: WASP Committee Meeting, July 16, 1992]

Agenda for the WASP Committee meeting listing action items and discussion points for the July 16, 1992 meeting, followed by the meeting minutes discussing the San Antonio convention and the memorial dedication ceremony, along with a proposed dedication ceremony agenda.
Date: July 16, 1992
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Weather intro] (open access)

[News Script: Weather intro]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: July 15, 1969
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Murder case moved] (open access)

[News Script: Murder case moved]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: July 28, 1969
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Weather, politics, and strike] (open access)

[News Script: Weather, politics, and strike]

Photocopy of a script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: July 1, 1969, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Gardner Murder] (open access)

[News Script: Gardner Murder]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: July 1, 1969, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library

Superior Oil Company Office, Midland, Texas: Floor & Plot Plans

Floor and plot plans for an office building commissioned by Superior Oil Company in Midland, Texas. They feature wall edge lines, measurements, labels, and directional lines. Other sections include a typical wall section, diagram of boiler tapping, basement floor plan, heating code, electrical code, and plumbing code.
Date: July 20, 1937
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Superior Oil Company Office, Midland, Texas: Footing & Basement Plan

Footing and basement plan for an office building commissioned by Superior Oil Company in Midland, Texas. It features wall edge lines, measurements, and labels. Other sections include footing & column schedules, detail of typical footing, and a plot plan.
Date: July 20, 1937
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Superior Oil Company Office, Midland, Texas: Elevation Renderings

Elevation renderings for an office building commissioned by Superior Oil Company in Midland, Texas. Sections include 1/2 plan of marquise, 1/2 elevation, detail of south entrance, full size detail of door, detail of north entrance, full size trim, detail of toilet stalls, 1/2 size detail of interior door frame, 3" detail of basement steel sash, and 3" detail of typical steel sash.
Date: July 20, 1937
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Wilkinson Office Building and Parking Garage, Midland, Texas: Beam, Column, and Connections Schedules

Steel beam, column, and moment connections schedules for an office building and parking garage commissioned by Jack B. Wilkinson in Midland, Texas. They feature floor levels and measurements.
Date: July 15, 1950
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Wilkinson Office Building and Parking Garage, Midland, Texas: Entrance Details

Entrance details for an office building and parking garage commissioned by Jack B. Wilkinson in Midland, Texas. Details include one-half plan & elevation of main entry, and main entrance door & frame details.
Date: July 12, 1951
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Wilkinson Office Building and Parking Garage, Midland, Texas: Footing & Foundation Details

Footing and foundation details for an office building and parking garage commissioned by Jack B. Wilkinson in Midland, Texas. Sections include a foundation plan, concrete pier schedule, detail - footing "C", detail - footing "A", detail - footing "B", detail - footing "D", detail - footing "E", detail - footing "F", typical pier details, and footing dowels detail.
Date: July 16, 1950
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Wilkinson Office Building and Parking Garage, Midland, Texas: Footing & Beam Details

Footing and beam details for an office building and parking garage commissioned by Jack B. Wilkinson in Midland, Texas. Sections include plan of area-way wall, typical detail of wall & steel column, plan of footing "G", elevation A-A of footing "G", and elevation of footing "C".
Date: July 22, 1950
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Dallas Willis, July 29, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Dallas Willis, July 29, 2016

Dallas “Dally” Willis was born in 1920 in Dallas, Texas but grew up in Cleburne, Texas, raised by a single mother of seven children after his father abandoned the family. Willis attended high school in Cleburne and joined the Marine Corps in 1941. In the Marine Corps, Willis worked as an aerial photographer mapping the Pacific territories controlled by Japan. Upon returning to Cleburne, Willis worked for Southwestern Bail and joined the Communication Workers of America union. He moved to Midland, Texas in 1949. From 1961 to 2005 he served within the CWA’s Political and Legislative Committee, lobbying in the Texas Legislature. Dally also began the Labor Day Celebration of the Permian Basin in 1957. He has been a delegate for the DNC convention and was the decades long president of the Permian Basin Central Labor Union.
Date: July 29, 2016
Creator: Wisely, Karen; Zapata, Joel & Willis, Dallas
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Isabel Jimenez, July 22, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Isabel Jimenez, July 22, 2016

Isabel Jimenez was born in 1953 in Slanton, Texas. Her family moved to Midland, Texas and she attended De Zavala Elementary (the “Mexican” school), Austin Junior High, and graduated from Midland High School in 1971. Jimenez attended Austin College in Sherman, Texas for one year, then Midland College, and the University of Texas—Permian Basin, which she eventually graduated from in 1987 with a degree in Spanish. Beginning in 1976, Jimenez worked for Southwest Bell. She joined LULAC in the 1970s due to police brutality against Mexican Americans, not wanting her own son to experience such brutality. Jimenez was part of LULAC single member districts at the county, city, school district, and community college levels. Jimenez also participated in the Southwest Voter Registration Project, taught as a bilingual education teacher, and is now a counselor at Midland College.
Date: July 22, 2016
Creator: Wisely, Karen; Zapata, Joel & Jimenez, Isabel
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History