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[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
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Residence of Lem Baker]

Photograph of the residence of Lem Baker, a small one-story residential home with a porch, large trees planted in the front pawn, and a picket fence around the property. A wagon pulled by two horses is parked near the front gate, where a man and a woman stand. A windmill is visible in the background.
Date: May 1900
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

["Woods #1", Oil Well]

Photograph of industrial implements around a large oil well in Midland, Texas. Notes on the back indicate that the well is being re-fracked. Numerous trucks loaded with equipment are piped to each other in front of the well. Caption on the back: "Woods #1 5/56 Re-Frac. 40,000 gals @ 3# sd. Cost about $12,000. Tubing standing in work-over rig. Dowells 6 or $800,000 worth of equipment Not all equipment shown 4-500 Bbl. tanks not shown. Tank batter right hand (upper corner." [sic]
Date: May 1956
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mesquite Control Project Demonstration]

Photograph of of a mesquite control project demonstration, at "J.E. (Bob) Hill's Old Pan Place". Several workers and businessmen stand in front of a turned-up dirt field, construction equipment behind them.
Date: May 20, 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Flood at Main and Wall Street, Midland]

Photograph of a flood on the corner of Main and Wall Street in Midland. Water flows towards the right on Wall Street (bottom-left corner to center-right side), and people stand on the sidewalks of Main Street examining the flood. In front of the First National Bank, the large Neoclassical building on the street corner, more people have gathered, with stores visible to the left of the bank.
Date: May 8, 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Fred A. Wemple to Truett Latimer, May 8, 1960] (open access)

[Letter from Fred A. Wemple to Truett Latimer, May 8, 1960]

Letter from Fred A. Wemple to Truett Latimer congratulating him and asking if he needed any help.
Date: May 8, 1960
Creator: Wemple, Fred A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope from C. Bender and Sons to C. C. Cox, May 31, 1894] (open access)

[Envelope from C. Bender and Sons to C. C. Cox, May 31, 1894]

An envelope from C. Bender & Sons to C. C. Cox, postmarked May 31, 1894, on both sides of which is some arithmetic in Cox's handwriting.
Date: May 31, 1894
Creator: C. Bender & Sons
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evaluating the Ground Water Resources of the High Plains of Texas: Volume 1 (open access)

Evaluating the Ground Water Resources of the High Plains of Texas: Volume 1

First volume of a report documenting a study to map the High Plains aquifer and obtain data about various measurements and aspects of the aquifer. This volume provides "interpretive information presented as text and related tables and regional figures."
Date: May 1984
Creator: Knowles, Tommy; Nordstrom, Phillip & Klemt, William B.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Counterfeit money] (open access)

[News Script: Counterfeit money]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: May 17, 1972, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Sanity hearing] (open access)

[News Script: Sanity hearing]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: May 11, 1972, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of Billowing Smoke]

Photograph of large billowing smoke, rising from the ground. A windmill with a tank and a piece of heavy equipment are visible in the foreground. The caption on the image reads, "Tank Farm Fire Midland, Texas 5-17-'28."
Date: May 17, 1928
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Robbery] (open access)

[News Script: Robbery]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Dr. E.W. McCullough and his family being tied up and robbed by prisoners who escaped from Ward County jail.
Date: May 3, 1971, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Reno, Richards to attend Sweetwater WASP affair] (open access)

[Clipping: Reno, Richards to attend Sweetwater WASP affair]

Photocopied newspaper clipping about Janet Reno, Dan Morales, and Ann Richards coming to the 50th WASP reunion. A short history of the WASPs is also included.
Date: May 20, 1993
Creator: Todd, Ed
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Reno, Richards to Attend Sweetwater WASP Affair] (open access)

[Clipping: Reno, Richards to Attend Sweetwater WASP Affair]

Newspaper clipping of an article about attorney generals Janet Reno, Dan Morales, and Governor Ann Richards attending the 50th WASP Reunion. A brief history of the WASPs is also given.
Date: May 20, 1993
Creator: Todd, Ed
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASPs are her heroes, Reno says] (open access)

[Clipping: WASPs are her heroes, Reno says]

Newspaper clipping of an article about Janet Reno's admiration of the WASPs, their 50th anniversary, achievements accomplished by WASPs, and a brief history about them.
Date: May 23, 1993
Creator: Todd, Ed
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Reno, Richards to attend Sweetwater WASP affair] (open access)

[Clipping: Reno, Richards to attend Sweetwater WASP affair]

Newspaper clipping of an article about Attorney Generals Janet Reno, Dan Morales, and Governor Ann Richards attending the 50th WASP Anniversary Reunion.
Date: May 20, 1993
Creator: Todd, Ed
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Bush/Midland] captions transcript

[News Clip: Bush/Midland]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: May 31, 1984
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Bush/Midland] captions transcript

[News Clip: Bush/Midland]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: May 31, 1984
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Abell Department Store, Midland, Texas: First Floor Plan - Parking Garage & Department Store

Preliminary floor plan for a department store building with offices and a parking garage commissioned by George T. Abell in Midland, Texas. It features measurements, wall edge lines, labels, parking garage data, pertinent building data, and room names.
Date: May 7, 1952
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Rhodes & Chapple Office Building, Midland, Texas: Stair Railing Detail

Stair railing detail for an office building commissioned by R. R. Rhodes and Dr. J. H. Chapple in Midland, Texas. It includes a side section and a plan. They feature measurements and labels.
Date: May 4, 1946
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Superior Oil Company Office, Midland, Texas: Partial Elevation of Main Entrance Porch

Main entrance porch elevation rendering for an office building commissioned by Superior Oil Company in Midland, Texas. It features name letters and notes.
Date: May 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: Part Plan of Typical Plumbing Floor Plan

Part plumbing floor plan for an office building and parking garage commissioned by Jack B. Wilkinson in Midland, Texas. It features measurements, labels, riser schedule, and wall edge lines.
Date: May 8, 1951
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Wilkinson Office Building and Parking Garage, Midland, Texas: Window, Door, & Spandrel Details

Window, door, and spandrel details for an office building and parking garage commissioned by Jack B. Wilkinson in Midland, Texas. Sections include typical head, typical sill, revised window schedule, window notes, detail at area of main entrance doors, jamb at columns 7 & 10, jamb at typical pier, and 1st floor & typical spandrel section.
Date: May 19, 1956
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Wilkinson Office Building and Parking Garage, Midland, Texas: Plan of Lobby & Foyer - Scheme A & B

Plan of lobby & foyer for an office building and parking garage commissioned by Jack B. Wilkinson in Midland, Texas. Sections include scheme A and B, and they feature wall edge lines, measurements, labels, and floor grid lines.
Date: May 31, 1951
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History