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States

D.W. Griffith Presents "The Birth of a Nation" (open access)

D.W. Griffith Presents "The Birth of a Nation"

Souvenir program from the silent motion picture, "The Birth of a Nation, the Most Stupendous and Fascinating Motion Picture Drama Created in the United States. Founded on Thomas Dixon's story 'The Clansman'", which presents an early 20th-century Southern view of Reconstruction. The program includes a list of cast members, statements about the creation of the film and background of the story, trivia about the film, and blurbs from reviewers.
Date: April 1, 1924
Creator: Griffith, D.W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Brief History or a Statement of Facts of Mineral Wells, Texas (open access)

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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[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