1926 State Championship Mingus Girls Basketball Team

Given the subject of this photograph, and the time it was taken, this photograph, is fairly conventional. The girls on the left hold a pennant that reads "Girls '26 Basket Ball." A young lady in the center holds a basketball labeled "M.H.S. - 26." They are wearing uniforms consisting of dresses with tucked skirts, athletic shoes, and knee socks. An article is partially visible under the photograph.
Date: 1926
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Children and Adults Standing by Brush Arbor]

Photograph of rows of young children sitting in front of adults. A girl and two older women stand to the left, while an older woman and a young boy stand to the right. The back row has four women, two of which are holding very young children. A man with folded arms and a hat stands on the right side of the back row. The group is in front of a brush arbor which stands among a group of tents.
Date: 1926~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men Bricking a Road]

Photograph of a group of men gathered and watching workers apply bricks onto a street of wet mortar. Low brick walls flank the road. Automobiles can be seen parked on either side of the road, and buildings are visible in the distance.
Date: 1926
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Santo First National Bank - 1926

Photograph of two suited men standing by the teller windows of the Santo First National Bank in Santo, Texas.
Date: 1926
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Crazy Hotel Fire

Photograph of Mineral Wells as seen from an observation tower on East Mountain. The panoramic view of the town reveals a plume of smoke covering much of the town's center.
Date: March 5, 1925
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Boyd Campbell and a Woman at Lovers' Retreat]

Photograph of Boyd Campbell sitting on a rock beside a woman. They are positioned under a looming rock face at Lovers' Retreat.
Date: 1924
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Grassy Ridge School 7th Grade Class]

Photograph of three rows of children positioned against a brick wall with two windows. They are arranged in three rows, with a row of girls standing in the back and middle and boys sitting in front. The class' teacher, Morris Jennings, is wearing a black suit and stands behind the children in the center. A label with related information is taped to the top of the photo.
Date: 1924
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Kate Hamphill, Her Son, and Lambuth Miller]

Photograph of Kate Hemphill, her son, and Lambuth Miller wearing bathing suits and sitting on a log in water. A rock wall in Lovers' Retreat is visible behind them.
Date: 1924
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lambuth Miller and Kate Hemphill at Lovers' Retreat]

Photograph of Lambuth Miller and Kate Hemphill wearing bathing suits while standing on a rocky outcropping at Lovers' Retreat. They are posed as though they are going to dive into the water below.
Date: 1924
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People Beside Calm Water at Lovers' Retreat]

Photograph of a group of people standing alongside calm waters at Lovers' Retreat. Their reflections are visible.
Date: 1924
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Men Standing Against Rock Wall at Lovers' Retreat]

Photograph of two men standing at the base of a rock wall at Lovers' Retreat. Water is visible through a crack in the rock wall to the right.
Date: 1924
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Souvenir Folding Post Card]

Souvenir folding postcard originating from Mineral Wells, Texas. The folding postcard features a drawing of a Native American man wearing a headdress and two one cent stamps on the front. When opened, two photographs of Mineral Wells are visible. The first photograph is a birds-eye view of the town, while the second is a photograph of Oak Street.
Date: July 1923
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Crazy Well]

Postcard depicting the Crazy Well building at Mineral Wells, Texas in 1923.
Date: 1923
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Oil Well Gusher at Hart Ranch]

Photograph of a group of men standing at the base of an oil well that is spewing oil on the grounds of the Hart Ranch.
Date: 1922~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

New Building Replacing the Old Palo Pinto School

Photograph of a single-story brick section of the Palo Pinto school that is currently under construction. Beams rest against several empty windows, and wooden frames can be seen within. Piles of wood litter the foreground.
Date: 1921
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gordon Baptist Church]

Photograph of Gordon Baptist Church, a clapboard church building with a belfry.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History