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National WASP WWII Museum
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Tittle-Luther/Parkhill, Smith and Cooper, Inc.
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132
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Gas Pipe Calendars
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Dr. Pepper's Frosty Dog Campaign
41
G. Dallas Smith Collection
35
Folder 8: American Beauty Spring 2002 collection sketches and swatches
30
Migration of the Negro
30
[Ponsford/Trost Collection]
29
Auspicious Desires on Land and Sea
28
Folder 11: Original sketches, Spring 2002
27
Folder 3: Laura Bush completed sketches
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The border air patrol 1918-1919. Picture
Illustrated description of the air support for the U. S. Cavalry on the Texas-Mexico border, 1918-1919.
Date:
1920
Creator:
Smithers, W. D. (Wilfred Dudley), 1895-1981.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Military pack train in Pinto Canyon, Texas. Picture
Illustrated description of composition and use of pack trains by the military in the Big Bend area of Texas, c. 1916.
Date:
1920
Creator:
Smithers, W. D. (Wilfred Dudley), 1895-1981.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Description of a Military Pack Train. Picture
Drawing of muleteers in camp during a trip to deliver military cargo to places inaccessible by wagon. Figure on the left may represent W. D. Smithers, who was a packer for the Army.
Date:
1920
Creator:
Smithers, W. D. (Wilfred Dudley), 1895-1981.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Uses of horses and mules in the U.S. Cavalry. Picture
Illustrated explanation of the qualifications and duties of the men, horses, and mules of the Remount Service of the U. S. Cavalry.
Date:
1920
Creator:
Smithers, W. D. (Wilfred Dudley), 1895-1981.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The awakening of a cavalry packer. Picture
Illustration of ten mules secured on a picket line and their cavalry packer in camp at 3:00 a.m.
Date:
1920
Creator:
Smithers, W. D. (Wilfred Dudley), 1895-1981.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Four stages of packing an army mule. Picture
Detailed illustration of the diamond hitch pattern of ropes used to secure a load to an army mule before 1920.
Date:
1920
Creator:
Smithers, W. D. (Wilfred Dudley), 1895-1981.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[A cavalry roundup. Picture]
Drawing depicting sergeant of a cavalry troop recovering stolen cattle on the Texas-Mexico border, c.1916.
Date:
1920
Creator:
Smithers, W. D. (Wilfred Dudley), 1895-1981.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insignias of the branches of the Army in service on the U.S.-Mexico border from 1916 into the early 1920s. Picture
Sketches of insignia and brief summaries of activities of the branches of the U.S. Army in service on the U.S.-Mexico border from 1916 into the early 1920s. Includes protocol of hat cords.
Date:
1961
Creator:
Smithers, W. D. (Wilfred Dudley), 1895-1981.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Types of cavalrymen, their mounts and equipment 1916-1921. Picture
Depicts equipment and describes activities of U. S. Cavalry in defense of the U. S. - Mexico border, 1916-1921.
Date:
1920
Creator:
Smithers, W. D. (Wilfred Dudley), 1895-1981.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
U. S. Army Air Corps Squadron Emblems
Bomb squadron emblems for the 1st Observation Squadron; 94th Pursuit Squadron; 16th Observation Squadron; 95th Pursuit Squadron; 22nd Observation Squadron; 9th Bomb Squadron; 26th Attack Squadron; 8th Attack Squadron; 24th Pursuit Squadron; 44th Observation Squadron; 27th Pursuit Squadron; 2nd Observation Squadron; 19th Pursuit Squadron; 3rd Pursuit Squadron; 55th Pursuit Squadron; 99th Observation Squadron; 34th Pursuit Squadron; 73rd Pursuit Squadron; 11th Bomb Squadron; 91st Bomb Squadron; 30th Bomb Squadron; 28th Bomb Squadron; 35th Pursuit Squadron; 72nd Bomb Squadron; 20th Bomb Squadron; 96th Bomb Squadron; 23rd Bomb Squadron; 13th Attack Squadron; 77th Pursuit Squadron; 5th Observation Squadron; 49th Bomb Squadron;17th Pursuit Squadron; 7th Observation Squadron; 6th Observation Squadron; 25th Bomb Squadron; 36th Pursuit Squadron; 90th Attack Squadron; 88th Observation Squadron; 12th Observation Squadron; 50th Observation Squadron.
Date:
[1930..1939]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Time Was in Mineral Wells
The dust cover of "TIME WAS In Mineral Wells... 1975 Edition," considered the first pictorial history of the city, is illustrated here. The book is the product of A.F. Weaver, whose collection of photographs comprises the "A. F. Weaver Collection."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
KORC 1140 On Your Dial
A picture of a KORC-KBS Microphone--"1140 on your dial" is shown here. Mineral Wells' radio history dates back to the 1930's when Mr. Hal Collins, owner of the Crazy Hotel, began sponsoring broadcasts originating in the hotel lobby. The radio station was founded and owned by Mr. Achilles Corcanges, and aired its first broadcast on December 5, 1946. Radio station KMWT-FM began broadcasting from Mineral Wells in 1970. The broadcasts were aired nationwide, at noon daily, over the Texas Quality Network. It advertised Crazy Water Crystals. Both stations' call letters were changed in 1983 to KJAS-AM and KYXS-FM. Many show business luminaries appeared on the shows. For instance, Mary Martin of Weatherford began her singing/acting career here.
Date:
1946
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The Lynch Cabins]
A drawing of the Lynch cabins, done by Jarmon Alvis Lynch, grandson of James Alvis Lynch. The drawing says "Alvis Lynch 77" in the bottom right-hand corner. The picture was apparently done from memory. The original mineral water discovery well is in the right foreground, with a windlass for drawing water. "Judge" Lynch and his family did not arrive in Millsap Valley until Christmas 1879. Note the tents in the right background. H. M. Berry, Mineral Wells' first teacher, noted in an article that when the reputation for the curative powers of the water spread, the area looked like "an army on the move" with health-seekers temporarily camping in tents until housing could be built for them.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Souvenir Views of Mineral Wells, Texas]
A pamphlet, shaped like a water bottle, with illustrations of the Mineral Wells area. Some pictures include unidentified visitors to the area that are enjoying the outdoor natural beauty. The statement "Patent and Trademark applied for by the Yeager Drug Company" is located on the lower left-hand portion of the photograph.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[A Christmas Card from Boyce Ditto]
Christmas card sent to Mrs. Weaver, signed "Boyce Ditto." The front cover has a picture of greenery decorated with red bells and silver balls; at the top it says "To A Special Friend." The inside has a similar illustration in the center with text on either side. The text on the left says, "Friends as fine/ as you are/ Don't often come/ one's way./ And special times/ like Christmas/ Don't happen every day." The text on the right continues: "And so this/ Christmas greeting/ Is coming to extend/ This wish--/ 'A Merry Christmas/ To a very/ special friend!'"
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Blacks in Music Bookmark
Bookmark about three black musicians from the Austin area of Texas. Benjamine L. Joyce, Barbara Conrad, Virgie Carrington DeWitty.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Political Cartoon by Harold Maples featurning Jim Wright and Ronald Regan #1]
Political cartoon by Harold Maples created in 1981 for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Cartoon depicts Jim Wright and "Tip" walking away from a poker table where Ronald Regan has won all their money and clothes. Artwork is signed "Best Wishes and better luck next time to Jim Wright from Harold Maples, the Star-Telegram." Created on June 30, 1981.
Date:
June 30, 1981
Creator:
Maples, Harold
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Political Cartoon by Harold Maples featurning Jim Wright and Ronald Regan #2]
Political cartoon by Harold Maples created in 1981 for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Cartoon depicts Jim Wright and "Tip" walking away from a poker table where Ronald Regan has won all their money and clothes. Artwork is signed "Best Wishes and better luck next time to Jim Wright from Harold Maples, the Star-Telegram."
Date:
June 30, 1981
Creator:
Maples, Harold
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[A Bottle-shaped Souvenir Booklet]
Two pages of a souvenir booklet touting the benefits of Mineral Wells, Texas are illustrated here. The shape suggests a bottle of mineral water. Dr. Dan Cupid has abandoned his bow and arrow in favor of mineral water to treat heart conditions. Among his stock of waters prescribed are bottles from the Crazy, Carlsbad, Gibson, and Lamar Wells. There are other pages of this booklet elsewhere in this collection. They could perhaps be placed together in a file at some time in the future.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The First Well Was Dug Here in 1877
This photograph illustrates a cartoon. "1880" is written in ink at bottom of the photograph, evidently in correction of the cartoon. Lynch arrived in what would later be Mineral Wells in 1877. His first well, dug to forty-one feet in 1878, was dry. The second well, drilled deeper, was in 1880. Please see also "Opening of the First Season at Mineral Wells" and "Mr. Lynch on His Way to Discover Mineral Wells." The cartoon appears to have been taken by A. F. Weaver from a jocular booklet titled "Inside Story About the Waters" which is in the holdings of the Palo Pinto County Album (q.v.). The booklet was written in the nineteenth-century burlesque tradition, and Weaver makes no comment on the cartoon or the booklet.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mr. Lynch On His Way to Discover Mineral Wells
This picture is a photograph of a cartoon. See also "Opening of the First Season at Mineral Wells" and "The First Well Was Dug Here in 1877." Please note the centipede, illustrated along with other forms of wildlife. Also, please note the Indians, who appear to be friendly. A.F. Weaver took this cartoon from a jocular booklet titled "Inside Story About the Waters" (q.v.) that is in the Palo Pinto County Album collection (q.v.) It is written in the nineteenth-century burlesque style, and need not be taken seriously.
Date:
October 16, 2006
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Opening of the First Season at Mineral Wells
A.F. Weaver obtained this cartoon from a jocular booklet titled "Inside Story About the Waters", now in the Palo Pinto County Album collection (q.v.). The booklet is written in the nineteenth-century burlesque tradition, and is not meant to be taken seriously. See also the cartoons "The First Well Was Dug Here in 1877" and "Mr. Lynch on His Way to Discover Mineral Wells."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
"Crazy" Water Crystals Plant
The "Crazy" Water Crystals Plant was built in 1919. Mineral water was boiled down in the plant, until only the mineral crystals were left. The crystals became an early version of "instant food" when dissolved in water. Radio advertising in the 1930's over the Texas Quality Network, direct from the lobby of the Crazy Hotel, developed a market for the "Crazy Water Crystals" all over the world. This picture of the plant has been computer-enhanced.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[A Bottle-Shaped Advertisement ]
This photograph shows an advertisement for the Gulf Texas and Western Railroad in the shape of a bottle of mineral water. In 1912, two gasoline-powered motor cars were added to the WMW&NW (Weatherford, Mineral Wells and Northwestern--not "Water, More Water and No Whisky, or alternatively, "Whiskey, More Whiskey and no Water" as some passengers would have it) rolling stock to provide passenger service to Salesville, Oran, and Graford. The Gulf Texas & Western Railroad,(GT&W)--sometimes referred to by locals as "Get your Ticket and Walk"--was built from Seymour through Olney and Jacksboro and contracted to operate motor coaches over part of WMW&NW north extension in 1912. The GT&W line joined the WMW&NW Railroad some 12 miles north of Mineral Wells. Although the contract for the use of WMW&NW system was signed February 6, 1912, actual operation over the WMW&NW line did not begin until March 27, 1913. The Gulf Texas and Western operated gasoline powered motor coaches, similar to the ones owned by WMW&NW, through Mineral Wells, Weatherford, Ft. Worth and on to Dallas. A round-trip from Seymour to Dallas was made daily by a 70-passenger gasoline-powered motor car. Completion of Morris Sheppard Dam and the impounding of Possum Kingdom Lake …
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History