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[Aerial of Midland Memorial Hospital]

Description: Aerial photograph of the Midland Hospital, the multistory building on Illinois Avenue at center-left. The curving road that spans the image is the Andrews Highway, along which are multiple buildings. A large baseball diamond is at right, down Illinois Avenue. Suburbs spread out across the background.
Date: [1950..1954]
Location: None
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Codsen Station, Midland]

Description: Photograph of the Cosden gas station in Midland, serviced by Baker Oil Company, along Front Street (Highway 80). The gas pumps sit out in front, with tires laid out in columns in front of the station building. Signs for Dr. Pepper, Pennzoil, a cigarette brand, and other services are placed out in the front of the building. A Cosden oil truck is pulled in at right, and gas station workers stand in front of the pumps.
Date: 1950~
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Funeral Program for William Madison McDonald, July 9, 1950]

Description: Funeral program for William Madison McDonald, born June 22, 1866 and died July 5, 1950. The funeral was held on July 5, 1950 at Mount Pisgah Baptist Church, officiated by Rev. S. R. Prince. Funeral arrangements were made through Polk and Bailey Funeral Home Directors and he was buried in Old Trinity Cemetery, now Oakwood Cemetery, in Fort Worth, Texas.
Date: July 9, 1950
Partner: Tarrant County Black Historical and Genealogical Society

[Home of H. D. Fillers]

Description: Photograph of the house of H. D. Fillers in Wichita Falls. The house is a simple, one-story suburban house, with a chimney, a doorway with a decorated entry, and two garage doors. Short trees and shrubs line the front of the building, and a large tree is partially visible at right. This photograph is addressed to Mrs. R. M. Packer.
Date: December 1950
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Midland County Sheriff's Posse]

Description: Photograph of the Midland County sheriff's posse, depicted in two rows in front of a long stable-like wooden building. The back row stands and the front row sits below, and all men wear hats, a ribbon around their necks, and white shirts.
Date: 1950
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[North Main Street, Northeast View, 1950]

Description: Photograph of the 100 block of North Main Street in Midland, along which are multiple storefronts and cars parked obliquely along the curb of the road. Some stores visible include the Dunlap Department Store and Ritz Theatre, (left), S&Q Clothiers, J. C. Penny, Freeman Shoes, and F. W. Woolworth (right). A group of people cross the road at center left.
Date: Summer 1950
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[North Main Street, Southeast View, 1950]

Description: Photograph of the 100 block of North Main Street in Midland, along which are multiple storefronts and cars parked obliquely along the curb of the road. Some stores visible include the S&Q Clothiers (left), Harris-Luckett Stores (center), Midland Hardware and Furniture Company (center, three-story building), and a jewelry store (right).
Date: 1950
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Scharbauer Hotel and Wall Street, 1950]

Description: Photograph of the Scharbauer Hotel and the 200 block of West Wall Street in Midland, along which are numerous storefronts and cars parked along the curb. The Scharbauer Hotel, the six-story building in the background, has a large sign bearing the hotel's name along the northwest corner of the structure. The storefronts contain a furniture store, a bowling alley (center), an office supply building (two-story building with the Masonic square and compasses symbol above the "1909" sign), and an off… more
Date: 1950
Partner: Midland Historical Society
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