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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

Item Type: Photograph

Dark Valley Brazos River Bridge

Photograph of the first bridge over the Brazos River at Dark Valley Creek. Much of the lower left diagonal half of the photo is obscured. Three women can be seen standing on the bridge with three boys. One woman holds an umbrella over her head. The boys are wearing straw hats, white shirts, and neckties. A slip of paper inscribed with the words "Dark Valley Brazos River Bridge" is taped to the photo's mat.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Diploma for Sidney Miller]

Diploma certifying that Sidney Miller is a certified ferry pilot via Aviation Enterprises.

Date: April 24, 1943

Creator: Aviation Enterprises

Item Type: Text

[Drawn Map of Palo Pinto Square]

Map of Palo Pinto Square from 1858 to 1882. This map depicts buildings and streets in the area as a series of labeled rectangles.

Date: unknown

Creator: Perkins, Grace

Item Type: Map

["Dump" and Eldridge Clark with Children]

Photograph of "Dump" and Eldridge Clark standing in front of a car while holding young boys. The two men are wearing garrison caps and U.S. Army uniforms. A building with the word "Sinclaire" written on its entry arch is visible behind the car.

Date: 1940~

Item Type: Photograph

Famous Well by Lake Pinto

Photograph of a brick building with three columns holding up an overhang. To the left of this building is a tin building with "Famous Well" written on a plank beside its door. Trees cover a rocky hill behind the buildings.

Date: January 10, 1919

Creator: A. F. Weaver Photography

Item Type: Photograph

[First Baptist Church and Tabernacle]

Photograph of the First Baptist Church and Tabernacle in Santo, Texas.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[The First Palo Pinto Methodist Church]

Photograph of the first Methodist church in Palo Pinto, Texas. The clapboard building has double doors, peeling paint on its outer walls, and a belfry.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Flyer for the Crazy Radio Gang]

Flyer for the Crazy Radio Gang, featuring the faces of cast members in eleven oval frames. The men are identified from the top left as Hal Collins, Frank Dinkins, Francis Quinn, Frank McMordie, Johnny Jordan, Conrad Brady, Guy Woodward, Maurice Pendery, Dale Woodward, Jack Amlung, and two blackface characters called Sugar Cane and February.

Date: 1930~

Item Type: Photograph

[Four Men on Wynn Mountain]

Photograph of four men sitting on a railing along the side of a dirt road on Wynn Mountain near Mineral Wells, Texas.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Fourth of July Celebrants on the Brazos River]

Photograph of a group of men, women, and children arranged in several raked rows and posing for a photo. The group is located in a forested area and is positioned behind two kettles and a bucket. A handwritten note on the back indicates that they are celebrating the fourth of July.

Date: 1902-07-04~

Item Type: Photograph

[Front of the Palo Pinto School]

Photograph of the two-story brick Palo Pinto School. There are two rows of windows and a chimney can be seen at either side of the building. A tree grows in front of the school's entrance. A wood and wire fence is partially visible to the left and right in the foreground.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[G. L. Rice & Co. General Store]

Photograph of G. L. Rice & Co. General Merchandise store in Strawn, Texas. The two-story brick building has an awning over its opening on the right. The name of the business is painted onto its side. "I. O. O. F." is written over the awning. A man is standing on the roof of an incomplete building in the background. Another man stands next to a pile of building materials

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[G. W. McDonald's Dry Goods Store]

Photograph of G. W. McDonald's dry goods store, a two-story stone building. Three arched windows are arranged over a covered porch. A fire escape appears on the side of the building.

Date: 1890~

Item Type: Photograph

[Garve Taylor's Store]

Photograph of Garve Taylor's store on a street corner. The corrugated metal building has a front largely comprised of windows. A Coca Cola advertisement is painted on the side of the building.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Gordon Baptist Church]

Photograph of Gordon Baptist Church, a clapboard church building with a belfry.

Date: 1920~

Item Type: Photograph

Gordon Celebration of Palo Pinto County Centennial

Photograph of a horse-drawn covered wagon that has a banner that reads "Palo Pinto County Centennial" on its side. Children and a woman wearing a prairie dress are riding on the wagon. Two boys wearing cowboy hats are sitting on a horse to the wagon's side. Houses are visible in the background.

Date: May 1957

Creator: Harlin, Edith

Item Type: Photograph

Gordon Centennial 1957

Photograph of a group of people outside of two buildings during the centennial celebration of Gordon, Texas. Two men stand in the foreground with a small wagon that is being pulled by small cattle. Men are riding horses behind this wagon. Women can be seen riding in the wooden bed of a truck to the left.

Date: May 1957

Creator: Harlin, Edith

Item Type: Photograph

[Gordon with Railroad Tracks]

Photograph of the unpaved streets and wooden buildings of the town of Gordon. A church lies at the end of the road to the right. A pair of railroad tracks run across the left to right side of the photo. Hills can be seen in the background.

Date: 1905~

Item Type: Photograph

[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

Item Type: Photograph

Group of Methodist Women at the C. E. Turner Home

Photograph of a group of women and seated on the lawn outside of Charles Turner's home. The women are mostly wearing white dresses and broad hats. The group is arranged around a picnic blanket that is partially covered with food.

Date: 1900~

Item Type: Photograph

Henry at Target Practice on Frozen Joel

Photograph of Henry Seaman firing a long gun toward a cliff face while sitting atop a horse. He is wearing a hat and heavy clothes. The cliff is the entrance to Hells Gate at Possum Kingdom Lake. The photo was taken before the building of the Morris Sheppard Dam on the Brazos River in Palo Pinto County.

Date: unknown

Creator: Randall, H. A.

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 32.851489 -98.469923

[Hexagon Hotel Booklet]

Booklet containing two photographs of the Hexagon Hotel, as well as a series of architectural drawings of its floor plan.

Date: unknown

Creator: Howell, M. A.

Item Type: Text

[Hillside View of a Town]

Photograph of the unpaved streets and wooden buildings of a town. A church stands to the right. Hills can be seen in the background.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

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Crazy Hotel Fire

Dark Valley Brazos River Bridge

[Diploma for Sidney Miller]

[Drawn Map of Palo Pinto Square]

["Dump" and Eldridge Clark with Children]

Famous Well by Lake Pinto

[First Baptist Church and Tabernacle]

[The First Palo Pinto Methodist Church]

[Flyer for the Crazy Radio Gang]

[Four Men on Wynn Mountain]

[Fourth of July Celebrants on the Brazos River]

[Front of the Palo Pinto School]

[G. L. Rice & Co. General Store]

[G. W. McDonald's Dry Goods Store]

[Garve Taylor's Store]

[Gordon Baptist Church]

Gordon Celebration of Palo Pinto County Centennial

Gordon Centennial 1957

[Gordon with Railroad Tracks]

[Grassy Ridge School 7th Grade Class]

Group of Methodist Women at the C. E. Turner Home

Henry at Target Practice on Frozen Joel

[Hexagon Hotel Booklet]

[Hillside View of a Town]