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[Star Memorial]

Description: Photograph of a monument or landmark created on a hill that is composed of a garden-like area in the shape of a star. A forested area can be seen in the background, and the photo is taken from a high angle.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[West Virginia Historical Site]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified historical site in West Virginia, taken for the American Association for State and Local History. Part of a fence and what appears to be a wall of a building are pictured amidst several leafless trees.
Date: April 16, 1975
Creator: Clark, Joe
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Early American Architecture - Outhouse]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified historical site in West Virginia, taken for the American Association for State and Local History. Part of a fence and what appears to be a wall of a building are pictured amidst several leafless trees. Narrative by Junebug Clark: Photo of an outhouse. Joe collected photos of many things. Outhouses was one of them. His book "Early Amercan Architecture" features outhouses and his poetry and thoughts about them. A popular read. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Clark PhotoFi… more
Date: April 16, 1975
Creator: Clark, Joe
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[James Scott Memorial Fountain]

Description: Two photographs of the James Scott Memorial Fountain mounted on one mat. The fountain is located in Belle Isle Park, in Detroit, Michigan. The lower photograph shows the entire fountain while the top photograph only shows only the upper bowl. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Clark PhotoFile: 8181-0005-29 8181-0015-1
Date: 19XX
Creator: Clark, Joe
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 42.334977 -82.999316
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[West Ward School]

Description: This photograph appears to have been given to A. W. Weaver with the following information on the back of it: "Wasn't it Whittier who said 'Still stately stands the old school house, beside the babbling brook'?--well this one no longer stands. It was a firm & strong old building when they tore it down 4 years ago. I thought you would cherish this picture as a fond recollection of yours, mine & Hugh's school days & days of happy childhood, where, as we romped & played barefoot in the soft sa… more
Date: 1909?
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[The East Ward School]

Description: This photograph, taken around 1909, shows the East Ward School. Built in 1906, and located at 400 NE 9th Avenue, this served as Mineral Wells' first High School as well as an elementary school. It was closed in 1930, and Murphy and Murphy Concrete is now at this location.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[The Murphy Home]

Description: A picture taken of the Murphy home, taken about the turn of the twentieth century is shown here. The home underwent several renovations during Mr. Murphy's residency. The family at the time of this photograph consisted of two adults and three children. The home is located on East Mountain, and can be seen from most of North Oak Avenue. It was later known as the Brewer home. Mr. Murphy, a contractor, built many buildings in Mineral Wells, including the Mineral Wells High School and the… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[The Brewer Home]

Description: The Brewer home on East Mountain is shown here, from a picture taken April 4, 1976. It is visible from most of North Oak Avenue. Originally the Murphy Home, the building underwent many renovations during the period of Mr. Murphy's residence. Mr. Murphy was a contractor who built many buildings in Mineral Wells, including the Mineral Wells High School (1914) and the third First Baptist Church. It is a good example of (re-modeled) Neo-classical architecture.
Date: April 4, 1976
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[Photograph of View from West Mountain]

Description: Photograph taken after the Chautauqua was demolished (that is, about 1912). The foundation can be seen in the upper right quadrant. The Post Office, completed in 1913, is visible to the right of the Chautauqua ruins. The old viewing tower on the top of the hill, destroyed by a tornado in 1930, is just barely visible in the trees on top of the hill. The first Crazy Hotel and Crazy Flats drinking pavilion, which burned in 1925, are seen one block northwest of the Post Office. The Murphy home is o… more
Date: 1914?
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[A Home at 401 N. W. 6th Street]

Description: This photograph is found on page 115 of the "Mini Edition, 'Time Was'..." and on page 140 of "Time Was..." by A. F. Weaver. J. S. Murphy (seen on the left) built this home in 1914 for L. E. Seaman (on the right). The style appears to be eclectic, with Prairie and Mission elements. Please note the unusual double porte-cochere and the shaped parapet of the front dormer.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[The Demolition of the Convention Hall, 2 of 5: From a Block Away]

Description: This photograph was taken at an early stage of the demolition of the Mineral Wells Convention Hall on N. Oak Avenue. Built in 1925 to accommodate the West Texas Chamber of Commerce Convention, it was constructed on the rock foundation of the electric power plant built by the owner of the Hexagon Hotel to light the city (presumably with DC electricity). The Hexagon Hotel, Mineral Wells' first electrically-lighted hotel, stood on the vacant corner lot in the foreground of this picture. I… more
Date: 1975
Creator: Weaver, A. F.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library
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