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[Lake Mineral Wells]

Description: Rock Creek in Parker County was dammed up in 1919 to form Lake Mineral Wells, the third lake built as a water-supply for the popular resort town. This photograph appears to be on the east side of the lake where boat docks were located. The lake has been a popular recreation area from the beginning, and is now part of Mineral Wells State Park.
Date: unknown
Creator: Clarence Winfield Simonds
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[Downtown Park]

Description: This photograph shows one of several city parks maintained by the ladies of Mineral Wells. Some pictures identify one or the other of these parks as "Wylie Park." It may be that the separate parks on vacant lots throughout the town were all part of a civic "Wylie Park" program. The Cannas here are quite tall. Brick work edging of the flower beds kept the grass from invading the garden.
Date: unknown
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[Cole's House of Flowers]

Description: Cole's House of Flowers was built on this location in 1980, after a fire had destroyed the Davidson Hardware and the Damron Hotel buildings in 1975.
Date: September 1988
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[The 100 Block of West Hubbard]

Description: This picture is an illustration of the south side of the 100 block of West Hubbard Street, looking southeast. The north side (and back view) of Cole's Florist and Hill's Style Shop can be seen at the center of the picture. Lynch Plaza, the darker brick building, is in the left middle background. Oak Avenue (U.S. Highway 281) extends north-south between Cole's House of Flowers and Lynch Plaza. Cole's occupies the site of the former Davidson Hardware, which burned along with the Dam… more
Date: September 1988
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[A Back View of Businesses on the West Side of 100 Block and S. Oak]

Description: Businesses are shown here at the southwest corner of West Hubbard Street and South Oak Avenue: The location of the original Colonial Hotel. (It was originally built in 1906 by J.T. Holt for his second wife, who would not live in the country. It was renamed the Damron Hotel about 1917 when Agnew and Bessie Damron traded a ranch for it. The hotel burned in 1975.) The small white building in the left middle foreground is a back view of Cole's House of Flowers (where Davidson's Hardware … more
Date: 1988?
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

Oak Street, Looking South

Description: This picture shows the 100 block of what is now N. Oak Avenue, looking south. The "Palace Saloon" sign is still visible in 2008. The Palo Pinto County Courthouse Annex currently [2010] occupies the building that once housed Poston's Dry Goods (just down the street from the Palace Saloon). Please note the absence of trolley tracks--or the festoon of wires required to keep its power-line in place. The unpaved street dates the photograph prior to 1914, and probably prior to the previous picture.
Date: 1914?
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[Bob Cuellar standing at Possum Kingdom Lake]

Description: Photograph of Bob Cuellar standing far away in a field with dry trees. The Possum Kingdom Lake is seen behind the dry the trees.
Date: 19XX
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Bob Cuellar and other boys in a line]

Description: Photograph of children in swimming suits forming a line at a sandy area. Bob Cuellar is waiting next to other boys in the line. Written on back: "Bob Cuellar - Possum Kingdom."
Date: 19XX
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Bob Cuellar and other boys in forming a line in front of a lake]

Description: Photograph of Bob Cuellar and other boys forming a line in front of Possum Kingdom Lake. The boys are wearing swimsuits and some have towels on their shoulders. A man with polo shirt and dark-colored shorts can be seen on the right side nearby the lake shore . Written on back: "Bob Cuellar at Possum Kingdom - Grady Spruce."
Date: 19XX
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Children in lake]

Description: Photograph of children swimming in a lake surrounded by a small canyon. Children are standing on a floating dock from a distance. Written on back: "Bob Cuellar at Grady Spruce - Possum Kingdom."
Date: 19XX
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

1926 State Championship Mingus Girls Basketball Team

Description: 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
Partner: Palo Pinto County Historical Association

[Bob Cuellar and other boys on lake dock]

Description: Photograph of a group of boys standing on a dock while a boy is staring at the lake from a distance. Small canyons and forestry is seen from the background. Written on back: "Bob Cuellar at Grady Spruce Camp - Possum Kingdom."
Date: 19XX
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Bob Cuellar at Possum Kingdom dock]

Description: Photograph of Bob Cuellar with a group at a summer camp. Some boys are standing on a dock at the lake. Written on back: "Bob Cuellar at Grady Spruce Camp - Possum Kingdom"
Date: 19XX
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Boys swimming in lake]

Description: Photograph of boys swimming in a lake and jumping from a dock. Two boys are standing on a floating dock while others are on the water. Large rocks are seen on the shore and canyons are seen behind the lake.
Date: 19XX
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Children sitting on port]

Description: Photograph of children sitting on a dock or on sand at a lake. A man is partially seen on the right side and a landscape is seen from a distance. Written on back: "Bob Cuellar at Possum Kingdom - Grady Spruce Camp."
Date: 19XX
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Eaton and Noble with a puzzle]

Description: Photograph of Sharon Noble and Roy Eaton completing a puzzle for Area Five. It is a map of counties in the Dallas/Fort Worth area on the wall. Eaton is holding a piece labeled "Parker," and Noble is holding "Palo Pinto."
Date: April 13, 1972
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Area Five puzzle]

Description: Photograph of Sharon Noble and Roy Eaton completing a puzzle for Area Five. It is a map of counties in the Dallas/Fort Worth area on the wall. Eaton is holding a piece labeled "Parker," and Noble is holding "Palo Pinto." Noble is smiling at the camera.
Date: April 13, 1972
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Noble creating a county map]

Description: Photograph of Sharon Noble creating a map of counties in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. She is holding a piece labeled "Dallas." Roy Eaton is standing next to her. They are both smiling.
Date: April 13, 1972
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Palo Pinto Bridge]

Description: Photograph of the Palo Pinto Bridge (located at Brazos River) in Palo Pinto, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Partner: Texas Historical Commission
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