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[T&P Loco #349 in a Wreck]

Description: Photograph of the T&P Loco #349 in a wreck in Midland, Texas. The engine and front cars lay on their side on the left, the back half much more damaged. Several men stand center beside the train. A large number of people stand examining the damage off to the left. Vast grassy land fills the background behind the wreck. Handwritten text below the image says, "T&P Loco #349 in a wreck at Midland, Texas - Loco built in 1906."
Date: unknown
Creator: Frame, James Milton
Partner: The Grace Museum

[Cattle Branding]

Description: Photograph of give men branding a cow at Marion Flynt Ranch in Midland, Texas. They are standing in front of a fence that encloses four saddled horses.
Date: unknown
Creator: Dalco Photography
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Two cowboys branding a calf]

Description: Photograph in an above shot of two men and one cow cattle branding at Marion Flynt Ranch, Midland, Texas. The men are dressed in cowboy or western wear, both kneel on the ground, holding an auburn and white calf. One holds the calf's head, the other holds a hind leg. The grass is tan and brown around them.
Date: unknown
Creator: Dalco Photography
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Five cowboys branding a calf]

Description: Photograph of five men in work or western wear, close up, branding a cow. In the background a herd of cows stand to the left, and the right side of the frame shows two trucks with cattle trailers attached.
Date: unknown
Creator: Dalco Photography
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Oil preview]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: March 17, 1983, 6:00 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 46 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Marion Flynt with Horse on Ranch]

Description: Photograph of Marion Flynt with a horse named Rey Jey at Flynt Ranch in Midland, Texas. Rey Jey is wearing a headpiece, and Flynt is holding the horse's lead with his right hand. Both Flynt and the horse are looking toward the camera.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bankston, Ray
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Foot X-Ray by Dr. Felix P. Miller]

Description: Photograph of an exhibit featuring an X-ray of a foot, made by Felix P. Miller, M.D. in 1901. The foot has either a sixth toe or some sort of protrusion on the little toe. A descriptive note is attached to the bottom of the X-ray, just above which is a tape which says "Curtis & Miller, Physicians & Surgeons, Midland Texas."
Date: 1953
Partner: Moody Medical Library, UT

[News Script: Housing]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Dallas which is one of the three Texas cities in which the government is offering free homes.
Date: February 16, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Western Windmill and Hardware Co., Exterior]

Description: Photograph of the exterior of the Western Windmill and Hardware Company and Studebaker and Mitchell Wagons, on north Main Street in Midland. A wide sign, bearing both of the companies' names, stands between the wooden pillars of the awning in front of the building. Several men stand around the wooden pillars, and a horse-drawn wagon, a sign on it reading "WINDMILLS REP[AIRED]", is parked in front of the men at right.
Date: unknown
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[100 Block of South Abilene Street, Midland, 1890]

Description: Photograph of the 100 block of S Abilene Street (later Main Street) in Midland, around 1890. Identifiable stores along the road include the Ray B. Wimberly General Merchandise store and the Favorite Saloon. Awnings cover the sidewalk, and horses drive along the dirt road at center. A windmill stands behind the buildings.
Date: 1890~
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Waddell's Ranch / People in Midland]

Description: Two sets of photographs, one with pictures of Waddell's Ranch (front) and the other with pictures of people around Midland (back). Ranching pictures on the front: (823) A herd of cattle, mostly stationary; (824) Several cowboys on horses grouped together; (825) Several cowboys on horses grouped together near a trough; (826) Cowboys and several women on the porch of a two-story wooden building posing for a photograph. Portraits on the back: (827) Four people standing together outside a house; (8… more
Date: 190X
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Waddell's Ranch / People in Midland]

Description: Two sets of photographs, one of ranching activities at Waddell Ranch (front), and the other of people in Midland (back). Ranch pictures on the front: (836) An automobile stuck in a grassland, being moved by a handful of people; (837) A cowboy on his horse stationary in front of a shed, where a handful of people are seated on the porch; (838) Herding or branding inside a cattle pen; (839) A cowboy on his horse standing among a flock of cattle. Portraits on the back: (840) Two men in coats and ha… more
Date: 190X
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Midland-Seminole Mail Line]

Description: Photograph of a long car loaded with bags of mail and postmen, en route running a mail line between Midland and Seminole created by the Spaulding brothers. The car is parked on a dirt surface in front of a Cadillac building with four men and a woman in the back. The driver may be Trafton Yarborough.
Date: 1911~
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Flood at Main and Wall Street, Midland]

Description: Photograph of a flood on the corner of Main and Wall Street in Midland. Water flows towards the right on Wall Street (bottom-left corner to center-right side), and people stand on the sidewalks of Main Street examining the flood. In front of the First National Bank, the large Neoclassical building on the street corner, more people have gathered, with stores visible to the left of the bank.
Date: May 8, 1917
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Opening of First National Bank, Midland]

Description: Photograph of the opening of the First National Bank in October 1959, on the corner of West Wall and Colorado Street. People stand, converse, and walk around the main lobby of the bank, where there are tables set up with flowers and stacked programs and sheets, as well as escalators moving up and down.
Date: October 1959
Creator: Rubin's Studio of Photography
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Drilling the First Water Well in Midland]

Description: Photograph of the first well being drilled in Midland in 1884, with several men surrounding the dig site by standing on the dirt road and in wagons carried by horses. The dig site is at left; numerous wooden frame building, including a grocery store, are lined up at right. k
Date: 1884
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Midland City Hall Cornerstone Ceremony]

Description: Photograph of the cornerstone ceremony for the Midland City Hall, arraigned by the Masonic Lodge. The cornerstone is held by chains above the base of the City Hall's wall, nine courses of bricks partially built with a Mason holding a trowel above one of the corners of the wall. A band with sheet music stands is behind the wall, seated and watching the lowering of the corner stone, while the Texan flag is visible at left.
Date: November 1965
Partner: Midland Historical Society
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