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[The Carlsbad Well Building]

The caption of this 1909 photograph that occurs on page 63 of "TIME WAS In Mineral Wells" by A. F. Weaver, notes "...the stained glass windows had not been installed as yet and the "Ben Hur" street car tracks were still running in front of the building." (The Mineral Wells Scenic Railway--the Ben Hur Line to Lake Pinto--ceased operation in 1909, but rails were removed later, probably in conjunction with paving City Streets in 1914.) One of the earlier drinking pavilions, The Carlsbad wa… more

Date: 1909?

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

Texas, A Southwest Empire

"Texas, A Southwest Empire" is a booklet published by the Passenger Traffic Department of the Rock Island-Frisco Lines and the Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad, in 1909. It describes the resources and features of the various areas and counties of Texas such as: the Pan-Handle, Amarillo-Tucumcari Extension, the Western Tip of Texas, Wilbarger and Hardeman Counties, North Texas, Montague County, Wise County, Jack and Young Counties, Grayson County, Lamar County, Dallas and Fort Worth, Swedish … more

Date: 1909

Item Type: Text

Partner: Marfa Public Library

Post-Card Stand.

Patent for a post card stand, which turns by a crank mechanism to show all the postcards on the rack.

Date: June 8, 1909

Creator: Bishop, Marvin E.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Tourist's Glasses.

Patent for tourist's glasses which include a compass, a mirror, and binoculars which fold up into a compact case and includes adjustable lenses.

Date: February 2, 1909

Creator: Faerhrmann, John M.