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Old Settler's Day, 1919

Description: Photograph of people, horses, and automobiles in front of train station. Photograph of Van Horn, Texas' Old Settler's Day 1919 people, horses, and automobiles in front of train station, with caption, "Waiting for Gov. Hobby, Van Horn, Tex., Aug-28-1919"
Date: August 28, 1919
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Clark Hotel Museum

[Catholic Church in Mexico]

Description: Postcard of the interior 'Altar' area for an unidentified Mexican Church. It is not clear whether this is a 'Mexican Church' somewhere in El Paso, Texas or a 'Mexican Church' somewhere in Mexico. The Altar area and surrounding architecture is decorative and ornate and is a typical representation of 'Jesus at the Altar'. Various Saints surround 'Jesus' and behind 'Jesus' is the Church Tabernacle and above and behind the Tabernacle there appears to be an affixed Catholic Monstrance. Unfortuna… more
Date: 1916~
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Exterior of House]

Description: Photograph of the exterior of a house identified as the Vulstukye Home. The yard has a wire fence in front of it, and there are two large trees in bloom. The front of the house has a covered porch on the first level and balcony on the second level with white columns. There is handwriting on back of the photograph that reads, "May 1912."
Date: 1912
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[The Crazy Flats and First Crazy Hotel]

Description: A view of early Mineral Wells from East Mountain shows the Crazy Flats in the foreground, and the first Crazy Hotel at the left, at the rear of it. The small building at the right, rear of the Crazy Flats housed the "Crazy Woman's Well" that contributed the generic "Crazy Water" name to the local mineral water. Crazy Flats, the second Crazy Drinking Pavilion with "Rooms for Rent" on the second floor, was built in 1909. The first Crazy Hotel was built in two sections: The first section… more
Date: 1914?
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[Downtown Mineral Wells, Texas : January 11, 1919]

Description: Downtown Mineral Wells, Texas is shown here, as taken on January 11, 1919. The first Crazy Hotel is the prominent building in the right middle portion of the picture. The first Roman Catholic Church can be seen on the side of West Mountain in the upper middle of the picture and the old High School, the "Little Rock School", and the West Ward School are at the base of West Mountain in the far upper left part of the picture. The Dr. A.W. Thompson home is at the foot of East Mountain in the low… more
Date: January 11, 1919
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[The Crazy Hotel Lobby]

Description: This picture shows the First Crazy Hotel Lobby in 1913. The first Crazy Hotel was built in two sections; the first section, which contained this lobby, was built in 1912. The second section was added in 1914, and joined to the first with the two sections sharing this same sky-lighted lobby. A fire on March 15, 1925 destroyed the first Crazy Hotel along with all the other businesses in this block. The second Crazy Hotel, covering the entire city block, opened in 1927. It is now [20… more
Date: 1913
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.811745 -98.113085
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[The First Crazy Hotel]

Description: This picture shows the front of the first Crazy Hotel, which was destroyed by fire March 15, 1925. Built in two stages and joined together, the first (back) section was built in 1912, and the second (front) section was completed in 1914. A handwritten note on back of photograph states, "Crazy Hotel 1913. Front of Hotel Facing South Mineral Wells, Tx." This picture is included on page 15 of A.F. Weaver's book "TIME WAS...", and was probably taken before the second section of the hotel… more
Date: 1913
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[Postcard of Western porch of Reims Cathedral]

Description: Postcard of a photograph of the front entrance to a large stone cathedral, showing signs of damage to the facade, including its molding, spires, bas-reliefs, and statues. Large piles of sandbags shore of the doors to the cathedral and a wooden fence surrounds the building. Printed text at the bottom of the postcard identifies the building as Reims Cathedral in Reims, Marne, Grand Est France. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: [1914..]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Location: 49.253611 4.032293
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Postcard of Wester Porch Facade of Reims Cathedral]

Description: Postcard of a photograph of the damaged facade of a cathedral, with a large, ornate, circular window visible behind it. Some of the damaged features include molding, bas-reliefs, and statues. Printed text at the bottom of the postcard identifies the facade as part of Reims Cathedral in Reims, Marne, Grand Est France. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: [1914..]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Location: None
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Postcard of Reims Cathedral After Bombardment]

Description: Postcard of a photograph of the top of a large, stone cathedral, showing the damaged tops of two of its towers. The rest of the cathedral also bears similar damage. Printed text at the bottom and top of the postcard identifies the building as the Cathedral in Reims, Marne, Grand Est France after bombardment. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: [1914..]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Location: 49.253945 4.033878
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Postcard of Reims Cathedral Crucifixion Statues]

Description: Postcard of a photograph of a cathedral facade with seven heavily damaged statues depicting the Crucifixion of Christ. Some of the statues are missing heads or limbs, while other parts of the facade, such as molding and bas-reliefs, also show signs of slight damage. Printed text at the bottom of the postcard identifies the facade as part of Reims Cathedral in Reims, Marne, Grand Est France. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: [1914..]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Location: None
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Postcard of Northern Part of Reims Cathedral]

Description: Postcard of a photograph of the exterior of a large, stone cathedral which is missing its roof. Most of the exterior wall remains intact, but shows slight signs of damages to the windows and facade features. Printed text at the bottom of the postcard identifies this as the northern part of Reims Cathedral in Reims, Marne, Grand Est France. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: [1914..]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Location: 49.254332 4.033790
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Postcard of Nantes Fountain]

Description: Postcard of a photograph of a large, ornate fountain with various statues surrounded by a street with pedestrians and horse-drawn buggies. Five-story buildings line the street, which has tall metal lamps along it. French text at the bottom of the postcard identifies the fountain in Nantes, France. There is handwritten text on the other side of the postcard from Leslie to Mrs. L. A. Boone in Asheville, North Carolina.
Date: 1919
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

Poth Texas Stores, circa 1919

Description: Photograph of store fronts in Poth, Texas. centered in photo is "Guarantee Furniture & Hardware Co." To the left is Wm Eckel Store and to the right is Paul Braden Meat Market. Three men are standing on the porch of the hardware store. A white horse hook to wagon is in front of the Eckel store and the back of a wago is in front of the meat market.
Date: 1919
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 29.071027 -98.083302
Partner: Wilson County Historical Society

[Old Fourth Saint Church]

Description: Photograph of a wooden building identified as Old Fourth Saint Church and German M. E. Church. The church is one-story tall and has a steeple at the front. In the background, there are other buildings.
Date: 1913~
Creator: Winkelmann's Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Post Office Site]

Description: Photograph of a construction site for a post office. Several men are standing along the edge of the site. In the background, there are stacks of construction materials, and a horse-drawn wagon carrying other materials. Behind the site, there are other buildings.
Date: February 1, 1916
Creator: Winkelmann's Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[R. V. Hoffman Residence]

Description: Photograph of two images of R. V. Hoffman's residence. The wooden house is two-stories tall, with an awning and balcony that stretches partially around the left side. Trees and plants surround the house.
Date: 1915
Creator: Winkelmann's Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[An Aerial View of Mineral Wells (2 of 2)]

Description: This aerial photograph is adjacent to, and south of, the previous photograph. It is taken from South Mountain, looking east-south-east. The Chautauqua is on the upper left of the picture. The Crazy Flats Drinking Pavilion (which burned March 15, 1925) is below and to the right of the Chautauqua. The area in foreground is a residential area of west Mineral Wells, Texas.
Date: 1910?
Creator: Weaver, A. F.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

Hotel Damron, Mineral Wells, Texas

Description: This picture shows a post-card view of the Damron Hotel in Mineral Wells, Texas. It was built in 1906 as The Colonial Hotel by rancher J.T. Holt, a rancher whose ranch of five thousand acres was near Mineral Wells. Nonetheless, she would not live in the country. The hotel was traded around 1917 to Agnew and Bessie Damron. The hotel burned completely in 1978.
Date: 1918~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library
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