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[Officials of Midland County, Sworn In 1931]

Description: Photograph of Midland County officials sworn in on January 1, 1931, standing together in a courtroom posing with their right hands raised. From left to right, the officials are: M. R. Hill, county judge; Charles L. Klapproth, district judge; Mrs. Nettye (Charles) Romer, district clerk; R. D. Lee, constable, precinct 1; Mary L. Quinn, county treasurer; R. T. Bucy, county surveyor; Susie Graves Noble, county clerk; B. C. Girdley, justice of the peace; Lee P. Boone, district court reporter; T. D. … more
Date: January 1, 1931
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.998047 -102.076228
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Men's Sunday School at the Midland County Courthouse]

Description: Photograph of a Sunday School class in front of the Art Deco facade of the Midland County Courthouse. Most wear hats, and a handful of women stand in the right corner along a man in a wheelchair. A man holding a baby, in the second row, fifth from right, is Troy Eiland, holding Bethel Eiland. The class's teacher was Paul T. Vickers, and its president Harry L. Haight, and they met in the Scharbauer Hotel Ballroom on the southeast corner of Loraine and Wall Street.
Date: July 1934
Creator: Lackey, Clint
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.998063 -102.076205
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Group in Front of Midland County Courthouse]

Description: Photograph of a group of people parked with their cars in front of the Midland County Courthouse and the county jail (right). Several men lean on their cars, while other face forward on the paved road. A water tower to the left of the jail, a tower to the left of the courthouse supporting a bell, and power lines are visible around the courthouse square.
Date: [1905..1930]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.997528 -102.075523
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Corporation Courtroom, Midland County Courthouse]

Description: Photograph of the "corporation courtroom" in the Midland County Courthouse, containing three arched sections of seating, a low bar, and wooden tables and chairs for trial participants. A pyramidal roof, decorated with relief flourishes, is visible above, and windows around the courtroom let in bright light from outside.
Date: 1928
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.998051 -102.076234
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Midland Baseball Team]

Description: Photograph of the Midland baseball team, seated together on the front steps of the old Midland County Courthouse. The players sit in three rows, with three men from the team's front office seated on stone apertures within the courthouse's facade. Three more men in hats and neckties are seated in the top row, and a child is held by a player in the bottom row. Three baseballs are arranged together in front of the players.
Date: July 16, 1908
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Woodmen of the World Gathering at Courthouse]

Description: Photograph of members of the Woodmen of the World with their wives in front of the Midland County Courthouse. The members are arranged in a "V" configuration, kneeling besides their standing wives with axes in their hands. Behind the kneeling members are a group of men standing on the steps of the courthouse with ribbons hanging from their lapels.
Date: [1905..]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.998026 -102.076212
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Tom Thumb Wedding, First Methodist Midland]

Description: Photograph of a Tom Thumb wedding under the First Methodist Church in Midland, held on the steps of the Midland County Courthouse. A boy in a tuxedo and a girl in a bridal gown stand on the courtyard steps, flocked by "bridesmaids" holding bouquets of flowers. Tom Thumb weddings were held as fundraisers for churches, imitating the famed dwarf performer General Tom Thumb's wedding and party in the 19th century.
Date: 1908
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.997988 -102.076256
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Old Midland County Courthouse and Pond]

Description: Photograph of the old Midland County Courthouse and a pond built next to it. The courthouse is a two-story sandstone building with dormers, a short belfry-like tower in its center, and balconies in each four corners. Three people look into the reflective pond, next to a windmill. By notes written on the back, they are identified as "Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Bentley / (pharmacist for T. A. Fannin) / E. A. [?] / (b[ookeeper] for Everybody's)".
Date: [1905..1930]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.997860 -102.076473
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Midland County Courthouse Square, 1929]

Description: Photograph of the Midland County Courthouse square, including the jail (building at left). The old courthouse, at center, is a two-story sandstone building with dormers, a belfry-like tower in the center, and balconies in each of the building's corners. The jail has arched windows and a tower attached to the side, with a car parked near some of the jail's peripheral structures at left. Tall skyscrapers are visible behind the courthouse and jail.
Date: 1929
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.997526 -102.076900
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Old Midland County Courthouse]

Description: Photograph of the old Midland County Courthouse, a two-story cross-shaped sandstone building with arched entrances in each corner, dormers extending outwards from the hip roof, and a short tower at the center of the building. Storefronts are visible behind the square, and a lamp is placed on the corner of the courthouse block, next to a fire hydrant and a street sign.
Date: [1905..1930]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.998528 -102.075788
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Midland County Courthouse and Clock Tower]

Description: Photograph of the Midland County Courthouse and a clock tower built in the southeast corner of the courthouse square. The courthouse has five stories, the upper floor added in 1974, and the clock tower is narrow with several clock faces on each of its sides. Cars are parked along the curb of the road, and the Bicentennial Plaza is to the right of the courthouse. A man stands next to the tower.
Date: 1976
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.997523 -102.075756
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Midland County Courthouse, Front Facade]

Description: Photograph of the Midland County Courthouse, remodeled in 1975 with an additional fifth floor that extends over the top of the main structure on all sides, supported by rows of concrete pillars around the building. The courthouse's front doors are accessible by stairs and a long concrete pathway, in the middle of which there is a small Statue of Liberty replica. Cars are parked along the front curb of the building, and trees and shrubs are placed along the lawn surrounding the courthouse.
Date: [1975..]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.997510 -102.076205
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Midland County Courthouse, Southwest View]

Description: Photograph of the Midland County Courthouse, remodeled in 1975 with an additional fifth floor that extends over the top of the main structure on all sides, supported by rows of concrete pillars around the building. The courthouse's front doors are accessible by stairs and a long concrete pathway, in the middle of which there is a small Statue of Liberty replica (far right). The road appears newly paved, and there is a parking lot along the left side of the county building. Along the front lawn … more
Date: [1975..]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.997473 -102.076845
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[A Japanese Submarine at the Midland County Courthouse]

Description: Photograph of a Japanese submarine, carried by a truck captured at Oahu on December 8, 1941, on display in front of the Midland County Courthouse. Raised walkways have been placed along the submarine, where people stand in lines, inspecting the rounded sides of the narrow submarine. Other people watch in groups from a distance, around the submarine and on the county courthouse block.
Date: January 20, 1943
Creator: Waters Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.998004 -102.076852
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Aerial of Downtown Midland, 1957]

Description: Photograph of downtown Midland, Texas, east facing up. The Midland County Courthouse is visible just above center, a small four-story building surrounded by grass lawns. To the north is the Petroleum Building, which is partially obscured by the Western United Life Building, a tall 12-story concrete building. Main Street and some hotels lie to the east of the courthouse, distinguished by narrow and long storefronts lining the city streets. Front Street and the railroad diagonally cuts across the… more
Date: 1957
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: None
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Midland, Main Street, 1884]

Description: Photograph of Main Street, looking towards the north, in Midland. Several buildings are built along the unpaved road, such as two-story houses, small storefronts, and the Llano Hotel, a two-story hotel with a hip roof, a second-story balcony, and possibly a tree in front of it. The two-story wooden building to the extreme left is the Midland County Courthouse.
Date: 1884
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.996337 -102.074333
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Third Midland County Courthouse, South and East Facade]

Description: Photograph of the third Midland County Courthouse, a five-story Art Deco building with stone relief decorations, a lower-ground floor, and a flat roof, built in 1929 and viewed from the southwest. Cars are parked along the curb of the road, and the Petroleum Building and the Neo-Gothic spires along its roof are visible in the background at left.
Date: [1929..1974]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.997489 -102.076490
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Views of Midland from the Llano Hotel / Cowboys at Waddell Ranch]

Description: Two sets of photographs, one taken from the top of the Llano Hotel in Midland, displaying different parts of the snow-covered town (front), and the other depicting different activities at Waddell's Ranch (back). Midland pictures on the front: (815) West view along Wall Street, county courthouse (far right) and Henry Halff real estate office (at left, "LAND" sign); (816) North view along Main Street, First Methodist Church (left of center, tower behind two-story building) and Western Windmill Co… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Aerial of Downtown Midland, Wilco Building Construction]

Description: Aerial photograph of downtown Midland facing the west, taken between 1956 and 1958. The Midland County Courthouse is visible at center right: a compact white building surrounded by a lawn and a parking lot. To the right (north) of the courthouse is the Petroleum Building and the McClintic Building (above the Petroleum Building; west). The large building under construction at left is the Wilco Building, its lower floors complete. Main Street spans along the far bottom of the image with its store… more
Date: [1956..1958]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: None
Partner: Midland Historical Society
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