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[Frank Sholte Standing on a Telegraph Pole]

Photograph of Frank Sholte, aged 13, standing on a telegram pole with another friend in 1902. The telegram pole is in front of several storefronts along a dirt road (207 S Main Street, facing north), and the telegram lines hang above the two climbers in five crossbeams.

Date: 1902

Location: 31.996749 -102.074294

Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Presenting a Donation to the Midland Hospital]

Photograph of the presentation of a donation from the Lions Club to the Midland Memorial Hospital. James L. Daugherty, Lions president, hands a check to M C. Ulmer, chairman of the Midland Hospital finance campaign as they pose for a picture. They shake hands and smile in front of a backdrop of an illustration of the hospital, with a caption that reads "YOU may be NEXT to need this HOSPITAL".

Date: [1948..1949]

Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Masonic Group at Dr. Curtis' Home]

Photograph of a Masonic gathering at Dr. Curtis' home, seated in three rows along the front porch of the single-story wooden home on 117 W Wall Street. A band is gathered along the left, holding drums and brass instruments. Other men, seated, hold implements placed on white cloths in their lap. Dr. Curtis stands on the porch, close to the door in the back row.

Date: [1896..]

Location: 31.997356 -102.075245

Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Midland Rotary Meeting]

Photograph of a local Rotary meeting in Midland, held in a dining room with multiple dinner tables. At center, Dr. Kurt Lekisch stands with a microphone in front of him; to his left stands Jack Washburn, and to the right is Fred Kester. Washburn and Kester wear identical pins on their chest.

Date: 1963~

Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Group in Midland USO Building]

Photograph of a group within a building used by the USO during World War II. The group sits in various tables with streamers, lamps, and fans hanging from above. Quilts, paintings, hats, and plants hang from the wall. Notes written on the back of the photograph describe the work necessary to convert the building for USO use.

Date: 194X

Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Midland-Odessa Symphony Debs, 1964-5]

Photograph of the Midland-Odessa Symphony "Debs", a group of women in light-colored dresses with pearl necklaces and matching hairdos. Four rows of four women stand on a staircase as the rest of the group fans out in front of them, each facing forward and smiling. A note at the top of the picture identifies Beverly Baker Thompson, fourth from left and indicated with a dot drawn above her head.

Date: 1964/1965

Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Midland Woman's Club, Rodeo Coffee]

Photograph of "rodeo coffee" meeting arranged by the Midland Woman's Club. Women with cowboy hats are seated behind a table with a selection of food and small cups throughout. Another row of women stand behind, looking towards the photographer. A list of names is written on the back of the photograph.

Date: July 1955

Creator: Birdwell, Joe V.

Partner: Midland Historical Society

[A Group of Four in a Car]

Photograph of a group of people seated together in an automobile along a curb in front of a house. From left to right, the people seated are: Mamie Cowden (holding the wheel), Elliott Cowden, Mrs. M. C. Ulmer, and Ellis Cowden.

Date: unknown

Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Midland Area Grapes]

Photograph of a vine of grapes and peaches from the Midland area. The produce, swarmed with leaves, is placed next to a measuring tape, and the bundles of grapes measure in total around 14 inches.

Date: 1908~

Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Midland County Sheriff's Posse]

Photograph of the Midland County sheriff's posse, depicted in two rows in front of a long stable-like wooden building. The back row stands and the front row sits below, and all men wear hats, a ribbon around their necks, and white shirts.

Date: 1950

Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Red Cross Pharmacy, Exterior]

Photograph of the storefront of the Red Cross Pharmacy on South Main Street. Six individuals stand in front of the store's facade and under its awning, among which are included Bert Ramsey, Speck Voliva, and Maggie McCormick (positions unspecified).

Date: 190X

Location: 31.996930 -102.074400

Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Red Cross Pharmacy, Interior]

Photograph of the interior of the Red Cross Pharmacy on South Main Street. Some eleven individuals stand within the store, with shelves of medicine and glass displays of boxes along the right half of the store. Along the left is a long bookshelf with a large eagle statue placed atop it, a fenced-in upright piano decorated with a bust, and more glass displays. A wider desk is at the very back of the store, where three people are gathered, facing forward.

Date: 190X

Location: 31.996930 -102.074400

Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Western Windmill Company, Exterior]

Photograph of the Western Windmill Company building, a two-story commercial building with two entrances along north Main Street in Midland. E. J. Mumford, a "windmill man", and John Tolbert (owner of Western Windmill) stand under the awning of the building's front facade.

Date: unknown

Location: 31.998016 -102.074417

Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Western Windmill Company, Interior Displays]

Photograph of the interior of the Western Windmill Company, a hardware store on Main Street in Midland. Along the left wall is a shelf of hardware equipment and a counter with a glass display and two attending employees, Allen Tolbert and John Tolbert. At center is E. J. Tolbert, standing next to an elevated display of furnace-like equipment, in front of whcih is a lawnmower. Additional shelves and materials are located along the interior of the store.

Date: unknown

Location: 31.998016 -102.074417

Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Western Windmill Company, Interior Counter]

Photograph of the interior of the Western Windmill Company, a hardware store on Main Street in Midland. Display shelves are placed along the left walls and along the middle of one the store's aisles, and a large shelf of merchandise is along the right wall. Lamps hang from the ceiling, and buckets and other implements are placed atop the shelf of merchandise. Five men stand between the shelves: from left to right, E. J. Mumford, a "windmill man" (unidentified), John Tolbert, another "windmill m… more

Date: unknown

Location: 31.998016 -102.074417

Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Western Windmill and Hardware Co., Exterior]

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

Location: 31.998016 -102.074417

Partner: Midland Historical Society

[J. H. Barron's Everybody's Mercantile, Interior]

Photograph of the interior of J. H. Barron's Everybody Mercantile (100 S Main Street, Midland). The general store has a long glass display cabinet with items displayed within and an employee working behind the counter. Shelves of merchandise are along the left wall, atop which are plied suitcases and blankets and near which stands Mollie McCormick (far left, white dress) and several other women. On the right wall are cabinets with rolls of paper above, as well as denser shelves in the back and … more

Date: 1904?

Location: 31.997249 -102.074578

Partner: Midland Historical Society

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

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~

Location: 31.996932 -102.074368

Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Midland Furniture Company]

Photograph of the Midland Furniture Company, formerly the Midland Hardware and Furniture Company. The furniture store is in a two-story building at 108 N Main Street, with a large sign in front of the building above the fabric awnings. The ground floor walls are made of glass planes. Numerous stores occupy neighboring lots next to the furniture store.

Date: unknown

Location: 31.998076 -102.074371

Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Waddell's Ranch / People in Midland]

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]

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

[Cross Tie Cowboys and a Chuck Wagon]

Photograph of the Cross Tie Cowboys, seated together in a clearing in the grasslands with a chuckwagon. Two men are seated next to or behind the chuckwagon, which carries supplies. Several horses stand in the back, behind several bushes. The cross tie brand was registered on April 29, 1902, originally owned by Newnie Ellie.

Date: [1902-04-29..]

Creator: Hoyt, E. E.

Partner: Midland Historical Society

[John Pliska, Gray Coggin, and Their Biplane]

Photograph of blacksmith John Pliska (left) standing next to the early biplane he built along with local auto mechanic Gray Coggin (in pilot's seat). The primitive craft is stationary on a dirt field with patches of grass.

Date: unknown

Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Group of Cowboys]

Photograph of an unidentified group of cowboys on horses outside a ranch. Two men in a horse-drawn carriage are at left, and there is a large windmill in the background.

Date: unknown

Creator: Hoyt, E. E.

Partner: Midland Historical Society

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