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[Woodmen of the World - 1911]

[Woodmen of the World - 1911]
Description:

Backside of Crazy Flats before the first Crazy Hotel sections were constructed. Picture taken in 1911 during the Woodmen of the World convention. The buildings in the background are the four towers of the Crazy Well Water Company, "The Crazy Flats." The first Crazy Hotel was built the following year, 1912, on the location where this convention gathering is pictured.

Creator: Unknown
Location:
Creation Date: Unknown
Partner(s):
Boyce Ditto Public Library
Collection(s):
A. F. Weaver Collection
Creator:
Unknown
Original Creation Date: Unknown
Coverage:
Place
United States - Texas - Palo Pinto County - Mineral Wells
Era
New South, Populism, Progressivism, and the Great Depression, 1877-1939
Date
1911
Description:

Backside of Crazy Flats before the first Crazy Hotel sections were constructed. Picture taken in 1911 during the Woodmen of the World convention. The buildings in the background are the four towers of the Crazy Well Water Company, "The Crazy Flats." The first Crazy Hotel was built the following year, 1912, on the location where this convention gathering is pictured.

Language: English
Subject(s):
Partner:
Boyce Ditto Public Library
Collection:
A. F. Weaver Collection
Identifier:
  • LOCAL-CONT-NO: AWO_1077P
  • ARK: ark:/67531/metapth25083
Resource Type: Photograph
Format: Image

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