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[First Motorcycle in Mineral Wells]

[First Motorcycle in Mineral Wells]
Description:

In "Time Was..." by A. F. Weaver, on page 116, "Pictured in 1908 is Frank Richards, owner of the first motorcycle bought in Mineral Wells. D. C. Harris owned the second motorcycle." Frank Richards was the manager of the Star Well during Mineral Wells heyday as a popular health spa resort, and the boy on the bike with him has been identified as his son, Robert Frank Richards. D. C. Harris was the postmaster , and served as Mayor of the city at one time.

Creator: Unknown
Location:
Creation Date: 1908
Partner(s):
Boyce Ditto Public Library
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Collection(s):
A. F. Weaver Collection
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Creator:
Unknown
[First Motorcycle in Mineral Wells]
Original Creation Date: 1908
Coverage:
Place
United States - Texas - Palo Pinto County - Mineral Wells
Era
New South, Populism, Progressivism, and the Great Depression, 1877-1939
Date
1908
Description:

In "Time Was..." by A. F. Weaver, on page 116, "Pictured in 1908 is Frank Richards, owner of the first motorcycle bought in Mineral Wells. D. C. Harris owned the second motorcycle." Frank Richards was the manager of the Star Well during Mineral Wells heyday as a popular health spa resort, and the boy on the bike with him has been identified as his son, Robert Frank Richards. D. C. Harris was the postmaster , and served as Mayor of the city at one time.

Language: No Language
Subject(s):
Partner:
Boyce Ditto Public Library
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Collection:
A. F. Weaver Collection
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Identifier:
  • LOCAL-CONT-NO: AWO_1883P
  • ARK: ark:/67531/metapth38072
Resource Type: Photograph
Format: Image

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