Description: Aerial view of Downtown Mineral Wells, taken from the Ft. Worth Star Telegram, January 1954, at about S. Oak Ave. and S. 5th St. looking NNE. Some of the buildings identifiable in the picture no longer exist: the Damron Hotel at the middle left of the picture burned in 1975; the Oxford Hotel/First National Bank building, one block east --left--of the Damron, near the center of the picture burned in 1983 and has been replaced by Lynch Plaza; the Hexagon Hotel in the upper left corner of the picture, north and above the Crazy, was demolished in 1959; and the Convention Center behind the Hexagon was demolished in 1976. Landmarks still standing are: the 13-story (including the Roof Garden) Baker Hotel dominating the right middle of the picture, The Crazy Hotel (now a retirement home) at the upper left of the picture and the old Post Office in the upper middle of the picture, now the Woman'Club. The building across the street and south--this side--of the Baker was demolished to make room for the Mineral Wells Savings and Loan which in turn was replaced by The First State Bank.

Description: A letter dated November 27, 2002 from R. B. Shiflet to Bob Bellamy concerning the Mineral Wells High School graduating classes of 1953 and 1954. The move to the "new" campus occurred during the Christmas holidays, 1953. The letter also describes classroom conditions during this period. Houston School faculty members mentioned are R. B. Shiflet, Mrs. D. R. (Ferne) Hudson and Mrs. Mildred Burnham.

Description: This is a copy of the cover of a booklet marking the 25th anniversary (1931 - 1956) of Mineral Well's Nazareth Hospital. The brochure contains pictures of religous, medical, nursing and administrative staff, with interior scenes of departments, patients and equipment. The Mineral Wells Clinic was built soon after the current Crazy Hotel opened in 1927 to replace the Crazy Flats that burned in 1925. In 1931 the Holy Sisters of the Nazareth purchased the 46-bed facility for $135,000 and moved into the top floor of the building to live and minister to the patients. The hospital was closed in the mid-sixties.

Description: Photograph of a collage in a Mineral Wells Area Chamber of Commerce advertisement including a postcard that pictures points of interest in and about the city. Pictures are as follows: aerial view of Camp Wolters Recreation Center showing theater, gym, and PX, with inset of the base hospital; Possum Kingdom Dam and part of PK Lake; a local beauty queen; an aerial view of downtown Mineral Wells, Texas; Lake Mineral Wells (with the island that was inundated when the dam was raised); the view from Inspiration Point south of the city; and the Baker Hotel. The text publicizes the various assets and tourist attractions to be found in and around the "City Built on Water". Some of the photos are upside down in the collage.