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"Baker Hotel" Menu

This photograph illustrates an October 1929 menu from the Stephen F. Austin Hotel, a "Baker Hotel" (located in Austin, Texas), similar to the one that opened in Mineral Wells in 1929 is shown here. The Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells was apparently one of a chain of hotels. This menu serves as a reminder of that fact.

Date: 1929?

Item Type: Text

The Tattler (Mineral Wells, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, February 22, 1929

Student newspaper from Mineral Wells High School in Mineral Wells, Texas that includes local and school news along with advertising.

Date: February 22, 1929

Creator: Mineral Wells High School

Item Type: Newspaper

The Tattler (Mineral Wells, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, March 8, 1929

Student newspaper from Mineral Wells High School in Mineral Wells, Texas that includes local and school news along with advertising.

Date: March 8, 1929

Creator: Mineral Wells High School

Item Type: Newspaper

Welcome Sign And Lookout Tower: 1929

The WELCOME sign was donated to the city of Mineral Wells in 1922 by George Holmgren, President of the Texas Rotary Club, in appreciation for the hospitality extended the Rotary Club at its State Convention in Mineral Wells that year. The caption on the photograph reads: "Reputed to be the largest Non-commercial electric sign in U.S." East Mountain was a popular place for viewing the city, especially for photographers. The lookout tower atop West Mountain (above the WELCOME sign) was de… more

Date: 1929

Item Type: Photograph