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- [Brochure "Mineral Wells - A Town Built on Water"]
- One side of a fold-out brochure produced by the Mineral Wells Chamber of Commerce, probably during the City's centennial year, 1981. On the reverse side is a statement: "Mineral Wells, a Texas Main Street City, looks back over a century of history rich with the tales of early day ranching and the discovery of mineral water and its medicinal qualities." Color photographs of the city and its scenic area landmarks are contained in the brochure, along with a listing of some annual local activities. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth20216/
- Crazy Hotel: Formal Opening Menu
- This photograph shows a SOUVENIR MENU on the occasion of the formal opening of the Crazy Hotel on March 11, 1927. The hotel, now [2008] a retirement hotel) is still located on the corner of N. Oak Avenue and NW 3rd Street, Mineral Wells, Texas, texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth38088/
- Famous Mineral Water Advertisement
- This photograph illustrates the title page of a small (3 3/8 inches by 6 1/8 inches) pamphlet of 8 leaves. It contains letters from satisfied users of "Pronto-Lax", a product of the water that made Mineral Wells Famous. Such anecdotal evidence was all that Mineral Wells was capable of producing when the Federal Drug Administration (F.D.A.)demanded scientific evidence of the efficacy of the mineral waters in 1931. The back of the final leaf bears the legend: Mrs. Dola Blaffer 3412 Knight St. Phone 5-6602 Dallas, Tex. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth60961/
- Famous Mineral Water "At the Sign on of the Old Well"
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- Souvenir Views of Mineral Wells, Texas
- Shown here is a bottle-shaped souvenir of Mineral Wells. It consists of fourteen folios, showing various views of the attractions found in Mineral Wells. The clothing of the people photographed suggests a date of the early twentieth century. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth39258/
- Three Railroads to Mineral Wells
- Pamphlet containing a brief history of the Weatherford, Mineral Wells and Northwestern Railway, the Gulf and Brazos Valley Railway, and the Gulf, Texas and Western Railway. It has a map of rail routes, photographs, and copies of schedules with ticket prices. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth20345/