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The Sewerage Disposal Plant

Description: Mineral Wells' Sewerage Disposal Plant was built on the site of the former Elmhurst Park on Pollard Creek, approximately 2 miles SSW of the city. The city obtained the park property, and built the sewerage treatment plant during the recovery from the Great Depression of the 1930's. Shown here is a photograph of a clipping from a newspaper.
Date: 1930?/1939?
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

What Does "Our City" Need?

Description: Printed speech about city planning that was presented to the Woman's Forum of Wichita Falls, Texas by the secretary of the Kessler Plan Association in Dallas, Texas. The address includes an overview of what city planners need to consider, including growth, parks and recreation, alleys, landscaping around highways, consultants, and funding.
Date: 1930
Creator: Surratt, John E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

A Zoning Ordinance: For the City of Dallas

Description: Text of a new ordinance for the city of Dallas, Texas outlining the zoning plans for areas of the city as part of the Kessler Plan. It includes a map that notes tentative zones for residential, business, and industry areas throughout the city.
Date: 1930
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). City Plan Commission.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Well standing at a slant]

Description: Photograph of a well's wooden structure standing at a slant in a yard. The structure stands in the center of the image and takes up most of the frame, a large wheel with a crank is seen attached in the middle and a small, white pail is hanging from the top. A pile of plywood is seen lying on the ground to the left of the structure and what appears to be an ice chest sits to the right, the background is made of tall bushes that take up the frame.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Pulley hanging over a well]

Description: Photograph of a pulley hanging over a well behind a building. The pulley and well are positioned on the right side of the image and the pulley hangs from the porch covering, it is attached to a water bucket that sits on a bench in front of the well next to a white bucket. Plants are seen overgrown on the fencing behind the well and a large open field and hills make up the background.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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