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[ F. Troop 124th Cavalry ]

Description: Shown here is a picture of the F Troop, 124th Cavalry, taken on the steps of the Baker Hotel at one of their annual meetings in the 1960's. From left to right 1st row: J. Harrington, P. Henson, M. Yell, J. Scott, L. Holt, J. Cooper, W. McQueary, W. Holt, G. Rankin, 2nd row: F. Crow, J. Warner, T. Owens, L. Knight, A. Lee, R. Huddleston, H. Warren, C. Baker, L. Hudspeth, T. Newton, T. J. Newton, 3rd row: G. Hines, E. Warren, O. Keller, N. Yates, J. Kincaid, R. Bell, H. Rochelle, D. McMinn, G.… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[Bake Hotel slide]

Description: Photograph of a slide for Baker Hotel with cartoons on it. In the center a cartoon man laying in a hammock. He is wearing sunglasses and a checkered shirt. In the top right corner, a small cartoon of a person sitting cross-legged is placed next to a drawing of a small head peeking out of a box, all upside down.
Date: May 18, 1960
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Baker Hotel Slide]

Description: Photograph of a slide for the Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells, pinned to a board.
Date: May 18, 1960
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Smiling cartoon slide]

Description: Photograph of a slide with a cartoon man smiling and skipping. He is wearing a hat and a plaid shirt. and holding a briefcase. Behind him, to the left, a cartoon head is smiling.
Date: May 18, 1960
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Dancing cartoon slide]

Description: Photograph of a slide with two small, angular cartoon people dancing together. The one on the left is wearing a solid color, smiling with its eyes closed. The person on the right is wearing a spotted shirt and smiling with its mouth open.
Date: May 18, 1960
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Baker Hotel cartoons]

Description: Photograph of a slide with two cartoon characters on it, The left one is peeking just its head out of a box, while the right one is smiling and sitting with its legs crossed.
Date: May 18, 1960
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Cartoon beach slide]

Description: Photograph of a slide with cartoon characters on a beach. The character on the left is laying on a towel, wearing sunglasses, as a smiling sun sits above it. The character on the right is swimming in a small piece of water with a cap on.
Date: May 18, 1960
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Baker Hotel, Mineral Wells, colonnade

Description: Photograph of the colonnade near the front entrance of the Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells, Texas. It was built in 1929 by architects Wyatt C. Hendrick and Co. Architects. It has been vacant since 1972. The floor is made of red brick, and the walls of slightly lighter brick.
Date: April 14, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Partner: UNT Libraries

Baker Hotel, Mineral Wells, detail of doorway

Description: Photograph of the doorway to the Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells, Texas. There are double doors in white with glass windows. The door on the left has a sign warning against trespassing. The hotel was built in 1929 by architects Wyatt C. Hendrick and Co. Architects. It has been vacant since 1972.
Date: April 14, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Partner: UNT Libraries

[A Panorama Taken in 1974 (first)]

Description: Shown here is a panoramic View of Mineral Wells, Texas taken August 8, 1974. The Baker Hotel and the Crazy Water Hotel are visible. The Convention Center is seen in the far left of the photograph. The view is from West Mountain, looking toward East Mountain over north Mineral Wells.
Date: August 10, 1974
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

Baker Hotel, Mineral Wells

Description: Photograph of the front of the Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells, built 1929 by architects Wyatt C. Hendrick and Co. Architects. It has been vacant since 1972. It is at least twelve stories tall.
Date: April 14, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Partner: UNT Libraries

[The Baker Hotel: A Picture Taken From the South Window of the Hexagon Hotel]

Description: A note with this photograph states: "Photo taken out of top floor south window of Hexagon Hotel. Photo re-printed in 1977. Photo probably taken 1954 due to penciled in date on back." (Also, the building in the lower left corner of the picture still bears the "USO" sign of World War II.) See also "Hexagon Hotel" [with history]. In front of the Baker Hotel stands the "Old" Post Office, now the Ladies Garden Club Building. The Crazy Hotel can be seen between the right edge of the pictur… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[Man watching KRLD-TV Channel 4]

Description: Original black and white photographic negative taken by Dallas Times Herald staff photographer Bill Beal. This image shows an unidentified man watching KRLD-TV Channel 4 in the lobby of the Baker Hotel in downtown Dallas on the evening of November 22, 1963.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Beal, Bill
Partner: The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

[A Panorama of Mineral Wells, Texas: Looking East]

Description: Shown here is Mineral Wells, Texas looking east. This photograph was taken from Northwest Mountain, by A.F. Weaver on September 5, 1997. The Baker Hotel is in the center of the picture, with the Second Crazy Water Hotel in front of and left of the Baker; and the Nazareth Hospital, to the left of the Crazy Hotel.
Date: 1999
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[Photograph of a woman standing on a ledge]

Description: Photograph of a woman standing on a high, rocky ledge overlooking a city. She stands with her back to the camera, resting one hand behind her head. She wears a hat, a dark dress, and high-heeled shoes. Small, leafless trees grow around her. In the back ground the city of Mineral Wells can be seen. The Baker Hotel stands taller than all the others. Mountains are visible in the distance.
Date: 193X
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Double exposure of the Mineral Wells sign]

Description: Double exposure of a sign that reads "Welcome to Mineral Wells Home of the Crazy" and the interior of a room. The sign is partially visible as well as the Baker Hotel in the background. A dresser with one drawer open is also visible.
Date: [1930..1945]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[An Aerial Picture of Downtown Mineral Wells]

Description: An aerial picture of downtown Mineral Wells is shown here. The Baker Hotel (right middle of picture) and the Crazy Hotel (left middle) are included in it. Note: The "Welcome" sign was moved from its original location on the hill behind the Baker Hotel in 1972. It was moved to the east side of Bald Mountain which is due east of the Baker and now called Welcome Mountain, just above and to the right of the Baker Hotel, where it remains today. The Damron Hotel (shown one block this side, west … more
Date: April 29, 1967
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[The Baker Hotel at Night]

Description: This picture shows the Baker--in its great days--at night. According to William O. Gross, Jr. ("Mineral wells, Texas: A Sampler, 1997) the hotel is properly named "Hotel Mineral Wells", the name "Baker" refers to the Baker Hotel Corporation of San Antonio, Texas, which operated nine hotels at the time. Legend has it that a female guest jumped to her death. Her … more
Date: 1940
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library
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