Irving Near Dallas
Date: c. 1908
Creator: Irving Board of Trade
Description: Advertisement from the Irving Board of Trade, enticing farmers to move to Irving, Texas.
Holding Partner: Irving Archives
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[Mineral Wells Water Cartoon]
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: A graphic representing the relative strength of four common mineral concentrations blended from mineral water produced by wells in the city of Mineral Wells, Texas. They carry a flag declaring, "Mineral Wells, the stongest fort in the world." (Mineral Wells was also the site of Fort Wolters.) The strength of the waters is indicated by the relative size of the stream flowing from each bottle; No. 1 being the mildest and No. 4 the strongest. They comine to banish crutches, patent medicines, wheel chairs, and death and disease in a flowing stream of health and happiness. This cartoon graphic appears in "TIME WAS . . by A. F. Weaver on pg. 30 where it seemingly needs no caption.
Holding Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library
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"We lost our Job at Mineral Wells, Texas"
Date: c. 1920 - 1930
Creator: unknown
Description: Found in Mr. Weaver's collection and captioned "We lost our job at Mineral Wells, Texas." This type of advertising was used by most of the drinking pavilions in this popular health resort to tout the beneficial effects of Mineral Wells' waters Strangely enough, there were numerous testimonials attesting the truth of such claims. Regretably, when the Food and Drug Administration began to vigorously enforce the nations drug laws in the mid 1930s, there were no rigorous scientific test data to document such claims or to warn of the possible side effects the mineral water might cause. Consequently, this type of advertising was banned from the '30s on.
Holding Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library
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Dr. Pepper sign in Dublin, Texas
Date: 2005-08-01
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Description: Dr. Pepper sign in Dublin. The girl on the swing actually does swing back and forth.
Holding Partner: University of North Texas Libraries
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth5792/
Cow sign, $233,000,000.00 in Milk Sales Annually
Date: 2005-08-01
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Description: A sign in Stephenville advertising local dairy industry statistics.
Holding Partner: University of North Texas Libraries
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth5808/
[Bottle-Shaped Advertisement ]
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: An advertiement for the Gulf Texas and Western Railroad in the shape of a bottle of mineral water. The GTW (sometimes referred to by locals as "Get your Ticket and Walk") was built from Seymour through Olney and Jacksboro to Mineral wells around 1912. The line joined the Weatherford, Mineral wells and Northwestern Railroad some 12 miles north of Mineral Wells and operated over the WMW&NW tracks through Mineral Wells, Weatherford, Ft. Worth and on to Dallas. A round trip from Seymour to Dallas was made daily by a gasoline powered all-passenger motor car. The reverse side of the advertisement indicates building of the railroad was underwritten by Beetham and Sons.
Holding Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library
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The Right Ticket
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: An old advertisement for Mineral Wells, touting the "pleasures" as well as health benefits of the city. This can be found on page 91 of the second edition of A. F. Weaver's book, "Time Was..."
Holding Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library
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[Chamber of Commerce Saturday drawing]
Date: c. 1920
Creator: unknown
Description: Many people gather in downtown Sanger each Saturday for a cash drawing. Entries for the drawing were obtained by making a purchase from participating merchants during the preceding week. George W. (Speedy) Sullivan, standing on truck conducting the drawing. George A. Sullivan standing arms akimbo with straw hat.
Holding Partner: Sanger Public Library
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[Crazy Gang Bus]
Date: 1940
Creator: unknown
Description: The Crazy Radio Gang's bus. The noon radio show advertising Crazy Water Crystals over the Texas Quality Network became so popular the gang was great in demand for personal appearances. To accomodate their appreciative audiences, the band traveled in their own bus. On back of photo is stamped A. F. Weaver Photography 4512 N.Oak Avenue Mineral Wells, Texas 76067. Dated 1940
Holding Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library
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Hal Collins
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: The name, Hal Collins, is printed on the back of this photo. In the early 1930s, Hal Collins was manager of the Crazy Hotel, and was convinced to advertise on the new medium, radio, by a sales pitch that he could sell a boxcar load of Crazy Water Crystals per week by doing so. The "Crazy Gang" began broadcasting from the lobby of the Crazy Hotel over the Texas Quality Network. The noon broadcast became so popular that the sponsor was shipping, not one but several, carloads of Crazy Water Crystals per week to a nationwide audience of devoted listeners. Weatherford's Mary Martin got her start in show business on the program where she became known as "Crazy Mary."
Holding Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library
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