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[The Founder of Mineral Wells - Portrait]

Description: This unlabeled photograph appears to be of Judge J. A. Lynch and his third wife, Armanda Sweeny Lynch, possibly at a family reunion. Judge James Alvis Lynch was the founder of Mineral Wells. No identification of the people (numbered) around them appears to survive.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

The John Moore Home, 1911, 2 of 2: Interior

Description: An inscription on photograph reads: "(John Moore Home) 1911." The original builder was Hugh Coleman. John Moore occupied the house at a later date. Please note the period dress and furniture. The names of the people pictured are not known. This photograph appears to show a house now located at 915 NW 4th Avenue.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

John Moore Home, 1911 [exterior]

Description: An inscription on photograph reads: "(John Moore Home) 1911." The house was built in 1906 at 915 NW 4th Avenue by Hugh Coleman. Note the period dress and cowboy clothing. The names of the people pictured are not known. The young man in the foreground is demonstrating his skill with a lariat. The group appears to be in the home's porte-cochere, which was used to protect people, while disembarking from an automobile or a carriage during inclement weather
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

The John Moore Home, 1911, 1 of 2: Interior

Description: An inscription on the photograph reads: "(John Moore Home) 1911." The original builder of the house was Hugh Coleman. John Moore occupied the house in the early twentieth century. Please note the period dress and furniture. The fireplace shows an "Arts and Crafts" style of construction. The names of the people pictured are not known. This picture appears to be that of a house now [2008]located at 915 NW 4th Avenue. Hugh M. Coleman was the head of H.M. Coleman & Co., dealers… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[Children With Bicycle and Hoop,]

Description: Dated "Jan 10, 1919", this picture was contained in an envelope postmarked "Aug. 4 '75", and addressed to A. F. Weaver Photography from Charles W. [Windell] Simonds. Handwriting on the envelope indicates it was from a short-wave "Ham' radio operator correspondent and friend of Mr. Weaver. Notes on the envelope indicate the picture was probably taken by the correspondent's father, Clarence Winfield Simonds. The sign on the tree at the left edge of the picture indicates this was th… more
Date: January 10, 1919
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[Mr. and Mrs. R.S. Dalton]

Description: "Mr. & Mrs. R.S. Dalton on their 50th Wedding Anniversary as held in the second wooden structure of the First Baptist Church. Presiding is The Reverend Mr. Harlan Matthews." Robert (Bob) Dalton's father, Marcus L. Dalton, was killed by Indians on the Ft. Worth-Ft. Belknap military road in northeastern Palo Pinto County in 1870. Bob Dalton discovered the Dalton Oil Field on his ranch in north central Palo Pinto County, and the boom town that sprang up there was named Dalton City after him. H… more
Date: 1910?
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[A Souvenir Photograph of a Donkey Ride up East Mountain]

Description: Entertainment for the many visitors to Mineral Wells around the turn of the twentieth century was provided, in part, by donkey rides up a trail to the top of East Mountain. The donkey trail crossed a 1,000-step staircase, built in 1905, to the top of the mountain about half-way up. Photographers, first J.C. McClure and then J.L. Young, took souvenir photographs of the visitors at this crossing. This photograph of the Belcher family was a taken by J. D. McClure. Mr. John M. Belcher … more
Date: 1900?
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[Children and Adults Standing by Brush Arbor]

Description: Photograph of rows of young children sitting in front of adults. A girl and two older women stand to the left, while an older woman and a young boy stand to the right. The back row has four women, two of which are holding very young children. A man with folded arms and a hat stands on the right side of the back row. The group is in front of a brush arbor which stands among a group of tents.
Date: 1926~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Palo Pinto County Historical Association

[Fourth of July Celebrants on the Brazos River]

Description: Photograph of a group of men, women, and children arranged in several raked rows and posing for a photo. The group is located in a forested area and is positioned behind two kettles and a bucket. A handwritten note on the back indicates that they are celebrating the fourth of July.
Date: 1902-07-04~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Palo Pinto County Historical Association

[Withers Family on Brazos River Bridge]

Description: Photograph of the Withers family posing on a bridge that spans the Brazos River. They are identified from left to right as Ella Lee Withers, Jordan Withers, Sue Vaughan, and Doctor Horatio Withers. Ella Lee is wearing a dress and a floral hat while holding an umbrella. Jordan is an infant in a dress and Sue is a young girl wearing a broad brimmed hat; they are both seated on the back of the buggy. Horatio has a greying beard and is wearing a dark vest and bow tie.
Date: 1904~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Palo Pinto County Historical Association

[Chief Montgomery and His Wife]

Description: Photograph of Chief Montgomery and his wife, both members of the Creek people. His wife has her haired tied back and wears a dress with a jacket, while Chief Montgomery wears a shirt, trousers, and a dark jacket while holding a cane by his right side. Buildings are visible behind the couple. A label with related information is taped to the top of the photo.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Palo Pinto County Historical Association

[Photograph of the Hopkins Family]

Description: Photograph of the Hopkins family posing together in front of a wooden building that is identified as Jesse Hayes' place. Two pairs of men and women stand behind a group of children and an elderly woman. Both men wear dark cowboy hats, though the man on the left wear suspenders while the man on the right wears a jacket. Both women are wearing white dresses. The elderly woman seated to the left is wearing a dark dress and holds a handkerchief in her right hand. Eight young children of various age… more
Date: 1900~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Palo Pinto County Historical Association

[Green Cottage]

Description: The "Green Cottage", located at NW 1st Avenue and NW 2nd Street, was built by Tom Green, owner of Green's Livery Stables. This photograph appears on page 102 of "Time Was in Mineral Wells..." by A. F. Weaver. [The people in picture remain unidentified.]
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

Frank Palmer and His Wife

Description: Frank Palmer and his wife in Mineral Wells. Also pictured are Laurena Johnson (Mrs. Palmer's older brother) and Gertie Mae Price (one of the Johnson relative's friends). There are two other unidentified individuals.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Tarrant County College NE, Heritage Room

[The Lezine Home]

Description: This picture illustrates the John and Gracie Lezine home, located at the corner of S. Oak Avenue and SW 7th Street. The Lezines had three boys,that survived: Oscar, O[die]. D., and Olen; and two girls: Evelyn and Dora Le , all of whom were reputed to have worked hard. A John H. Lezine was born in 1904, but died in 1905. The Lezines were quite prominent in the community. John Lezine, himself, was born in 1881; he died in 1945. Gracie (Richardson) Lezine was born in 1883, and she died i… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[Family on a House's Porch]

Description: Postcard featuring family members on and in front of a house's porch. The house is a two-story clapboard building with a shingled roof. A picket fence is visible to the right. An older man wearing a black suit and hat sits in the back, while two women in dresses stand in front of him. Two children stand together to the left in front of the porch. To their right, a woman kneels beside a carriage carrying a baby.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Mineral Wells Heritage Association

[Portrait of a Couple with Three Children]

Description: Photograph of a family positing in front of a painted backdrop. A woman wearing a ruffled top and dark skirt stands to the left and holds a toddler wearing a white dress. A young child wearing a white dress sits on a stool to the left. A man mustached man wearing a dark suit sits in the middle. A young boy wearing a dark jacket and shorts stands beside his father. The backdrop is painted to resemble a window and curtain.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hermitage Portrait Co.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Mineral Wells Heritage Association
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