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[200 South Main Street, Midland]

Description: Photograph of a street scene on 200 Main Street in Midland, facing the southeast with several storefronts lining the sidewalks and an intersection in the foreground with a street light hanging above. The Basil Supply Co., a Firestone mechanic shop, the U&1 Cafe, and the Montgomery and Ward Order Office (from left to right) are several of the stores along South Main Street, and at the end of the street (far right) is the railroad depot. Cars are parked along the curb of Main Street, and three pe… more
Date: 1948
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Location: 31.996610 -102.074353

[1890s School Group]

Description: Photograph of a school group sometime during the 1890's. The large school group of young children stand outside a brick building's arched door surrounded by tall windows. The children are nicely dressed and stand in rows along the school's porch and front steps. A teacher is stood at the center of the group, turned to the left.
Date: 189X
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[1930s School in Midland, Texas]

Description: Photograph of a school building in Midland, Texas in 1930. The rectangular, brick building sits on a bumpy, open plain. A dark, arched door sits on a stone platform at the center of the photograph. Two narrow windows sit on either side of the doors. Double windows sit on the walls on either side of the photograph. A stone wall structure sits above the arched door at the center of the photograph.
Date: 1930
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[Abilene Street Filled with Furniture, Midland]

Description: Photograph of a street scene on Abilene (later Main) Street, looking north in the aftermath of a fire. The dirt road, lined with shops and storefronts along the side, is filled with furniture scattered across the span of the road. Cabinets, rocking chairs, dressers, and other boxes are haphazardly placed at center, in front of the post office and a store advertised by a giant boot above the awning (left) and both "The Stag" (unknown establishment) and the Legal Tender Saloon (right). A handful … more
Date: 1900~
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Location: 31.997703 -102.074444

[Abilene Street Postcard]

Description: Postcard of Abilene Street in Midland, Texas. The wide, dirt road stretches into the horizon, surrounded by stone buildings lined with sidewalks and awnings. Horse-drawn wagons sit parked on the left side of the street between wooden telephone poles. Handwritten correspondence on the back of the postcard reads "Theodore, Here is the town street where I have come for the caute. Daddy."
Date: unknown
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[Aerial of Downtown Midland, 1927]

Description: Aerial photograph of Midland, Texas, in 1927, north facing up. The Midland County Courthouse is visible at center left, with the county jail along the east side of Loraine Street. A large water tower is placed on the city block northeast of the courthouse. In the bottom right corner, Front Street and the railroad is visible.
Date: 1927
Creator: Fairchild Aerial Survey, Inc.
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[Aerial of Downtown Midland, 1956]

Description: Aerial photograph of Midland, Texas, in 1956, north facing up. The Midland County Courthouse, a small rectangular building, is visible right of center, with the Petroleum Building to the north, and Main Street to the southeast. East of the courthouse is the Wilco Building, currently under construction and half completed. Midland Senior High School, composed of two buildings along two city blocks, is to the northwest of the Wilco Building. Commercial buildings and parking lots occupy the blocks … more
Date: 1956
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[Aerial of Downtown Midland, 1957]

Description: Photograph of downtown Midland, Texas, east facing up. The Midland County Courthouse is visible just above center, a small four-story building surrounded by grass lawns. To the north is the Petroleum Building, which is partially obscured by the Western United Life Building, a tall 12-story concrete building. Main Street and some hotels lie to the east of the courthouse, distinguished by narrow and long storefronts lining the city streets. Front Street and the railroad diagonally cuts across the… more
Date: 1957
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[Aerial of Downtown Midland, Wilco Building Construction]

Description: Aerial photograph of downtown Midland facing the west, taken between 1956 and 1958. The Midland County Courthouse is visible at center right: a compact white building surrounded by a lawn and a parking lot. To the right (north) of the courthouse is the Petroleum Building and the McClintic Building (above the Petroleum Building; west). The large building under construction at left is the Wilco Building, its lower floors complete. Main Street spans along the far bottom of the image with its store… more
Date: [1956..1958]
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[Aerial of Midland Army Air Base]

Description: Aerial photograph of the Midland Army Air Base. The white roads of the base form square and triangular shapes on the right side of the photograph. Small rectangles where buildings dot along them sit at the center of the photograph, surrounded by black land. Landing strips and square roads sit in the dark patch of land to the left.
Date: unknown
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[Aerial of Midland, Texas]

Description: Photograph of Midland, Texas from above. Square blocks full of various styles of buildings surround a railroad and main street running vertically to the left. A cluster of skyscrapers sit at the center of the photograph to the right of the main road. The city stretches into the background along a large, dark plain visible at the top of the photograph. A few cars dot the roads and parking lots throughout the city.
Date: unknown
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[Aerial of Petroleum Building and Western Life Building]

Description: Aerial photograph of the Petroleum Building (center) and the Western Life Building (left) as viewed from the southwest. The Petroleum Building has Gothic-styled spires along the front edges of the building, textured relief features between windows, and a large "SHELL" sign on the roof. The Western Life Building is made of smooth concrete, with a large sign reading "PETROLEUM LIFE" along the southeast corner of the building. Cars are parked along Texas Avenue, adjacent to the buildings.
Date: 1961~
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Location: 31.998627 -102.076742

[Aerial of West Midland, 1957]

Description: Aerial photograph of western Midland, looking northwest. The large curving road running through the center of the photograph is the Andrews Highway, which terminates at a junction with Wall Street, the road that spans across the bottom half of the picture. Along the corner of Wall and Andrews (center of image) is the Village Shopping Center, which includes several strip malls and stores. As Andrew Highway curves to the east, it approaches the Midland Hospital, the white multistory building righ… more
Date: 1957~
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[Airplane at Midland Army Airbase]

Description: Photograph of an airplane at the Midland Army Airbase. The grey military airplane with the code "4HI4" along it sits on a stone platform with a dark, square pattern along it. Its wings hold propellers along it, stationary. A mechanic is working on the bottom of the airplane.
Date: unknown
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[Airplane at Skyway Motel Postcard]

Description: Postcard of an airplane outside Skyway Motel. A family plays with a colorful beach ball in the street outside the white and grey motel. A yellow and white, small airplane sits in the street beside a woman in a red dress and a white dog. A man stands on the plane, leaning over it with his arms outstretched as he watches the children to the right who play. The rectangular motel is visible in the background, lined with balconies that lead to the rooms. A small parking lot full of parked cars is sa… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Linck, Tony
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[Airplanes Over Landing Strips]

Description: Photograph of three airplanes flying over landing strips in Midland, Texas. The airplanes are visible to the left, flying over an empty plain dotted in dark plants. A light pattern of landing strips sit in the plain at the bottom of the photograph. The pattern consists of a central, circular road with four lines extending from it and an L-shaped path to the right of it. A stone wall is visible in the bottom left corner, separating the photographer from the ground far below it.
Date: unknown
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[Antelope Hunt, Midland County]

Description: Photograph of an antelope hunt south of Midland, with numerous hunters standing in a grass plain, holding rifles, with antelope carcasses laid out in front of them. Numerous horses, pulling carriages, stand in the back. A list of names are identified on the back, from right to left: Jesse Frizzell, Kate Frizzell (kneeling), unknown ("a cowboy - ?"), Jim Flanagan, Joe Curtis, unknown ("a cowboy - ?"), Arch Whitaker, Porter Rankin (child), Ewing Rankin.
Date: [1901..1902]
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[AP Photofax Machine, Midland Reporter-Telegram Office]

Description: Photograph of Bill Collyns (left), editor of the Midland Reporter-Telegram, an unidentified reporter (second from left), and LaDoyce Lambert (rightmost), managing editor, viewing an Associated Press photofax machine in the Reporter-Telegram office. Collyns points to the Photofax as it prints out an image of a newspaper clipping onto a roll of paper.
Date: [1946..1980]
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