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[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

[Photograph of Man Plowing Field with Mule]

Description: Photograph of a man in loose-fitting clothes with a cone-shaped, wide-brimmed hat walking behind a wooden plow pulled by a mule. The ground to his front (the foreground) has already been plowed, while the ground to his right (the background) is still covered by underbrush.
Date: [1900..1929]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Photograph of Mule in Paddock]

Description: Photograph of a dark-colored mule with its head down, standing inside a paddock with a barb wire and wooden fence, near the wooden gate. The fence is attached to a small tree, and another paddock sits on the other side of the fence. In the background, a small wooden shed sits on the border of an area of underbrush.
Date: [1900..1929]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Priddy, Texas, Cotton Gin]

Description: Photograph of a cotton gin farm with several wagons full of cotton being pulled by horses or mules visible alongside workers in the foreground. Two barn-like structures are side by side in the mid ground to the left, and a large field is visible in the distant background.
Date: 1900
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Jennie Trent Dew Library

[A. J. Gatlin Dry Goods and Groceries]

Description: Photograph of a large group of people posed during the evening in front of a dry goods grocery store. One man in the front row of the crowd is holding a guitar, and a man to the far right is sitting on a horse. A pair of mules are harnessed to a cart in the left foreground. A post in the foreground to the right is blocking the camera's view of some of the group. Large signs above the store entrance say things such as, "A. J. Gatlin Dry Goods and Groceries" and "Gatlin's Bargain Store". Text wri… more
Date: 1906
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Jennie Trent Dew Library

John B. Floyd Home

Description: Photograph of the L. N. Grissom family posing in front of the John B. Floyd home. Behind the family, there is a man posing beside four mules. The wooden house is two stories tall, and was also known as the Floyd Inn; it was built in 1856 in Breckinridge, the predecessor to Richardson, Texas.
Date: 1900
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: None
Partner: Richardson Public Library

[Road Grading in Front of the Berndt Farm]

Description: Black and white photograph of a few individuals accompanied by a team of mules that are attached to wooden vehicles; they are working in front of H. J. Berndt's farm. Their task is to grade the road, or to smooth and level it. A two-story house and a barn are partially visible behind the workers and beyond a line of trees.
Date: 1902
Creator: Lund, Frans T.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Photo of Carl Jensen's Home

Description: Copy negative print of the Jensen family residence in Danevang, Texas. Taken some distance away from the house, the photograph captures the Jensen family behind a cluster of chickens. Two children are riding mules. Presumably, Carl Jensen is the man on the right wearing a dark-colored suit. The house itself has sloping, steep roofs with light-colored shingles. There are two patios on the first floor. They each have an overhang and slender columns acting as support. A brick chimney can be seen a… more
Date: 1900/1970
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Mules attached to equipment]

Description: Photograph of two mules attached to a rectangular wooden structure. The rectangular structure is being held up by three wooden frame structures. The mules are attached to a pulley which is turning the wheel attached to the metal structure on top of the wooden structure. A chute appears to be attached to the left side of the wooden structure. Mountains are visible in the background.
Date: [1900..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Allen family riding donkeys in Mineral Wells]

Description: Photograph of five people mounted on donkeys in a rocky outcrop with a rocky mountain wall behind them. They are all dressed up, the women wearing long dresses or skirts and the man wearing a three-piece suit, and the boy at center wearing a nice jacket. All wear hats except the man, whose hat has fallen on the ground, and the boy who holds his hat. The photograph is mounted on black cardstock which has an imprint in gold on the lower left corner that reads, "Photo Car / H. Clark / Mineral Well… more
Date: August 1901
Creator: Clark, H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Tarrant County Archives

[Four young children on the back of a donkey]

Description: The photograph shows four young children on the back of a donkey. There is a young man standing behind the donkey and two people standing near a building on the left. Text below photo reads: "Boys are boys the world over and in all colors and languages. These youngsters are having a fine time with the donkey, who does not enjoy the situation half so much, and whose "business end" longs for employment."
Date: [1900..1920]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

Cotton Hauled by Mules in Oakville

Description: Photograph of James and Lee Crawford Brother's Freight Co. located in Oakville, Texas. In the foreground, loads of cotton are piled onto mule-drawn wagons. F. H. Church stands in front of the mules in the foreground. Three wagons are visible in front of wooden building. The driver of the first wagon is James Crawford. The photograph was taken at or near where Monroe Fink's office is now. If cotton was hauled to the coast for shipment, it came through Beeville.
Date: 1907
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bee County Historical Commission

Neck-Yoke Center.

Description: Patent for a device that improves, simplifies, and strengthens the construction of neck yoke centers.
Date: February 6, 1906
Creator: Quick, E. B.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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