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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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: None
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[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~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: None
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Downtown Midland, Texas Avenue]

Description: Photograph of downtown Midland facing east down West Texas Avenue. The Midland Parking Garage, a moderately-tall beige building is along the left side of the street. The Western United Life building, a tall beige building and the Petroleum Building, which has large Gothic-like spires along its southern face, are visible further down the street. Cars run down the road.
Date: 1957
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.998414 -102.078667
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[First National Bank Building Groundbreaking, 1957]

Description: Photograph of the groundbreaking ceremony for the First National Bank building on the corner of Wall and Colorado streets in Midland. Two men, A.N. Hendrickson (left) and John P. Butler (right), bend down and hold shovels thrust into the dirt of an empty building lot, surrounded by a crowd of men in hats, ties, and suits. The Petroleum Building with its Shell sign is visible in the background. The men in the crowd, from left to right, are: E. B. Dickenson, Joe Crump, O. C. Harper, Foy Proctor, … more
Date: June 25, 1957
Creator: Frank Miller Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.997193 -102.077155
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[News Script: Splash Day]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Splash Day, a celebration and beauty pageant marking the beginning of vacation season for Galveston's beaches.
Date: May 5, 1957
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Script
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Pecos

Description: Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:250000
Date: 1957
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Location: 31.50 -103.00
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-321

Description: Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether or not it is necessary for the Texas Employment Commission to have the approval of the Board of Control of the plans, designs and specifications for the construction of a local office building in Midland, Texas.
Date: November 15, 1957
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wilkinson Office Building and Parking Garage, Midland, Texas: Eighteenth Floor Air Conditioning & Electrical Plans

Description: Eighteenth floor air conditioning and electrical plans for an office building and parking garage commissioned by Jack B. Wilkinson in Midland, Texas. They feature wall edge lines, measurements, notes, labels, and directional lines.
Date: 1957
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Technical Drawing
Partner: Tittle-Luther/Parkhill, Smith and Cooper, Inc.
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