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[Sandstorm on the Plains, 1894]

Description: Photograph of a sandstorm approaching Midland and the E. D. Harrington home, the first brick house in Midland, in April 1894. Other wooden-framed buildings and windmills are in the path of the sandstorm, which towers over the town.
Date: April 1894
Creator: Bland
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Military Parade, Downtown Midland]

Description: Photograph of an U.S. army vehicle in a military parade (part of the Searchlight Battalion, on maneuvers) passing through downtown Midland on April 7, 1941. The parade passes in front of the courthouse, visible at left in front of the Petroleum Building. A crowd of people have lined the streets along the sidewalk to watch the parade.
Date: April 7, 1941
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Cross Tie Cowboys and a Chuck Wagon]

Description: Photograph of the Cross Tie Cowboys, seated together in a clearing in the grasslands with a chuckwagon. Two men are seated next to or behind the chuckwagon, which carries supplies. Several horses stand in the back, behind several bushes. The cross tie brand was registered on April 29, 1902, originally owned by Newnie Ellie.
Date: [1902-04-29..]
Creator: Hoyt, E. E.
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Midland Police Force, 1941]

Description: Photograph of several officers of the Midland Police Department in front of the Midland City Hall. The officers stand in front of black police cars and motorcycles in uniform, facing forward. The officers are identified from a note on the back: from left to right, Frank Manning, W. C. Durham, Bill Moreland, Mac McCaslin, Glen Hudson, [Jack] Merritt, and Charlie Adkins.
Date: April 1, 1941
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Downtown Midland Ruins After Fire]

Description: Photograph of Downtown Midland, viewed from the southeast, after a fire that started on April 8, 1909, in the Llano Hotel. The hotel, mostly destroyed with some brick walls standing, is at center in front of the water tower, having collapsed due to the fire with debris scattered onto the main roads. The fire also destroyed the Midland Drug Store and Grocery, to the north of the Llano Hotel, leaving a dry goods store (with a Coca-Cola sign along the front) intact. Across the street from the hote… more
Date: April 8, 1909
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[San Jacinto Day, Midland Downtown]

Description: Photograph of San Jacinto Day celebrations in downtown Midland, on the intersection of Main and Wall Street. Numerous buildings, including the First National Bank, are placed along the streets, below which are sidewalks lined up with crowds of people. Part of the crowd has spilled into the street, forming an arched barrier of people, watching a procession or dance on the right half of the picture. A similar procession occurs at left, with numerous children standing in a grid. Horses with carria… more
Date: April 21, 1911
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[News Script: Farmers Union]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the president of the National Farmers Union blaming the meat processors and transporters for the high meat prices.
Date: April 6, 1973
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Credit cards]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about men charged with the use of lost and/or stolen credit cards in Midland, Texas.
Date: April 29, 1971, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Midland arrests]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the arrests of four men in Midland in connection with a theft scheme.
Date: April 29, 1971, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Thomas Office Building, Midland, Texas: Column Schedules

Description: Column schedules for an office building commissioned by J. B. Thomas in Midland, Texas. It includes a column schedule section with measurements and floor indicators, a column schedule for sixth and seventh stories with measurements and floor indicators, and a plan of supporting frame for house tank in pent house.
Date: April 6, 1927
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Partner: Tittle-Luther/Parkhill, Smith and Cooper, Inc.

Thomas Office Building, Midland, Texas: Wall, Window, & Stair Details

Description: Wall, window, and stair details for an office building commissioned by J. B. Thomas in Midland, Texas. Sections include 3" detail of pressed steel stairs, full size balustrade hand rail, full size detail of hand rail for main stairs, elevation of wall at corner above fifth floor, detail of band mould at second floor, 3" detail of marquise, 1/2 plan of display window in store number 2, stair diagram, and typical wall section taken thru display window of store number 2.
Date: April 6, 1927
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Partner: Tittle-Luther/Parkhill, Smith and Cooper, Inc.

Thomas Office Building, Midland, Texas: Third, Fourth, & Fifth Floor Framing Plan

Description: Typical third, fourth, and fifth floor framing plan for an office building commissioned by J. B. Thomas in Midland, Texas. It includes framing lines, measurements, and labels. Other sections include a beam schedule, joist schedule, section thru spandrel beam, and section thru floor construction.
Date: April 6, 1927
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Partner: Tittle-Luther/Parkhill, Smith and Cooper, Inc.
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