Baker Hotel Swimming Pool

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Shown here is an aerial view of the swimming pool of the Baker Hotel. The hotel was originally to be placed where the swimming pool is, but Mr. Baker decided to move the building to its present position. The east side basement was connected to the hotel by a tunnel, which contained workshops and a laundry, and a swimming-pool as built atop of them. (William Gross, Jr.: "Mineral Wells History--a Sampler, 1997.". First State Bank drive-in lanes are visible in the upper right-hand corner. White's Funeral Home barely visible in upper center.

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Creator: Unknown. February 1990.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: A. F. Weaver Collection and was provided by the Boyce Ditto Public Library to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 7873 times, with 24 in the last month. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Shown here is an aerial view of the swimming pool of the Baker Hotel. The hotel was originally to be placed where the swimming pool is, but Mr. Baker decided to move the building to its present position. The east side basement was connected to the hotel by a tunnel, which contained workshops and a laundry, and a swimming-pool as built atop of them. (William Gross, Jr.: "Mineral Wells History--a Sampler, 1997.".
First State Bank drive-in lanes are visible in the upper right-hand corner. White's Funeral Home barely visible in upper center.

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A. F. Weaver Collection

This colorful panorama covers Mineral Wells' founding and its mercurial growth as a resort center and army town to the present. Photos are from local historian and photographer A.F. Weaver, local families and research sources.

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Baker Hotel Swimming Pool, photograph, February 1990; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth39156/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Boyce Ditto Public Library.

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