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Mineral Wells, "The Carlsbad of America"

Booklet about the history of, the various services available at, and the attractions in and around Mineral Wells, ("The Carlsbad of America")Texas. Published in 1905, it contains many photographic illustrations and a local map. Please note the colophon at the bottom of the pamphlet: "An empire--a nation within a nation."

Date: unknown

Item Type: Text

[1935 An Income Tax Return for Boyce Ditto]

An individual U.S. income tax return for Boyce Ditto for 1935. (Boyce Ditto's Last Will and Testament contained a bequest of money to build the current Mineral Wells Library, which bears his name.)

Date: February 20, 1936

Item Type: Text

[Social Security Award for Boyce Ditto]

An insurance award from the Social Security Administration for Boyce Ditto in 1948.

Date: June 4, 1948

Item Type: Text

[Walters International Factories, Inc. - Stock Certificate - Common Stock]

This photograph illustrates a certificate for 12 shares of Common Stock in Walters International Factories, Incorporated, formerly belonging to Boyce Ditto. Further information is lamentably lacking.

Date: February 2, 1931

Item Type: Text

[Walters International Factories, Inc.- - Stock Certificate- - Preferred Stock]

This photograph shows a certificate for 12 shares of Preferred Capital Stock in Walters International Factories, Incorporated, formerly belonging to Boyce Ditto.

Date: February 2, 1931

Item Type: Text

[The Crazy Water Company - Stock Certificate]

A certificate for 250 shares of Capital Stock in the Crazy Water Company, that once belonged to Boyce Ditto is shown here.

Date: September 23, 1948

Item Type: Text

[Boyce Ditto's Social Security Card]

An envelope from the Crazy Water Hotel, containing Boyce Ditto's Social Security Card.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Text

The Mineral Wells Guide

The Mineral Wells Guide, as it itself proclaims, was published for the out-of-town visitor. It contains facts about Mineral Wells, instructions about how to reach Mineral Wells, the water and baths to be found there, the Milling Sanatorium, recreation in the city, and various advertisements.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Text

Hotel Guide, Highway Guide and Where to Go in Mineral Wells

The cover page of a guide to the town of Mineral Wells, with information about the different types of water available, recreation activities, sanatoriums, and hotels is shown here. The clothes of the"Dyspeptic" illustrated at the bottom left suggest the late 1920's. Please note the gammadion (swastika) ribbons above and below the doggerel on the left side of the picture. The guide appears to have been printed considerably before the rise of the Nazis in Germany.

Date: unknown

Creator: Mineral Wells Chamber of Commerce

Item Type: Book

[Souvenir Views of Mineral Wells, Texas]

A pamphlet, shaped like a water bottle, with illustrations of the Mineral Wells area. Some pictures include unidentified visitors to the area that are enjoying the outdoor natural beauty. The statement "Patent and Trademark applied for by the Yeager Drug Company" is located on the lower left-hand portion of the photograph.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Artwork

Come to Mineral Wells

Shown here is a pamphlet from the Chamber of Commerce, describing the healthful benefits of a visit to Mineral Wells, Texas.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Poster

Crazy Hotel, Mineral Wells, Texas - America's Great Health Resort

This picture shows a pamphlet that was presumably published for the purpose of enticing prospective guests to the Crazy Hotel. The text touts the hotel as being "Fire-proof" (Its predecessor was not), and it extends "Special considerations shown at many hotels only to a favored few." The text is surrounded with pictures of the accommodations, and the various activities available at the hotel. At the very bottom, there is an advertisement for Crazy Crystals. The text ends with a notice of wh… more

Date: unknown

Creator: the Crazy Hotel

Item Type: Text

The Fiftieth Reunion of the Graduating Class of 1934

This picture reproduces a newspaper clipping that reports the fiftieth reunion of the 1934 class from Mineral Wells High School. It was published in the Mineral Wells Index on June 28, 1984.

Date: June 28, 1984

Item Type: Clipping

A Program for the Coronation of the Queen at MWHS, 1934

The program for the Eighth Annual Mineral Wells High School Coronation of the Queen, held on January 18, 1934.

Date: January 18, 1934

Item Type: Poster

"Baker Hotel" Menu

This photograph illustrates an October 1929 menu from the Stephen F. Austin Hotel, a "Baker Hotel" (located in Austin, Texas), similar to the one that opened in Mineral Wells in 1929 is shown here. The Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells was apparently one of a chain of hotels. This menu serves as a reminder of that fact.

Date: 1929?

Item Type: Text

[The Mineral Wells High School Marching Band]

The Mineral Wells High School marching band is shown here performing on a football field in the late 1930's. The band director at that time was Mr. Dave Brunswick. See also "Mineral Wells High School Concert Band."

Date: 1939?

Item Type: Photograph

[The West Ward School]

Exterior of the West Ward School in Mineral Wells, TX.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Inspiration Point]

Photograph of view from Inspiration Point, overlooking the Brazos River seven miles south of Mineral Wells.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Greetings from Palo Pinto, Texas

Shown here is the photograph of a postcard from Palo Pinto, Texas. The front has a photograph of a lake, trees, and a dirt road. The back of the card card has "Brown Road Scenes", and handwritten correspondence, that is not presented here.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Postcard