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Baker Hotel, Mineral Wells, colonnade

Description: Photograph of the colonnade near the front entrance of the Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells, Texas. It was built in 1929 by architects Wyatt C. Hendrick and Co. Architects. It has been vacant since 1972. The floor is made of red brick, and the walls of slightly lighter brick.
Date: April 14, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.

Baker Hotel, Mineral Wells, detail of doorway

Description: Photograph of the doorway to the Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells, Texas. There are double doors in white with glass windows. The door on the left has a sign warning against trespassing. The hotel was built in 1929 by architects Wyatt C. Hendrick and Co. Architects. It has been vacant since 1972.
Date: April 14, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.

[Brown Stone Building]

Description: Photograph of a brown stone building in Palo Pinto, Texas (at 5th and Oak). A road is visible in the foreground, and there is a red truck to the left.
Date: May 2, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.

[Camp Wolters Soldiers at Mass]

Description: Illustrated here is a photograph of a large group of solders seated in wooden chairs inside a large room. There are two aisles running between the groups of chairs and doors are visible in the background. A text at the top of the image says, "Early Sunday Mass, Camp Wolters, Texas." A handwritten note on the back says, "from Ted Gurney."
Date: unknown

Historic Plaque, Courthouses of Palo Pinto County

Description: Photograph of a historic plaque about the courthouses of Palo Pinto County. It reads: "Palo Pinto County was created in 1856 and named for a creek south of here that was perhaps named by Spanish explorers of the Brazos River valley. The county seat of 320 acres was surveyed at its geographical center and was originally named Golconda. A court session in 1857 called for the first courthouse to be built of wood frame construction, with two doors and three windows. The contract was awarded to a bi… more
Date: April 14, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.

Historic Plaque, Jonathan Hamilton Baker

Description: Photograph of a historic marker in Palo Pinto, Texas. It reads: "Jonathan Hamilton Baker (July 13, 1832 - October 18, 1918). Virginia native Jonathan Hamilton "Ham" Baker came to Texas in 1858 with his brother G. W. Baker and his uncle Eli Young. Stricken by malaria while a teacher in Fort Worth, he later moved to Palo Pinto County where his uncle Frank Baker was homesteading. Here he opened a school in Palo Pinto, and soon after helped establish the town's first Methodist Church. In 1859 Baker… more
Date: May 2, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.

[Historical Marker: John Richard Winters (January 23, 1908 - August 11, 1997)]

Description: Photograph of a historic marker for John Richard Winters (January 23, 1908 - August 11, 1997) in Palo Pinto, Texas. Text: Tax-Assessor-Collector for Palo Pinto County from January 1, 1947 to March 31, 1987. Longest tenured Tax Assessor in the State of Texas at the time of his retirement. Active participant in civic affairs and community projects throughout the county: Sea Scout Troop Leader; President of the Mineral Wells Junior Chamber of Commerce; Charter member, Captain and Secretary of… more
Date: April 14, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.

Palo Pinto County Courthouse

Description: Palo Pinto County Courthouse, built 1940, architects Preston M. Geren and M. A. Howell.
Date: April 14, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.

Palo Pinto County Courthouse, plaque on building

Description: Palo Pinto County Courthouse, built 1940 has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior.
Date: May 2, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.

Palo Pinto street scene

Description: Street scene in Palo Pinto, near the courthouse square.
Date: May 2, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.

Palo Pinto street scene

Description: Street scene in Palo Pinto near the courthouse square.
Date: May 2, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.

Pioneer Memorial, Palo Pinto County

Description: Dedicated to the honor and memory of the Pioneers and Settlers of Palo Pinto County, unveiled 1957. 1857 -1957 Centennial.
Date: May 2, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.

Real Estate Office in Palo Pinto

Description: Real Estate Office in Palo Pinto on the corner of Oak and S. 5th Ave., on the courthouse square.
Date: May 2, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.

Veterans Memorial, Palo Pinto County

Description: Dedicated to the men and women of Palo Pinto County who have served in all our wars with honor and sacrifice.
Date: May 2, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
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