[Inspiration Point] Metadata
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Title
- Main Title [Inspiration Point]
Date
- Creation: 1950~
- Digitized: 2006
Language
- English
Description
- Content Description: The label on the photograph reads both "Possum Kingdom Dam" and "Inspiration Point". A. F. and Patsy Weaver are shown enjoying the view from Inspiration Point. A.F. Weaver himself took the photograph, using a tripod and camera timer,in the same vicinity where he had proposed to Patsy Weaver years before this photograph was taken. In the early part of the twentieth century,the internationally known evangelist, Billy Sunday, visited Mineral Wells. He was told about an outstanding view from a vantage point south of town. On seeing the vista for himself,the Rev. Sunday remarked it was truly an inspirational view. Since that time the viewpoint has been known as "Inspiration Point". This vista is seven miles south of Mineral Wells off US Highway 281, and approximately 40 miles below the Morris Sheppard Dam at Possum Kingdom Lake. It has been called one of the most beautiful scenic views in Texas. This picture has possibly been used in the course of the advertising of interesting things to see and do around Mineral Wells, which might explain the label attached to the photograph. Similarly captivating is a view from "Observation Point" the Dam at Possum Kingdom Lake. The two vistas, some 20 to 30 miles apart,overlook entirely different stretches of the Brazos, each with its own unique but spectacular view.
Subject
- University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Landscape and Nature - Water - Lakes
- University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Landscape and Nature - Mountains
- University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Landscape and Nature - Water - Rivers
Primary Source
- Item is a Primary Source
Coverage
- Place Name: United States - Texas - Palo Pinto County - Mineral Wells
- Time Period: mod-tim
Collection
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Name: A. F. Weaver CollectionCode: AFWC
Institution
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Name: Boyce Ditto Public LibraryCode: BDPL
Rights
- Rights Access: public
Resource Type
- Photograph
Format
- Image
Identifier
- Accession or Local Control No: AWO_0252N
- Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth16255
Note
- Digital Preservation: creationAppName: Adobe Photoshop creationAppVersion: 7 creationHardware: Epson Perfection 4990 Photo