Booklet describing the town of Midland as well as the agricultural and ranching opportunities in the region, intended to encourage farmers to move to Midland County.
The Midland Historical Society manages the Midland County History Museum Archives which includes over 3000 photographs documenting the history of Midland County and the surrounding area. No other organization has a collection devoted to this specific region and many of these are the only known copies of these images. The collection includes photographs of early ranching and farming life in the area, images of the city of Midland from the late 1800s to recent times (street scenes, various businesses, interior shots of businesses, etc.), and photographs of many individuals who played a role in Midland history. Included in the collection are several photographs taken by E. E. Hoyt, who operated a studio in Midland around 1900. The collection also includes original brochures advertising Midland in the early 1900s as well as early day fair and rodeo programs.
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Description
Booklet describing the town of Midland as well as the agricultural and ranching opportunities in the region, intended to encourage farmers to move to Midland County.
Physical Description
32 p. : ill. ; 22 x 15 cm.
Notes
Contents: Foreword -- The City of Midland -- Mercantile -- Banks -- Educational -- Social and Religious Life -- The Cattle Industry -- Polo Pony Market -- Agriculture -- Soil -- No Snow and No Blizzards -- Two Kinds of Farming -- Profitable Farming on 20-Inch Rainfall -- Irrigation From Shallow Wells -- Sources of Irrigation -- Cost of Irrigation Wells -- Ideal Fruit and Truck Country -- Cost of Land -- Sub-Irrigation -- Rainfall
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Rescuing Texas History, 2022
Rescuing Texas History collects photographs, letters, postcards, and other historical materials from across the state and beyond to document and preserve the rich history of the state.
Midland Texas: Cheapest Good Land in Texas, Shallow Well Irrigation, Abundant Rainfall,
pamphlet,
Date Unknown;
Midland, Texas.
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1637342/:
accessed June 5, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu;
crediting Midland Historical Society.