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[Flood at Main and Wall Street, Midland]

Description: Photograph of a flood on the corner of Main and Wall Street in Midland. Water flows towards the right on Wall Street (bottom-left corner to center-right side), and people stand on the sidewalks of Main Street examining the flood. In front of the First National Bank, the large Neoclassical building on the street corner, more people have gathered, with stores visible to the left of the bank.
Date: May 8, 1917
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.997600 -102.074269
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Residence of Lem Baker]

Description: Photograph of the residence of Lem Baker, a small one-story residential home with a porch, large trees planted in the front pawn, and a picket fence around the property. A wagon pulled by two horses is parked near the front gate, where a man and a woman stand. A windmill is visible in the background.
Date: May 1900
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Partner: Midland Historical Society

["Woods #1", Oil Well]

Description: Photograph of industrial implements around a large oil well in Midland, Texas. Notes on the back indicate that the well is being re-fracked. Numerous trucks loaded with equipment are piped to each other in front of the well. Caption on the back: "Woods #1 5/56 Re-Frac. 40,000 gals @ 3# sd. Cost about $12,000. Tubing standing in work-over rig. Dowells 6 or $800,000 worth of equipment Not all equipment shown 4-500 Bbl. tanks not shown. Tank batter right hand (upper corner." [sic]
Date: May 1956
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Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Postcard to Miss Eddie Handy - May 8, 1909]

Description: Postcard from Midland addressed to Miss Eddie Handy[?] in Maverick, Texas. The front of the postcard depicts a Fourth of July parade in downtown Midland, going down Main Street with the Llano Hotel at left and several pedestrians and parked carriages watching horse-drawn parade floats and decorated cars.
Date: May 8, 1909
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Midland Historical Society
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