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[Well]

Description: Country well with empty pails waiting to be used to fetch water in Cumberland Gap, Tennessee.
Date: 194X
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Davis Bath House Mineral Wells, Texas

Description: A photograph of the allurements to be found at the Davis Bath House is shown here. This building was used for the Buckhead Bath House at one time, and then used for the Davis Bath House. The building is located in the 200 block of N. Oak Avenue. Still in existence, it is under renovation as of 2010. This photograph appears on page 52 of the Mini Edition, "Time Was in Mineral Wells..."
Date: unknown
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[The Crazy Water Well--1974]

Description: What is said to be the original Crazy Woman's Well is preserved under the sidewalk at the northwest corner of the Crazy Hotel. This is supposed to be the well the mentally-challenged (or the once-designated "Crazy woman") drank from that "Cured" her dementia. Stories are in conflict about how many women there were--and whether the water actually cured any of them of epilepsy. Subsequent analysis of the water refuted a rumor that there was any Lithium was in it. … more
Date: March 24, 1974
Creator: Weaver, A. F.
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[The Second Crazy Water Well Drinking Pavilion]

Description: The small building seen at the right of this picture was the First Crazy Well Drinking Pavilion. The large structure in the center of the picture is an early view of the second Pavilion, which was built in 1900. This picture was taken before its first two floors were enclosed. The Carlsbad pavilion, which was built around 1895 (across NW 1st Avenue and west of the Crazy) also appears in several pictures of the area around this time. Its absence in this photograph is probably the resul… more
Date: 1900?
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

The well at the Alamo

Description: A well on the Alamo grounds. The convenio well dug during the mission period. Was in use in 1836.
Date: May 4, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Partner: UNT Libraries

[The Gibson Well- - Souvenir Photograph]

Description: This picture appears to be a souvenir photograph of the Gibson Well drinking pavilion and park, one of the earliest mineral water supply spots in Mineral Wells. It grew into one of the larger parks and pavilions in town. The gasoline-powered "Dinky Cars" of the Mineral Wells Lakewood Park Scenic Railway passed here every quarter-hour (from 1905 to 1909) on their journey to and from Lake Pinto. The Crazy Industries had acquired the property by 1938, and it became known as Crazy Par… more
Date: 1910?
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[Blind Nellie at the Austin Well]

Description: Colonel W. R. Austin came from Kentucky to Palo Pinto County about 1880, and settled on Staggs Prairie. When an infection in his eye responded to mineral water treatment, he established the Austin Well, later operated by his son-in-law, Tom Sims. Blind Nellie was a fixture of the Austin Well for years. She had an interesting history: A cowboy rode her into town one day, and auctioned her off to the highest bidder, J.H. Coleman, who bid a dollar and a half for her. Then Bob Kyle took Col… more
Date: 1900?
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[The Sangcura-Sprudel Well Building Fire]

Description: The original Sangcura Sprudel Company was located at 800 NW 2nd Avenue. The original building was built by George McAtee. It was sold to Bert Gibson of Gibson Wells Water Company in 1908, and later passed into the possession of the Crazy Well Water Company. It maintained a large pavilion, dance hall and skating rink for several seasons. It--evidently just the house portion--was later moved to 314 N.W. 5th Street. The porches were enclosed, and it was converted into a rooming house. … more
Date: unknown
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

Pal-Pinto-Crystal Wells Bath House

Description: The Pal-Pinto Crystal Wells Bath House is illustrated here, although its location is unknown. Thelma Doss wrote in A.F. Weaver's "TIME WAS in Mineral Wells" that, "It was a long, rambling structure with a large number of rooms for bathing purposes for both ladies and gentleman. There was a grand selection of baths such as Plain, Turkish, Salt Glow, Russian Massage, and Vapor baths. This large rambling structure looked more like a house for a large family than a business." This picture occurs… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[The Fire at the Sangcura-Sprudel Well Building]

Description: The Sangcura-Sprudel Well, located at 800 NW 2nd Avenue, was built around 1900. The building was later moved to 314 NW 5th Street, and the porches were enclosed. It was then re-modeled into a rooming house. The building burned down on December 5, 1973, five minutes before the annual Christmas Parade in Mineral Wells.
Date: December 5, 1973
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

Famous Well

Description: This picture is taken from a series of 17 (4X4) negatives that were enclosed in an envelope from Charles W. Simonds (Route 5, Box 43, Norman, Oklahoma: 73069), postmarked Aug. 4, 1975, and addressed to A.F. Weaver Photography. The photographs were taken January 11, 1919. Also written on the envelope were some telephone numbers and the following: "Father - C.W. Simonds (Clarence Winfield)." The rock building housing the original well was located on Lake Pinto, across West Mountain from … more
Date: January 11, 1919
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[Daisy Emery Allen, Jennie Stirman, Sidney, and Marvin Stirman in garden]

Description: Photograph of two women, a man, and a child standing around a brick well with a wooden cover on it. The child sits on the edge of the well with one hand to its mouth. The women wear shin length dressed with long sleeves, and the man wears a white button up shirt, tie, and fedora style hat. There are trees behind them and a wooden covered bridge in the background. The snapshot has a decorative stripped boarder. An inscription on the back of the photo reads, "South of Clyde / D.E. Allen / Sidney … more
Date: September 1927
Partner: Tarrant County Archives

The Boone Tyson Well

Description: Photograph of the Boone Tyson Well. Surrounding the well are four cars, three trucks, a camper, four tanks, a pile of long pipe and eight people on or around it. In the foreground are a man and woman standing next to a car. The date is printed on the top border of the photo, "May 56".
Date: May 1956
Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

Coy Merydith Well

Description: Photograph of the Coy Merydith Well. On the left side of the frame is a tent building. In front of the well is a trailer with several barrels around it, an old car, and a small metal building.
Date: unknown
Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

Coy Merydith Well

Description: Photograph of the Coy Merydith Well. The well is centered and there is an old car on the left side of the frame. In front of the well is a yellow camper, several metal bars and in front of them is an old blue commercial truck. On the right side of the frame is the tail end of another blue commercial truck with a hose coming out of the back. Behind the well are dirt hills.
Date: unknown
Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

Rose Turner in Front of Bradford Well

Description: Photograph of Rose Turner standing next to a barrel in front of the Bradford Well. The well is wooden and there are many wires attached to it. Ms. Turner is wearing a dress, blazer, high heels, and a scarf around her head. In the foreground is dirt and grass.
Date: unknown
Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

[Courtyard between buildings in Mexico, 2]

Description: Photograph of a courtyard between buildings in Matamoros, Mexico. The photo includes a metal-covered walkway with pillars written with names and a stone well in the center of the backyard.
Date: January 1984
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Well standing at a slant]

Description: Photograph of a well's wooden structure standing at a slant in a yard. The structure stands in the center of the image and takes up most of the frame, a large wheel with a crank is seen attached in the middle and a small, white pail is hanging from the top. A pile of plywood is seen lying on the ground to the left of the structure and what appears to be an ice chest sits to the right, the background is made of tall bushes that take up the frame.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Woman fetching water from a well]

Description: Photograph of a woman fetching water from a well on a porch. The well is located on the left side of the image in a wooden box, and the woman stands to the right of it as she uses a pulley to bring up water. She looks down at the well with her face away from the camera, and has a large bucket sitting on a bench in front of her.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Pulley hanging over a well]

Description: Photograph of a pulley hanging over a well behind a building. The pulley and well are positioned on the right side of the image and the pulley hangs from the porch covering, it is attached to a water bucket that sits on a bench in front of the well next to a white bucket. Plants are seen overgrown on the fencing behind the well and a large open field and hills make up the background.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Woman leaning on a well]

Description: Photograph of a woman leaning on a wooden well in a backyard. The woman stands on the left side of the image and looks off camera to the right, she has her left hand on the well and leans her weight on it while she has her right hand on her hip. The area is shady from the porch awning above her, and hills covered with trees can be seen beyond the fencing in the background.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Women gathering water, 2]

Description: Photograph of two women gathering water from a well. The women stand on either side of the image, the woman on the left holds open the hatch to the well and the woman on the right pours the well water she gathered into a bucket. They stand on a covered porch, and hills covered in trees can be seen in the background on the left.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Women gathering water]

Description: Photograph of two women gathering water from a well. The women stand on either side of the image, the woman on the left holds open the hatch to the well and the woman on the right uses a pulley to bring up the well water. They stand on a covered porch, and hills covered in trees can be seen in the background on the left.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Woman pouring well water]

Description: Photograph of a woman pouring water from a well into another bucket. The woman stands in the center of the image and has her back to the camera, the well sits to the right of her and she uses a bucket attached to a pulley system above it. Behind the woman on the porch sits three bins full of apples, and hills covered in trees can be seen in the background on the right.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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