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[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?
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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
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Well-Screen.

Description: Patent for a "well screen in which a maximum screening area is obtained without weakening the frame" (lines 11-13) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 23, 1918
Creator: Layne, Mahlon E.
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Well-Cleaner.

Description: This invention relates to an improved well cleaner, and has for its principal object to provide a device of this kind adapted to be positioned in a well casing to direct a volume of air into the casing for cleaning the valves and straining elements thereof. A further object of the invention is to provide an automatic means for sealing the cleaner for holding the fluid within the well casing, against back pressure, during the cleaning operation. (Lines 8-19)
Date: October 18, 1919
Creator: Sargent, Lemuel H.
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Rotary Boring-Drill.

Description: Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Rotary Boring-Drills...of the collapsible type." (lines 5-12) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 30, 1919
Creator: Humason, Granville A.
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Device for Recovering Tools from Wells.

Description: Patent for a device to lift and recover tools, such as drill-bits, that have been dropped or lost in wells. The device features two prongs that may be engaged to grip or secure in a "biting hold" (line 50) various objects, illustrations included.
Date: September 9, 1919
Creator: Scott, Augustus B.
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Apparatus for Hoisting Liquids from Wells.

Description: Patent for an “apparatus for raising liquid from wells by means of a compressed fluid, such as air or other vapors or gas“ (lines 9-12). The apparatus leaves liquid from the well under normal pressure during hoisting or pumping, and allows for varying amounts of liquid to be extracted.
Date: October 28, 1913
Creator: McCall, Duncan D.
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