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[Drilling the First Water Well in Midland]

Description: Photograph of the first well being drilled in Midland in 1884, with several men surrounding the dig site by standing on the dirt road and in wagons carried by horses. The dig site is at left; numerous wooden frame building, including a grocery store, are lined up at right. k
Date: 1884
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Henry M. Halff Roundup, at a Ranch House]

Description: Photograph of a roundup operated by Henry M. Halff, possibly near the Quien Sabe Ranch. According to a note written on the back of the photograph, the roundup occurred when the Jules Drivers took up their homestead. Halff (position unspecified) is mounted on a horse among other cowboys also mounted on horses and a wagon loaded with cargo, all in front of a two-story wooden ranch house. A man at left stands dismounted from his horse, pointing to the left.
Date: unknown
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Joe Graham on a Panther Hunt]

Description: Photograph of Joe Graham on a panther hunt. He is among a group of hunters with horses, a large carriage with a makeshift animal-skin covering, and several small animals, including several dogs and a large wildcat on a leash.
Date: unknown
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Flower Wagon in Japanese Garden]

Description: Photograph of a stationary wooden wagon bearing large round multicolored bundles of flowers in the Japanese Garden at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. The wagon is located to the left of a concrete path that meanders between trees and foliage, converging with another concrete path spanning across the picture and obscured by the wagon of flowers.
Date: October 1996
Partner: Botanical Research Institute of Texas

[Tom Roberts' Produce Display at the Llano Hotel]

Description: Photograph of Tom Roberts' display of produce in front of the Llano Hotel in Midland. The produce, sourced from Roberts' farm west of Midland, has been brought in front of the hotel on a wagon pulled by two horses and a cow, and the display bears tall sheaths of grain, watermelons, vegetables, small fruits, and other large produces placed within the wagon and adjacent to its wheels. Tom Roberts, who owned the first herd of registered Jersey cattle in the county, leans against his wagon (marked … more
Date: September 1906
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Western Windmill and Hardware Co., Exterior]

Description: Photograph of the exterior of the Western Windmill and Hardware Company and Studebaker and Mitchell Wagons, on north Main Street in Midland. A wide sign, bearing both of the companies' names, stands between the wooden pillars of the awning in front of the building. Several men stand around the wooden pillars, and a horse-drawn wagon, a sign on it reading "WINDMILLS REP[AIRED]", is parked in front of the men at right.
Date: unknown
Partner: Midland Historical Society
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