Title:
Beautiful Modern First Methodist Church
Midland Texas (TX), Linen PM 1946 Feb-15
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Midland Walgreen Agency Drug
Midland Texas (TX), Chrome
Description:
Texas' largest and most unusual drug store, where you can buy almost anything from 5c to $1,000.00. Visit one of the most unique stores in the southwest.
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Silver Saddle Motor Lodge
Midland Texas (TX), Chrome
Description:
SILVER SADDLE MOTOR LODGE West Hiway 80 Business Rte. Midland, Texas "Midland's Motel of Distinction" MU 2-8293 AAA & ATA approved. Individually refrigerated, telephones in all rooms, TV available. Beautifully carpeted wall to wall. Soundproof. Tile baths Tub and Shower. AAA Restaurant across street. "DISMOUNT PARDNER, YORE ALWAYS WELCOME HERE" Photography by - - "THE RED STORK"
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Sand Hills Motel
Midland Texas (TX), Chrome unused
Description:
10 blocks east on US 80; one of Midland's finest, with refrigerated air conditioning, tile showers, room phones, TV available; heated swimming pool, children's playground; baby beds; restaurant and switchboard service, 24 hours; for reservations. Member, Congress of Motor Hotels and the Diner's Club
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Title:
Sand Hills Motel
Midland Texas (TX), Chrome unused
Description:
10 Blocks East on U.S. 80. One of Midland's finest, with Refrigerated Air Conditioning, Tile Showers, Room Phones. TV Available. Heated Swimming Pool, Children's Playground. Baby Beds. Restaurant and Switchboard Service, 24 Hours. For reservations, (nb phone number deleted). Member, Congress of Motor Hotels and the Diners' Club
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Title:
Oil Tank Farm
Midland Texas (TX), Chrome unused
Description:
One of the largest tank farms in this part of the country. Another one of Texas' vast oil industries
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Trinity Towers, 2800 West Illinois
Midland Texas (TX), Chrome unused
Description:
A non-denominational, non-profit, retirement facility consisting of 54 rooms in the main five story building and 40 ground floor apartments surrounding it. Every bedroom and bathroom has a switch connected to the Nurses Station offering 24-hour Emergency Service. Both Health Care and Residential living is offered in a plan unique to West Texas
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Title:
Silver Saddle Motor Lodge
Midland Texas (TX), Chrome unused
Description:
"Midland's Motel of Distinction" AAA & ATA approved. Individually refrigerated, telephones in all rooms. TV available. Beautifully carpeted, wall to wall. Soundproof. Tile baths, tub and Shower. AAA Restaurant across street. "Dismount Pardner. Yore Aways welcome here".
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Title:
Howdy From Midland
Midland Texas (TX), Chrome unused
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Title:
Court House And Petroleum Bldg
Midland Texas (TX), Real Photo PM 1937 Nov-11
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Methodist Church
Midland Texas (TX), Divided Back PM 1909 Sep-18
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Ranch House
Midland Texas (TX), Linen unused
Description:
The West's finest restaurant with a true western atmosphere. Featuring table d'hote dinners and lunches. Specializing in steaks - sea foods - Mexican foods and fried chicken. Duncan Hines, AAA and AHMA approved. LM Freels and JH Wallace, Owners. West Hi-Way 80. Ph. 4-5221.
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Title:
Midland--City of Fine Public Buildings
Midland Texas (TX), Linen unused
Description:
Midland, Tex. (Pop. 12,000)--Permian Basin Oil Field Hub; and cattle, Army Aviation School and tourist city midway between Ft. Worth and El Paso on T. & P. Ry and popular U.S. 80.
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Title:
Post Office
Midland Texas (TX), Chrome unused
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12-Story Petroleum Building
Midland Texas (TX), Linen PM 1949 Feb-22
Description:
12-Story Petroleum Building Midland, Texas Home of Many Oil Companies
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Title:
Robert E. Lee High School
Midland Texas (TX), Chrome unused
Description:
There are presently thirty schools in the Midland Independence School District. these handsome, rambling buildings are scattered throughout the City and house over 17,000 students. This view shows the Robert E. Lee High School complex, uniquely designed and completely air conditioned, it is the newest of Midland's High Schools. Many of its features are unequalled in the Permian Basin Empire
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Title:
Scharbauer Hotel
Midland Texas (TX), Chrome unused
Description:
Oil Capital of West Texas. 350 Rooms and Suites, Air-Conditioned by Refrigeration. Complete Convention Facilities. Ultra-Modern Coffee Shop. Storage Garage with Entrance Direct into Lobby. Mrs. Ruth Scharbauer, President. F. W. "Frosty" Barnett, Manager
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Title:
Midland County Court House
Midland Texas (TX), Chrome unused
Description:
Gene Aiken In the heart of a vast ranching region-tank farms of storage tanks as an oil center-city of skyscrapers in the middle of the West Texas panhandle-This is Midland. This view shows the Midland County Court House - Midland Savings Building-Shell Oil Building
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Title:
Downtown Midland skyline
Midland Texas (TX), Chrome unused
Description:
Midland, city of skyscrapers, stands tall on the southern edge of the Staked Plains of west Texas, it stands tall in office buildings, economy, industry, finance, education, business culture, religious influence and in community leadership. Midland stands tall in an even more significant sense - in people - interested in civic-minded people who back up the other tall qualities and who have made Midland the friendly, smiling, enterprising city it is today
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Title:
Midland Skyline
Midland Texas (TX), Chrome unused
Description:
Midland has seventy-five multi-storied office buildings, ranging from two to twenty-two stories in height, and containing 2,164,426 square feet of space. The 22 story building, incidentally, is the largest and tallest office building between Fort Worth and Los Angeles. Two new buildings are now under construction to add to the impressiveness of Midland's already fabulous skyline.
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Title:
The Scharbauer Hotel
Midland Texas (TX), Chrome unused
Description:
The Oil Capital Of the Great Permian Basin
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Title:
Tall City
Midland Texas (TX), Chrome unused
Description:
Midland has seventy-five multi-storied office buildings, ranging to twenty-two stories in height. The 22 story building, incidentally, is the largest and tallest office building between Fort Worth and Los Angeles. Two new buildings are now under construction to add to the impressiveness of Midland's already fabulous skyline. This view looking down Texas avenue shows the Midland Public Safety Building and downtown skyline.
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Title:
The Scharbauer Hotel
Midland Texas (TX), Chrome unused
Description:
The Oil Capital Of the Great Permian Basin
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Title:
Greetings From Midland
Midland Texas (TX), Linen unused
Description:
"Land of the modern pioneer".
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