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Oil Tanker at the Maggie Ray McKinney Oil Well

Description: Postcard of the first Humble Oil Tanker taking out the first load of oil from the Maggie Ray McKinney oil well. On December 29, 1929 as the Houston Oil Company drilled for gas, the first oil well in Bee County was brought in on the JJ McKinney land east of Pettus. Humble Oil and Refining Company completed McKinney No. 1 Oil Well, Bee County, January 31, 1930. The discovery brought a rush of people to the community of Pettus. The discovery of oil relieved the pressure of depression. By 1937… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Bee County Historical Commission

Oil Tanks

Description: Photograph on postcard of several huge oil tanks at the Stoker No. 2 oil well near Breckenridge, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: The Texas Studio
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

Oil Well on Fire

Description: Photograph on postcard an oil fire at the C.L. Perkins No. 5 oil well near Ranger in Eastland County, Texas in 1919. Smoke and flames billow into the sky, while debris from the fire can be seen strewn over the ground.
Date: 1919
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

T&P Depot

Description: Postcard of the T&P railroad station at 110 N. Center St. in Arlington. There is a building beside the tracks with some equipment in the area. Power lines are behind the station. Jack D. Caffey's address is on the back of the postcard.
Date: unknown
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

Pearl Pavilion at HemisFair '68

Description: A postcard of a three-dimensional model of the pavilion of the Pearl Brewing Company with its indoor and outdoor dining facility including refreshment and entertainment areas. In the picture some people are shown canoeing in front of the building.
Date: 1967?
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Photo-postcard to Watt Matthews]

Description: Postcard sent to Watt Matthews by photographer Richard Avedon and writer/photographer Laura Wilson. Image on the postcard is of Wilson and Avedon in a hay field. Wilson is lying on top of a bale of hay. To her left, Avedon is jumping with a cowboy hat in his hand. Message on the back reads: "Still on the road. Still grateful." Signed: "Laura and 'Old' Dick."
Date: 1981
Partner: Matthews Family and Lambshead Ranch

Las Plazas del Mundo at HemisFair '68

Description: Postcard of an architect's model of Las Plazas del Mundo (Plazas of the World) HemisFair’s international area, where foreign governments had exhibits. More than 20 countries participated in HemisFair '68.
Date: 1967
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Postcard by James Sutherlin to his parents - 09/03/1944]

Description: Postcard of a painted scene of the Brooklyn bridge. On the back of the card is a note from James Edgar Sutherlin saying that he is OK in New York and tired of walking.
Date: unknown
Creator: Sutherlin, James E
Partner: Private Collection of the Sutherlin Family

[Postcard from James Sutherlin to his father - February 14, 1943]

Description: Plain postcard containing a letter from James E. Sutherlin to his father asking for extra spending money because he spent what was given to him by his sister Waneta.
Date: unknown
Creator: Sutherlin, James E.
Partner: Private Collection of the Sutherlin Family

[Postcard from James Sutherlin to his parents - 02/07/1944]

Description: Postcard of a plaza in Corpus Christi. The back of the card is a note from James Sutherlin to his parents notifying them of his safe arrival in Corpus Christi.
Date: unknown
Creator: Sutherlin, James E.
Partner: Private Collection of the Sutherlin Family

[Postcard from James Sutherlin to his parents - 03/30/1944]

Description: Postcard of a painted scene of a Blue Bonnet field in and a star showing the state capital. On the back of the card is a note from James Edgar Sutherlin to his parents letting them know when he will be home
Date: unknown
Creator: Sutherlin, James E.
Partner: Private Collection of the Sutherlin Family

[Postcard of El Encanto de un Pueblo Exhibit]

Description: Exhibit hall with brightly colored exterior walls, one red with a geometric sun, one orange and one blue with a light blue crescent moon with a face, described on the back as the "El Encanto de un Pueblo / The Magic of a People" theme exhibit. This is where the Alexander Girard Foundation collection of folk art, with over 10,000 pieces of Latin American folk art was exhibited. The mini-monorail can be seen just at the right edge.
Date: 1967
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Public School In Pettus

Description: Postcard of school children standing in front Pettus school. In 1892 this one-room schoolhouse, 18’ by 24’, was built in Pettus. It had two windows on the north side and two windows on the south. The boards on the inside of the east end were painted black to be used for a blackboard. The only door was to the west. The benches were home-made and the children brought their own lunches and water to drink. Miss Evelyn Hardeman was the first teacher and she had 13 students in grades first throu… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Bee County Historical Commission

SA&AP Railroad Depot, Skidmore, Texas

Description: The building of the San Antonio & Aransas Pass Railroad through Bee County in 1886 was one of the greatest history-making events that occurred in this little pioneer section. Driving cattle to various markets was a tiring trip; cattle could now travel by rail. Frank O. Skidmore, a rancher on the Aransas Creek, gave SA&AP the right of way across his land and also donated land to develop the town site of Skidmore. To provide a rail connection with the Texas Mexican Railway, Uriah Lott, the man… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Bee County Historical Commission

Saint Mary's Street Bridge

Description: This postcard, sent in 1907, shows a horse drawn buggy crossing the St. Mary’s Street Bridge over Poesta Creek. In the 1870’s the county provided roads with plowed furrow on each side of a clearing in the direction of Refugio, Goliad, San Patricio, Oakville, Saint Mary’s, and Helena. In 1888, a bond issue called for four bridges. Eight wrought iron bridges were reported at the turn of the century.
Date: unknown
Partner: Bee County Historical Commission

San Antonio Convention Center

Description: Postcard advertising HemisFair '68, featuring a color drawing of the San Antonio Convention Center. Description printed on back: "San Antonio Convention Center. Much of HemisFair's unique entertainment and fine arts program will be held in this 2,800-seat theatre, a 10,500-seat arena, and 200,000-square-foot exhibit hall -- the largest single complex of buildings on the site."
Date: 1967?
Creator: Plastichrome of Texas
Location: 29.422842 -98.487119
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Sculpture Garden

Description: Postcard advertising HemisFair '68, featuring a photograph labeled "Sculpture Garden" of several modern outdoor sculptures, near the Pavilion of the United States (left), the United States Confluence Theatre (in the background at right), and the top portion of the Tower of the Americas. Description printed on back: "Tower of the Americas. HemisFair's 622-foot theme structure, is the tallest observation tower in the Western Hemisphere. View from the observation decks or revolving restaurant a… more
Date: 1967
Creator: Plastichrome of Texas
Location: 29.418363 -98.486846
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Section House in Pettus

Description: Postcard of the 1886 Railroad Section House in Pettus. On May 17, 1886, the first passenger train backed into Pettus. A depot and a section house had been built; a well was dug, and a cedar tank had been erected just north of the depot, where the train got water. A section house was where the crew foreman and his family normally lived. Most meals and other get together would take place for all the railroad workers at the section house. There was usually a bunk house where the crews slept ne… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Bee County Historical Commission

Skidmore High School in 1929

Description: Postcard showing the Skidmore High School in 1929. This modern seven-classroom school was built with a large auditorium and library after the old high school was condemmed in the late 1920's. Professor R.J. Gladney was superintnedent then. This high school was used until the present one was built in 1953, when a larger high school became necessary.
Date: unknown
Partner: Bee County Historical Commission

Theatre and Rivercourt

Description: Postcard advertising HemisFair '68 featuring an image labeled "Theatre and Rivercourt" of a boat full of people in a pool outside the front of the Theatre of the Performing Arts. The building is fronted with a mural by Juan O'Gorman. The top of The Tower of the Americas is visible in the background, near the center of the image.
Date: 1968?
Creator: Plastichrome of Texas
Location: 29.421844 -98.485351
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Thought for Today

Description: Postcard from the 1968 World's Fair known as HemisFair '68, held from April to October 1968 in San Antonio, Texas. The image on the card shows a face wearing a cowboy hat with a finger at his mouth in a pondering gesture. The text "Thought for Today ..." appears below it.
Date: 1968
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

The Tower of the Americas

Description: Postcard advertising HemisFair '68, featuring a photograph of people walking on a paved walkway with the Tower of the Americas behind them, in the center of the image, with a Ferris wheel at left. Printed on back: "The Tower of the Americas. The 622-foot concrete structure, seen from one of the fair's broad walkways, is the tallest observation tower in the Western Hemisphere. Glass-fronted elevators whisk visitors to the revolving restaurant and observation decks in 43 seconds."
Date: 1968?
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
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