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[Prairie Dogs]

Description: Postcard of an image containing five prairie dogs on barren plain. Caption under image reads " Copyright 1907, by Ragsdale. PRAIRIE DOGS. San Angelo, Texas."
Date: 1907~
Creator: Ragsdale

[The Chuck Wagon]

Description: Postcard of two men sitting astride horses in the center of the image with a chuck wagon standing to the left with several men standing and sitting around it, to the right of the two men there is a man sitting on the ground with another man standing next to a horse. The hand written caption on the image reads "The 'Chuck' Wagon". The inscription on the back reads: " Dear Nettie: How are you these days? Are you going to school this year? I will leave Saturday night for Georgetown to enter school… more
Date: September 1909

[Wooden Derrick]

Description: Postcard of a well blowing oil and gas over wooden derrick at Henrietta, Texas. The caption on the image reads "1243A One of the Largest Gassers in the Henrietta Oil and GanField, Henrietta, Tex., American World says, Henrietta is Destined to be the Pittsburg of the Great Southwest."
Date: 1910

[Beauregard Avenue in San Angelo]

Description: Postcard of a colorized image of a street scene labeled in the upper-right corner as "Beauregard Avenue, looking East, San Angelo, Texas." Horse-drawn wagons and carriages are parked along both sides of the street and some are driving in the center; a trolley is passing on a side street in the background. A letter is written on the back of the postcard, addressed to Tuise Tatro in Vermont: "Dear friend Luise, I am now at the place have been here for nearly a week came with a car load of sheep… more
Date: September 1911
Location: 31.462436 -100.437096

[The Famous Guffy Gas Well]

Description: Postcard of the wreckage of the rig after a gas blowout of the now famous Guffy Gas Well in Corpus Christi, Texas. At the bottom of the well there is a pile of wood with the gas erupting out. The caption on the image reads "The Famous Guffy Gas Well, Corpus Christi, Texas."
Date: 1915

[Early Model Automobile]

Description: Image of an early model automobile, a man sits at the steering wheel. "High Explosive" is written on the trunk and Nitro shoot torpedoes are mounted on the vehicle's side.
Date: 1917

Burning Oil Well

Description: Photograph on postcard of the C.L. Perkins No. 5 oil well on fire near Ranger, Texas in 1919. Fire and smoke reach high in the sky, towering over the nearby trees.
Date: 1919

Golden Cycle Oil Fire

Description: Photograph on postcard of the Golden Cycle oil gusher on fire in 1919. Flames and smoke billow into the sky.
Date: 1919

[Main Street, 1919]

Description: Postcard of a muddy street where several early model automobiles are on the street which is lined is with store fronts and telegraph lines and poles line one side of the street in Ranger, Eastland County, Texas. The caption on the image reads " Main Street 1919, Ranger Texas."
Date: 1919~
Location: 32.470214 -98.680016

Men Placing Boilers

Description: Photograph on postcard of men setting up boilers to put out an oil fire at the C.L. Perkins No. 5 oil well in Eastland County, Texas in 1919. Smoke from the fire can be seen over the workers.
Date: 1919

[Oil Tank and Derrick on Fire]

Description: Postcard of wooden a derrick surrounded by a cloud of dark smoke. The caption on the image reads "Oil Tank and Derrick on Fire, New Town Oct 4-19."
Date: 1919~

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

[Pile Up in Ranger, Texas]

Description: Postcard of a street in Ranger, Texas. The storefront lined street is overly crowded with early model automobiles and people. The caption on the image reads "Main St. Ranger Tex 1919."
Date: 1919

[Ranger Mud Hole]

Description: Postcard of a boiler, a ditching machine, and a vehicle stuck in a muddy street. In the background, are two large, two-story buildings along the main road and other buildings visible to the left; a sign on the far left says, "Phoenix Hotel" and the sign on the building at right, on the main road, says "E.B. Reid Furnitur[e]." A handwritten caption at the bottom of the image reads "A Ranger Mud Hole."
Date: 1919~
Location: 32.471546 -98.683041

[Stuck in the Mud]

Description: Postcard of a muddy street with several wagons and early model automobiles that appear to be stuck in the mud with people walking around and some trying to get their wheels unstuck in Ranger, Eastland County, Texas. Caption on image reads "1919 Stuck In The Mud Ranger Texas."
Date: 1919~
Location: 32.471546 -98.683041

[Fire at Night]

Description: Postcard of a large fire at night. The caption on the image reads, "Night View: C. L. Perkins No 5 on Fire 9-13-1919 Flowin 4000 BBLS Oil & 10,000,000 Ft Gas Ranger, TEX."
Date: September 13, 1919

[Postcard of Three Cars]

Description: Postcard of three automobiles stuck in the mud with wooden derricks and buildings visible in the background. On the top of the postcard "ALL READY 1 2 3" written and on the bottom "DESDEMONA TEXAS STUDIO 10/22/19."
Date: October 22, 1919
Location: 32.270843 -98.550608

[Prizing it out of the mud]

Description: Postcard of four men that appear to be trying to get an early model automobile that is stuck in the mud in the roadway out by wedging a long metal looking object under the back left tire with buildings lining both sides of the street. Caption on image reads "Prizing 'it' out of the mud. 'New Town' Oct. 26-19." Inscription on back reads: "Hello Rose. I wish you could come to stay all night with us. We trade at the store that says Newtown Grocery. Bye Bye & write to us. Jove."
Date: October 26, 1919

[The Main Drag]

Description: Postcard of muddy street lined with store fronts, numerous people are visible walking along either side of the road, several wooden derricks are visible in the background. The caption on the Image reads "- The Main Drag - New Town. 200 [circled]" The inscription (on back): "February 16,1920. Dear Mamma, I have written every week. I am not sick. Last week I waded waist deep across a pond of icy water, didn't get to change clothes for four hours and all it did was make my nose run. I have been ta… more
Date: February 16, 1920

[Oil Field in Burkburnett, Texas]

Description: Postcard of an oil field in Burkburnett and Wichita Falls. The inscription on the front reads "Oil a Mile Long in Block 96" and on the back "Mrs. J. L. Marshall 1100 Elgin Ave Muskogee, Okla. The image has an oil derrick in the background as well as a body of water running through the middle of the image.
Date: May 23, 1920

[Photograph of Colorado, Texas]

Description: Postcard of Colorado, Texas. The photograph is of the main street with shops on either side. On the bottom of the photograph, "Colorado, Texas 16 Hewsom. Photo" is written. The back of the photograph is severely damaged and there is something written on it in pencil.
Date: 1922~

[West Texas Refinery}

Description: Postcard of an oil refinery in west Texas there are train tracks in front of the refinery one with nothing on it in the front and the other one with five rail tank cars stopped in front of the refinery. The writing on the photo reads: "West Texas Refinery. Newsom Photo. Colorado, Tex. 41." The hand writing on the back reads of the post card: "1922 - Colorado City W. J. Classen Tex. We use the West Texas all the time & it's really good."
Date: 1922~
Creator: Photo, Newsom
Location: 32.388528 -100.877592

[The Landreth Strip]

Description: Postcard of "The Landreth Strip" in Crane County. In the forefront, there is a large, round metal building with "769" printed on the side. In the background, there is a row of oil derricks extending on into the unforeseeable distance. The caption on the image reads, "The Famous Landreth Strip Crane County Texas Jack Nolan Photo."
Date: 1927
Creator: Nolan, Jack

[Postcard of Yates Ranch]

Description: Postcard of ranch buildings with an oil derrick and power lines in the background. An early model automobile is parked between the buildings in the center of the image and the caption on the image reads "THE OLD HOME-STEAD, YATES RANCH, NOW CENTER OF LARGEST OIL FIELD IN THE U. S. A. (DOUBLEDAY)."
Date: 1927
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