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[Main Street in Ranger, Texas]

Description: Postcard of a muddy street lined with storefronts. Several wagons pulled by horses and mules are visible on the roadway and numerous people stand on the sidewalk on the left side of the street, there are also trees on the right side of the street. The caption on the image reads "Main Street Ranger, Texas."
Date: unknown

[Well in Borger]

Description: Postcard of an Oil derrick and four round structures. The print on the bottom left reads: "A Wonderful Paying Well. Borger, Tex".
Date: unknown

[Postcard of Kermit, TX]

Description: Postcard of a street in Kermit, Texas. There are several stores and cars and on the bottom of the postcard, "THE NEW BUSINESS DISTRICT OF KERMIT TEXAS MANY WISE OIL FIELD FOLKS ARE PLANNING ON THIS AS THE NEXT BIG BOOM TOWN (JACK NOLAN ODESSA, TX).
Date: unknown
Creator: Nolan, Jack
Location: 31.857626 -103.092665

[Mexican Ranch]

Description: Postcard of a homestead with a man who is standing just left of center near a cow that is standing in center and buildings that are crudely made of wood and metal. The caption on the image reads " #53 Mexican Ranch Near El Paso, Tx."
Date: unknown

[Street in Junction, Texas]

Description: Postcard of a street scene at Junction, Texas. The postcard shows a street lined with storefronts and several early model automobiles are visible along either side of the road. A hill is at the end of the street in the background and the caption on the image reads "Junction Texas 35."
Date: unknown
Location: 30.489355 -99.772011

[Street in Colorado City]

Description: Early street scenes of Colorado City, Mitchell County, Texas. The streets are all dirt roads and the picture was shot in the street, and looks down through the town. Many buildings can be seen in the distance, and power lines run down the road into town. Caption on the image reads "Colorado, Texas Newsom Photo 27."
Date: 1922
Creator: Newsom Photo
Location: 32.388174 -100.864558

[Postcard of Kermit, Texas]

Description: Postcard of a street in Kermit, Texas. The photograph has wide streets and cars on either side of the street. There is a store called "Wackers" on the right of the of the street, on the back of the postcard, Texas Highway 18-115 Kermit, Texas This street scene shows the modern, progressive, city of Kermit, Texas. Well known as a ranching area but with modern progress being spurred on by the oil industry. The Monohans Sandhills State Park is but a short drive to the South, also Big Bend National… more
Date: unknown
Location: 31.857626 -103.092665

[Postcard of an Oil Rig]

Description: Postcard of several oil rigs, the rig in the foreground is smoking profusely. Printed at the top of the postcard is "Sweet Evangeline" and on the bottom is "Goose Creek, Near Houston, Texas. 35,000 BBLS. Per Day."
Date: unknown

[Alamo Refinery]

Description: Postcard of a refinery with numerous early model cars outside of it. The writing on the bottom left side reads: "Alamo Refinery. Whittenburg Tex."
Date: unknown

[Eddy County Court House]

Description: Postcard of the southwest corner of the Eddy County Courthouse in Carlsbad, New Mexico. The court house is partially obscured by multiple trees and there is a street with cars parked in front.
Date: 1970
Creator: Schaaf, F. J.
Location: 32.420674 -104.228837

[Oil Gusher in Odessa, Texas]

Description: Postcard of an oil rig that includes a large, wooden structure at the base of the derrick and has a plume of smoke or oil rising from the well and drifting to the left side of the image. At the top of the postcard, "Oil Gusher Odessa, Texas" is printed.
Date: unknown

[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

[Kilgore Main Street]

Description: Postcard of Kilgore main street with shops and numerous 1940's era cars on both sides of the street and numerous oil derricks on the left side of the street. The print on the bottom in the middle on the front reads: "No. Kilgore ST. - Kilgore Tex". The writing on the back reads: " This is the town we are stoppinh in now - Francis is working here for the Shell Oil Co, - Oil wells everywhere where we expected is [illegible] here until the early part of April [illegible] travel back home - Everyon… more
Date: unknown

[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

[Haley Hotel]

Description: Postcard of the Haley Hotel, formerly the Yeakel Hotel, in downtown Midland with two cars on the street in front of it, to the right and a car to the left beside the fire escape attached to the left side of the building, and the sign on the building reads "Haley Hotel". The print under the photo reads: " Haley Hotel. Midland, Texas."
Date: unknown

[Ditching Machine]

Description: Postcard of a ditching machine that is digging a ditch in the dirt. There is a man on the right side of the machine hanging on while it works.
Date: unknown

[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

[Street in Quanah, Texas]

Description: Postcard of a street scene in Quanah, Texas. There are horse drawn wagons visible on the street and the caption under the image reads "Johnson Street, Quanah, Texas. Pub. by J. E. Woolbright."
Date: unknown
Creator: Woolbright, J. E.

[Oil Blowing over an Oil Derrick ]

Description: Postcard of the Cowden-Anderson State Number One and Cowden-Anderson Number three both blowing oil over the derrick in Crane County, Texas. The Writing on the post card reads "Landreth Production Co. Anderson-Cowden 3 (Jack Nolan)."
Date: unknown
Creator: Nolan, Jack

[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

[Humble Oil Fields and Mud Reservoirs]

Description: Postcard of two photos. The first photo is of an oil field with numerous oil derricks. The second picture is of the mud reservoirs with numerous oil derricks around it. The print at the bottom of the post card reads: "Oil Fields (Upper). Mud Reservoirs, Butler Tract New Dev. (Lower). Humble, Texas". The writing on the back reads: " Dear Affie: was sorry I had to come away [illegible] you can [illegible] the day next week [illegible]. Miss Affie Palmer 2014 Peok Ave [illegible] Texas."
Date: unknown
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