Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame - 92 Matching Results

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[Man Lowering Pipe]

Photograph of a man lowering a pipe into the ground with the aid of a pipe horse, manila rope and a 'cat head' brake method. There is a man laying on the ground using the pole above him for shade. Below the man, "Lowering pipe into ditch with aid of pipe horse, manila rope and 'cat head' brake method Roustabout probably taking nap in shade" is printed below.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Man with Spool of Rope]

Photograph of a man turning a spool of rope. The spool seems to be connected with a series of gears and chains as well.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Maxwell Mail Car with Passengers]

Photograph of a Maxwell mail car loaded with passengers and Gary Coggin as the driver. The car is an early model automobile with two women and three males in front of several buildings in the background. The caption on the image reads, "Gray Coggin Driver - U.S. Mail Route - Midland - Carlsbad N. M. - 1909."

Date: 1909

Item Type: Photograph

[McClesky Number One]

Photograph of the McClesky No. 1, a wooden derrick, gushing oil. Several men are visible in the foreground running to the left of the image.

Date: October 1917

Item Type: Photograph

[McElroy Drilling Crew]

Photograph of the drilling crew on McElroy 103, which features a large group of men (and one child) posing for a photograph around the rotary table. On the table sits a can of Gulf Supreme Cup Grease with a rotary bit sitting on top of it.

Date: 1935

Item Type: Photograph

[Men Carrying a Pipe]

Photograph of a crew carrying a length of pipe. The caption under the image reads "18 men laying 10" screw pipe by hand. Front 6 men using cradle bar; other men using pipe carrying tongs."

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Men Dressing a Bit]

Photograph of two men on a rig floor, surrounded by the associated tools and equipment. Both wear hard hats and hold sledgehammers. They are in the process of dressing a bit.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Men Inside the Texas and Pacific Railway Depot]

Photograph of a group of men inside the Texas and Pacific Railway depot in Monahans, Texas. In the center of the room stands a stove.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Men Under an Oil Rigs]

Photograph of three men sitting on an early model automobile's running board. The vehicle is parked in front of a rig with a steel derrick and the man in the center wears a fedora-style hat while the man to his left has his elbows resting on his knees.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Men Working on Pipeline]

Photograph of men working on a pipeline. Four men stand next to a large pipe, behind the pipe is a tractor to assist.

Date: 1950~

Item Type: Photograph

[Midland Christian College]

Photograph of a large three-story building with trees and other vegetation in front. The entrance has a portico.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Midland County Courthouse]

Photograph of the second Midland County Courthouse. There are several trees in front of the courthouse as well as a fence.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Midland Shipping Pens]

Photograph of cattle, wagons, horses, and a train in the background at the Midland Shipping Pens. Caption on the image reads, "Midland Shipping Pens."

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Midland Volunteer Fire Department]

Photograph of multiple people in front of a fire truck. The majority of the people in the photograph seem to be firemen due to their uniform. Behind the men is the fire station as well as another car.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Monahans Railroad Depot]

Photograph of the Monahans Railroad Depot with several men sitting and standing on the platform.

Date: unknown

Creator: Shoopman, Bill

Item Type: Photograph

[Numerous Wooden Derricks]

Photograph of numerous wooden derricks among houses. Smoke can be seen billowing up in several places in the photograph.

Date: 1918

Item Type: Photograph

[Oil Rig in Winkler, Texas]

Photograph of the first oil rig in Winkler, Texas. To the right of the photograph there is an oil rig. In the background of the photograph there are five grain silos and a shack, on the top of the photograph "First oil well in Winkler Field."

Date: unknown

Creator: Nolan, Jack

Item Type: Photograph

[Oil Well Supplies to W. Texas Oil Fields]

Photograph of a large cylindrical object loaded onto a wagon, being pulled by a large team of mules. The caption on the image reads "Oil Well Supplies to W. Texas Oil Fields."

Date: unknown

Creator: Nolan, Jack

Item Type: Photograph

[Old Spudding Unit]

Photograph of an old spudding unit photographed in 1958 between Kermit and Wink by Bill Shoopman, Odessa photographer.

Date: 1958~

Item Type: Photograph

[El Paso Natural Gas Company Plant]

Photograph of processing equipment next to the El Paso Natural Gas Co. Plant. Caption on the image reads, "El Paso Natural Gas Co. Plant at Jal, N. Mex."

Date: 1935

Item Type: Photograph

[Petroleum Building]

Photograph of the Petroleum Building in downtown Midland, Texas. Numerous modern automobiles are visible parked along streets.

Date: 1965

Creator: Rubin, Randolph D.

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 31.998808 -102.076559

[Photograph of a Bull Wheel]

Photograph of a bull wheel.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of a Ditching Machine]

Photograph of a ditching machine towards the left side of the image. Two men stand behind the machine, on the other side of the ditch. A dirt road is on the right side and the caption on the image reads "23993 9-7-30."

Date: September 7, 1939

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of a Drilling Crew]

Photograph of a drilling crew on the wooden rig of T. B. Slick's Sheppared No. 6 well site in Eastland, Texas. The caption on the image reads "T. B. Slick's Sheppard #6 Pioneer, Tex."

Date: 1920~

Item Type: Photograph

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[Man Lowering Pipe]

[Man with Spool of Rope]

[Maxwell Mail Car with Passengers]

[McClesky Number One]

[McElroy Drilling Crew]

[Men Carrying a Pipe]

[Men Dressing a Bit]

[Men Inside the Texas and Pacific Railway Depot]

[Men Under an Oil Rigs]

[Men Working on Pipeline]

[Midland Christian College]

[Midland County Courthouse]

[Midland Shipping Pens]

[Midland Volunteer Fire Department]

[Monahans Railroad Depot]

[Numerous Wooden Derricks]

[Oil Rig in Winkler, Texas]

[Oil Well Supplies to W. Texas Oil Fields]

[Old Spudding Unit]

[El Paso Natural Gas Company Plant]

[Petroleum Building]

[Photograph of a Bull Wheel]

[Photograph of a Ditching Machine]

[Photograph of a Drilling Crew]