Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame - 6 Matching Results

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[Aerial Image of Odessa, Texas]

Aerial photograph of Odessa, Texas, in 1928. Caption on the image reads "Aerial View of Odessa, Tex."

Date: 1928

Item Type: Photograph

[Aerial View of Midland]

Photograph of an aerial view of Midland, Texas.

Date: 1928

Creator: Fairchild Aerial Survey, Inc.

Item Type: Photograph

Explosion

Photograph of a controlled explosion, called a "land shot", in the Texas/Louisiana Gulf Coast region during the late 1920s. A large cloud of smoke and dust rises into the air.

Date: 1928~

Item Type: Photograph

Photograph of an aerial view of a camp town with rows of small houses. The caption under the image reads "Camp #1 M-K O&G Co. looking North." The inscription on the back reads "82-4.5 Ivy #5 Camp #1, looking north toward Iraan, Texas Pecos County. Mid-Kansas Oil & Gas Co. 1928."

Date: 1928

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Billowing Smoke]

Photograph of large billowing smoke, rising from the ground. A windmill with a tank and a piece of heavy equipment are visible in the foreground. The caption on the image reads, "Tank Farm Fire Midland, Texas 5-17-'28."

Date: May 17, 1928

Item Type: Photograph

[Postcard of the World's Deepest Oil Well]

Postcard depicting several oil rigs. In the forefront of the photograph, there is one main rig, with another rig in the background. At the bottom of the postcard "The world's deepest oil well 8525 ft" is hand written. On the back of the postcard, "85-4.1 Webel Collection 3.00" is handwritten as well as "Post Card Correspondance Address Only" is printed.

Date: 1928

Item Type: Postcard

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