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[1925 Dodge]
Photograph of a 1925 Dodge parked among a desert like landscape with yucca plants.
[Aerial Image of Odessa, Texas]
Aerial photograph of Odessa, Texas, in 1928. Caption on the image reads "Aerial View of Odessa, Tex."
Aerial View of Colorado City
Photograph of an aerial view of Colorado City in 1923.
Aerial View of Colorado City
Photograph of an aerial view of Colorado City in 1923.
[Aerial View of Midland]
Photograph of an aerial view of Midland, Texas.
[Bakersfield Townsite Office]
Photograph of a row of storefronts with early model automobiles parked in front. The first shop is the "Bakersfield Townsite Office" the other shop has "Coffee Shop" written on it. Several people are seen on the sidewalk between the buildings and the vehicles.
Boats
Photograph of the Shell Oil houseboat and part of Shell's fleet in Louisiana in 1929.
[Business Section of Odessa, Texas]
Reprint photograph of the business section of Odessa, Texas looking north from the corner of First Street and Grant Avenue. Buildings with various business signs line both sides of the road and early-model automobiles are parked along both sides of the street. The caption under the image reads "Business Section, Odessa, Texas."
California Company Employees on Porch
Photograph of California Company personnel posing on the porch of a house. The two women are wearing dresses and the two men are in suits.
California Company Office in Winter
Photograph of the California Company office in Colorado City, Texas on February 16, 1923. The winter weather is apparent with snow on the ground and ice covering the tree branches. There are also two early model cars visible.
California Company Office in Winter
Photograph of the California Company office in Colorado City, Texas on February 16, 1923. The winter weather is apparent with snow on the ground and ice covering the tree branches. There are also two early model cars visible.
Car on Trail
Photograph of a car driving on a rocky, off-road trail at Antelope Circle, near Amarillo, Texas.
Church in Winter
Photograph of a winter scene in Colorado City, Texas during 1923. Ice covered trees are visible and part of the Methodist Church fills the left side of the picture.
Church in Winter
Copy negative of a winter scene in Colorado City, Texas during 1923. Ice covered trees are visible and part of the Methodist Church fills the left side of the picture.
Colorado City Main Street
Photograph of Main Street in 1922 Colorado City, Texas. The picture looks down the street. Drug stores are on both sides of the street. Cars are parked in front of shops, and power lines run between the buildings.
[Cosden Refinery at Big Springs, Texas]
Photograph of four trucks belonging to the O. H. McAllister Trucking Company, headquartered at Odessa in the early 1930's. This is a scene at the Cosden Refinery at Big Springs, Texas showing the unloading of fuel oil from tanks, which caught fire and set the McAllister trucks on fire.
Early Street Scene
Photograph of the streets, all dirt roads, in 1922 Colorado City, Texas. 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.
[Ector County Courthouse]
Photograph of the Ector County Courthouse on the square surrounded by a fence. Early model automobiles are parked along the perimeter and the caption on the image reads "Ector County Court House Odessa Texas Jack Nolan 03."
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.
[Group of Crane City Citizens]
Photograph of numerous people standing in a dirt street, a small building is seen on the left side. The caption on the image reads "Jan -7- Crane City - 15 Days Old Keep Your Eye on Crane."
[Group of People Outside of Crane Lots]
Photograph of numerous people (mostly men but women and children as well) in a dirt road next to a tin building which advertisers for Crane lots. The caption at the bottom reads, "JAN -1- CRANE CITY 15 DAYS OLD KEEP YOUR EYE ON CRANE".
Icy Sidewalk in Colorado City
Photograph of a sidewalk in Colorado City, Texas during winter, 1923. Ice covered trees and an icy fence line the wet sidewalk.
Icy Sidewalk in Colorado City
Copy negative of a sidewalk in Colorado City, Texas during winter, 1923. Ice covered trees and an icy fence line the wet sidewalk.
[Landreth Strip in Crane County]
Photograph of a row of storage tanks and derricks. The caption on the image reads "The Famous Landreth Strip Crane County, Texas Jack Nolan Photo."
[Main Street]
Photograph of a main street showing Midland Hardware and Furniture on the left side of the street. There are automobiles in the street and along the street.
[Men Standing on an Oil Rig]
Photograph of seven men standing on a wooden oil rig. All wear coats or jackets and hats.
Oil Derrick and Well
Photograph of the steel oil derrick and well site at the LeSure well in Mitchell County, Texas, 1922.
[Photograph of a Cable Tool Rig]
Photograph of a wooden cable tool rig with water spewing up the derrick. The inscription on the back reads "82-13.33 Classen Badgett No.1 Sept. 30th '22 Showing water coming out of 10" casing - turning to brine. Mitchell Co Texas W. J. Classen photographer."
[Photograph of a Camp Town]
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."
[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."
[Photograph of an Oil Rig Smoking]
Photograph of a wooden cable tool rig with salt spewing up through the derrick. In the foreground is covered with salt.
[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."
[Photograph of Homer Colquitt, Dean Wolf, O. C. Harper and Feliciano Chavez]
Photograph of Homer Colquitt, Dean Wolf, and O. C. Harper, the four men stand in a row in front of an adobe brick building. Slightly behind them, there is a chuckwagon to the left and an early model automobile to the right. Dean Wolf, on the left, wears a dark shirt and pants tucked into calf-high boots. A gun in a holster is slung around his hips and a newsboy cap sits on his head while his hands are behind him. Homer Colquitt wears a jacket over a shirt with a bow tie and dark pants, a fedora style hat sits on his head. O. C. Harper stands close to him, on his left and wears a jacket over a dark shirt and pants tucked into calf-high laced boots. A newsboy cap sits on his head. Feliciano Chavez wears a loose fitting shirt and pants with a cap on his head.
[Photograph of the LeSure Well]
Photograph of the LeSure well in Mitchell County, Texas. A view of the steel derrick and well site can also be seen within the photograph.
[Photograph of the Santa Rita No. 1 Rig]
Photograph of an oil rig with a structure underneath it. On the back of the photograph, "Anton Theis, Source (through George T. ABell) Reagan County, Texas Santa Rita No. 1 Probably about June, 1923 when the Orient Railway sent special excursion trains from San Angelo to Santa Rita No. 1 for passengers to see the well blowing heads. (Note: See the cars, automobiles to the left background and also see the passenger cars from railway to the right background)."
Religious Baptism at Seven Wells
Photograph of a religious baptism in a river at Seven Wells, near Colorado City, Texas, in 1922. Many people line the riverbanks in formal attire.
Religious Baptism at Seven Wells
Photograph of a religious baptism in a river at Seven Wells, near Colorado City, Texas, in 1922. Many people line the riverbanks in formal attire.
[Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Rig]
Photograph of the Santa Rita No. 1 oil rig with a group of men (five visible) standing in the foreground.
[Street Intersection]
Photograph of a street intersection with storefronts in the background with early model automobiles lined in front. The caption on the image reads "Street Scene Big Lake Tex."
[Texon Oil & Land Co.'s General Office]
Photograph of a single-story building, the caption on the image reads "Texon Oil & Land Co.'s General Office, Santa Rita, Texas. Sept. 1st, 1925. Photo by Whidden, San Angelo."
[Two Men and a Stradia Rod]
Photograph of two men standing on either side of a stradia rod. They are between a tall century plant on the left and their early model automobile on the right. The man on the left wears a newsboy-style cap with a plaid shirt and pants. He has a pair of binoculars around his neck and his left hand holds the stradia rod up. The man on the right also wears a plaid shirt and pants which are tucked into calf-high laced boots and his hands hang at his sides. They are located on a barren, desert-like landscape.
West Texas Oil Refinery
Photograph of the West Texas Refinery. The photograph is from the air and shows the railroad with tanker cars stopped next to the refinery.
[Westbrook Oil Corporation Oil Derrick]
Photograph of a wooden rig and derrick. Sign on the derrick reads "WESTBROOK OIL CORPORATION HENDRICK #1, WINKLER COUNTY."
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