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[Photograph of Street in Junction, Texas]
Postcard of a street scene in Junction, Texas. The street is paved and on the left side, a garage boasting signs for Humble and Chevrolet is visible. Several mid-century automobiles are visible in the background and the caption on the image reads "Junction Texas" and "Morff."
[Photograph of the Midland County Courthouse]
Photograph of Midland's third County Courthouse, the image includes a United States flag on top of the courthouse as well as several dead trees in front.
[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)."
[Photograph of the Winkler County Court House]
Postcard of the Winkler County Court House in Kermit, Texas. In front of the building there are several dead trees as well as a sidewalk leading up the entrance.
[Photograph of Three Women in a Car]
Photograph of two woman and a young girl in a car. The two women are seated in the front and the young girl is seated in the back. All three are wearing dresses with elaborate hats.
[Pile Up in Ranger, Texas]
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."
[Pipes and Valves]
Photograph of pipes and valves,
Pipes Waiting for Installation
Copy negative of pipes and other equipment awaiting installation in a desert plain.
[Pipleline Valve]
Photograph of a pipeline valve.
Plane in Sky
Negative of an airplane flying over Odessa, Texas during a military parade in 1956.
[Portrait of a Man]
Portrait of a man in a US Army uniform. He stands three-quarters facing facing to his right, His right hand is tucked inside the edge of his coat while his left hand is behind him. He has a full head of hair with a full beard.
Portrait of Man
Negative of a portrait of an unidentified man in a suit and tie.
Portrait of Man
Negative of a portrait of an unidentified man in a suit and tie.
[Postcard from Beaumont, Texas]
Postcard of multiple oil rigs and sheds. In the top right corner of the postcard, "Greetings From Beaumont, Texas" is printed. At the bottom of the postcard, "Thanks for your pretty card Miss Lillian L. Norman Mov. 7-05 1002 Pearl St" is handwritten in blue ink. On the back of the postcard, "Miss Clara E. Canfield, North Chatham Col. Col: New York" is hand written as well. There is also a stamp in the top right corner that features Benjamin Franklin.
[Postcard of a Cattle Range]
Postcard of cattle on a cattle range. The caption on the image reads "On the Cattle Range, Midland, Texas."
[Postcard of a Gushing Oil Rig]
Postcard of a gushing oil rig at the Odessa Oil Field. On the top of the postcard, "Black God. One of the Many Oil Gushers of the Rich Odessa Field" is printed.
[Postcard of a Woman and a Building]
Postcard of a woman in front of a small building next to a donkey. There are two horses strapped to a wagon on the right with a boy in the seat. An American flag is waving from the left corner of the small building. The inscription on the back reads "Dear Daisy: - Jack and I are home from the grocery! We have [---] any bad and this is where [---] holding the fort in New Mexico."
[Postcard of an Industrial Plant]
Postcard of rows and rows of automobiles with some kind of industrial plant in the background. Also a train full of tank cars is visible in the background in front of the plant. The caption on the image reads "RUINS - Texas City Texas April 16 - 1947 M676."
[Postcard of an Oil Derrick]
Postcard of an oil derrick in a field in Texas. In the background, there are two other derricks as well as a red barn and several smoking pipes. In the top right of the postcard, "Texas Oil Fields 2713" is printed and on the back there is an illustration of a flower as well as "Postcard" printed in the upper middle.
[Postcard of an Oil Field]
Postcard of oil fields in West Texas. On top of the postcard, "Fuel for a million cars a day!" is written with, "Modern oil field in West Texas" written below that. The illustration that is depicted is multiple oil fields with oil rigs that extend out into the distance.
[Postcard of an Oil Rig]
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."
[Postcard of an Oil Rig in Borger, Texas]
Postcard of an oil rig with "A wonderful producer South West of Borger, Texas" and in the right "Mac's Studio Borger, Tex" printed. In the background there are multiple houses and other oil rigs in the distance.
[Postcard of an Oil Well]
Postcard of a gushing oil well with several structured below it. The caption on the image reads "Well in Crane Oil Field Near Midland, Texas."
[Postcard of Badgitt #1 Oil Rig]
Postcard of a wooden oil rig and derrick with either oil or steam. The caption on the image reads "Badgitt #1. Mitchell Co. Oil Corp. Colorado -- Texas."
[Postcard of Desdemona, Texas]
Postcard of a landscape of a town littered with wooden derricks. One building, in the center of the image, has a sign on its roof that reads "First National Bank." The caption on the image reads "DESDEMONA, TEXAS."
[Postcard of Kermit, Texas]
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 Park and Mexico (across the Rio Grande River) is printed.
[Postcard of Men Working on a Pipeline]
Postcard of numerous men working a pipeline. The caption on the image reads "ILLINOIS PIPE LINE CO. YATES FIELD." The inscription on the back reads "ILLINOIS PIPE LINE CO., YATES FIELD."
[Postcard of Mitchell Co. Oil Corp. Oil Rig]
Postcard of a wooden derrick with either oil or steam gushing over it. The caption on the image reads, "Badgitt 1. Mitchell Co. Oil Corp. Colorado - Texas" is handwritten. On the back of the card, "Mitchell County Oil Corporation's Badgitt Well No. 1 Picture No. 3 November 2, 1979 Lee Jones, Jr."
[Postcard of Odessa, Texas]
Postcard depicting Odessa, Texas. Above that "Hub City of the Vast, Rich Odessa Oil Field" is printed and below that "New Ultra-Modern Ector County Court House" is printed. To the left of the frame is an "Odessa Water Tower" and to the right is the "Court House" Below that there is a depiction of "The Busy Odessa Airport" and to the right is "Odessa High School." On the back of the postcard "Odessa, TX. (Pop. 10,000) - fast growing oil, cattle and tourist center midway between Ft. Worth and El Paso on T. & P. Ry. and popular U. S. Highway 80."
[Postcard of Ranger, Texas]
Postcard of a street lined with storefronts. The muddy road is crowded with numerous wagons and teams of horses and mules. At the bottom of the postcard, "END OF THE RAINBOW. FIELDS OF LIQUID GOLD. RANGER, TEXAS" is hand-written.
[Postcard of San Angelo, Texas]
Postcard of an early street scene in San Angelo, Texas. The colorized image shows the town from a bird's eye view and numerous buildings line the streets which is laid out in a grid like pattern. The caption above the image reads "In the Stage Coach Days', San Angelo, Texas in 1885."
[Postcard of the Crane County Courthouse]
Postcard of the Crane County Courthouse. The building is made of brick with a street in front, at the bottom "Crane Co. Courthouse Crane, Texas" is written.
[Postcard of the Petroleum Building]
Postcard of the Petroleum Building, the illustration portrays the building as yellow and white. There are four cars in the illustration as well as various trees.
[Postcard of the Scharbauer Hotel]
Postcard of a portion of the corner and front facade Scharbauer Hotel in Midland, Texas. It is a six-story brick building with white stone accents and dark stone tiles on the ground floor, where3 there are various stores. Automobiles are parked on the street alongside the hotel and people are walking on the sidewalk.
[Postcard of the Tom Green County Court House]
Postcard of the Tom Green County Court House. In the middle of the illustration there is the court house with a fountain in the forefront and bushes around. On the bottom of the postcard, "Tom Green County Court House, San Angelo, Texas" is printed and to the right of that "3A-H1106." On the back of the postcard "85-5.23 Orbeck Collection" is handwritten.
[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.
[Postcard of Three Cars]
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."
[Postcard of Winkler, Texas]
Postcard of Wink, Texas. In the photograph, there are rows and rows of car parked on the street with people hanging out inside and outside of the vehicles. To the left and the right of the street there are various shops. At the the bottom of the postcard, "WINK TEXAS THE WORLDS FASTEST GROWING OIL TOWN SIX MOTHS AGO IT WAS A PASTURE PHOTO BY JACK NOLAN ODESSA TEXAS" is written. On the back of the psotcard, "Paris American Pharnical Rig" is hand written.
[Postcard of Yates Ranch]
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)."
[Prizing it out of the mud]
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."
[Processing Plant]
Photograph of a processing plant with a sign that says "Merry Xmas" hung between two towers. The inscription on the back reads "El Paso Products Complex, Odessa 82 - Rundell."
[Pumpers House]
Photograph of a small rectangular building surrounded by a low stone fence. The caption on the image reads "Pumpers House." On the back of the photograph there is an inscription that reads "Pumper House #6 Dog house for Gagers (bunk, stove, and a desk) Yates lease ca. 1928)."
[A Ranch Scene]
Postcard of the area around the Laura Well owned by Sunshine Oil Corporation where a heard of cattle are gathered, with mountains visible in the background. The caption on the image reads "A Ranch Scene near Pecos Tex." Letter on back is postmarked December 29, 1935, and reads "We are seeing just such scenes, It is a beautiful day. Love Daddy & Mother."
[Ranger Mud Hole]
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."
[Ranger, Texas Mainstreet]
Photograph of a street scene in Ranger, Texas. The photograph shows a crowded muddy street lined with storefronts, the street is crowded with wagons pulled by mules and horses. The caption on the image reads "Main Street Ranger, Texas."
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.
[Residences on Scurry Street in Big Springs, Texas]
Photograph of residences on Scurry Street in Big Spring, Texas in 1909. The photograph shows three houses as well as a fence in the front yards. On the bottom of the photograph, "Residences on Scurry Street Big Springs, Texas" is printed.
[River On A River]
Copy of photo of a group of people (men, women, and children) sitting and standing on ferry on river. A large rope cuts across the image.
Robby and Frank Taylor by Car
Photograph of two men in jackets leaning on a car. The men are Robby and Frank Taylor.
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