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[Building Below a Water Tower]

Description: Photograph of a water tower behind a small, one-story building with a sign that says, "Ward County Court House, City of Monahans City Hall and Fire Department." Two automobiles are parked in front of the building and some other buildings are partially visible on the left side of the image. A handwritten note on the back says, "Temporary court house at Monahans, Tex. Used while new Court House was being built."
Date: unknown

[Burkburnett Oil Field]

Description: Postcard of the Burkburnett oil field, including a number of wooden derricks and small wooden buildings with a cloud of smoke or steam obscuring parts of the center of the image. The caption on the image reads "Burkburnett New Field Nov. 1-19 Kodak Shop."
Date: unknown
Creator: Kodak Shop

[Burkburnett Oil Field]

Description: Postcard of the Burkburnett oil field in Wichita County, Texas, taken from ground level near a derrick. A number of wooden derricks are visible, with wooden housings and other small structures. Many of the derricks are partially obscured by smoke.
Date: unknown

[Business Section of Odessa, Texas]

Description: 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."
Date: 1926?
Creator: Shoopman Commercial Photography

[Canadian River in Borger, Texas]

Description: Postcard image taken from a curving dirt road of several oil derricks in front of a river, between hills, labeled at the top as "View showing Canadian River and valley north of Borger, Texas." A note on the back is addressed to Betty in Iowa with the text "Dear Pal. card received and I want you to send me the [...] saved for me [...] use the rest for postage. Sincerely Mary Alice [Robeson], Box 537, Phillips, Texas."
Date: unknown
Creator: Robeson, Mary Alice
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