Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame - 723 Matching Results
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- [Alamo Refinery]
- Postcard of a refinery with numerous early model cars outside of it. The writing on the bottom left side reads: "Alamo Refinery. Whittenburg Tex."
- [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.
- Band on Piano
- Negative of the Cecil Browers Cowboy Band posing for a picture at radio station KECK in Odessa, Texas on March 24, 1947. The various band members are wearing Western-style clothes while leaning on a piano.
- Band on Piano
- Negative of a group of men in Western dress sitting on and around a piano. They are Cecil Brower's Cowboy Band, and the photo was taken in 1947 at radio station KECK in Odessa, Texas.
- Band Playing in Studio
- Negative of the Cecil Browers Cowboy Band posing for a picture at radio station KECK in Odessa, Texas on March 24, 1947. The various band members are wearing Western-style clothes while holding their instruments.
- Band with Piano
- Negative of a group of men in Western dress around a piano. They are Cecil Brower's Cowboy Band, and the photo was taken in 1947 at radio station KECK in Odessa, Texas.
- Bank Lobby
- Negative of a photograph from inside the lobby of the First National Bank in Odessa Texas.
- Bank Lobby
- Negative of a photograph from inside the lobby of the First National Bank in Odessa Texas.
- Bank Lobby
- Negative of a photograph from inside the lobby of the First National Bank in Odessa Texas.
- Bank Lobby
- Negative of a photograph from inside the lobby of the First National Bank in Odessa Texas.
- [Baptist Church in Midland Texas]
- Postcard of a Baptist church in Midland that has: a dome in the center on the highest area of building, a large arched stained glass window along wall in left side of building, a two story wing on the right side, an entrance a recessed window to the right of the arched stained glass window, and trees on grounds of church in front of building. The caption under the picture reads: "Baptist Church. Midland, Texas."
- [Barred Door]
- Reprint of a barred door of a small wooden building. A tree is standing just right of the doorway.
- [Base of a Wooden Derrick]
- Photograph of the base of a wooden derrick with a bull and calf wheel visible. A small boy in a cap stands next to a wheel.
- [Base of an Cable Tool Rig]
- Postcard of the base of a large cable tool rig. The crew is posing in front of the wooden well and a train is visible in the background. On the back of the postcard, "Dear Brother, Your card recieved last week I don't no when I will get home we have got 550 ft to go yet. We have not had any rain up here yet. We had a good boxing match and a wrestling match here last night they wrestled two hours and forty minutes and nobody got a boll."
- [Beaumont Oil Field]
- Postcard of an oil field with smog over it numerous housing structures, wells, and derricks are visible. The print in the top left hand corner reads: " Oil Wells, Beaumont, Texas".
- [Beauregard Avenue in San Angelo]
- Postcard of a colorized image of a street scene labeled in the upper-right corner as "Beauregard Avenue, looking East, San Angelo, Texas." Horse-drawn wagons and carriages are parked along both sides of the street and some are driving in the center; a trolley is passing on a side street in the background. A letter is written on the back of the postcard, addressed to Tuise Tatro in Vermont: "Dear friend Luise, I am now at the place have been here for nearly a week came with a car load of sheep. I like the place very much, but it is very hot. How are all the [...] out there. Do not know how long I shall be here. Will go back as soon as I sell out regards Alex."
- [Big Lake, Texas Main Street]
- Postcard of Main Street in Big Lake, Texas. The image shows a street lines with storefronts with a few early model automobiles. The caption on the image reads "Big Lake Tex."
- [Block 47 Oil Field]
- Postcard of an oil field with four large cylindrical structure in the fore ground, a dirt ground and numerous oil derricks and houses in the mid ground, and numerous oil derricks and houses in the back ground. The print on the bottom of the front reads: ' Block 47, Buck Burnett Tex". The writing on the back reads: "Thru here Sat eve. 8pm. On way to Luvton. Sun - stayed in Luvton all night [Illegible]. H.O. Badger 5804 Anderson Kan City [illegible].
- Boat Towing Another Boat
- Photograph of a pair of small boats. One boat, called a shooting boat, is towing an unseen barge.
- Boats
- Photograph of the Shell Oil houseboat and part of Shell's fleet in Louisiana in 1929.
- Bob King Holding Skull
- Photograph of Bob King holding the skull of a Bighorn Sheep at the McAdoo Ranch in Culberson County, Texas in 1939.
- Body of Water
- Photograph of an unnamed waterfront. Trees line the bank of the body of water.
- Boiler House and Battery
- Photograph of the boiler house (on the left) and the oil tank battery Hendrick Lease in Winkler County, Texas. Several derricks rise over the oil field in the background.
- Boiler Plant
- Photograph of the ice covered boiler at the California Company's Richardson Number One oil well site in Mitchell County, Texas.
- [Borger Street in Hutchinson County]
- Postcard of Borger Street, the image shows the street lined with storefronts and crowded with early model automobiles. The caption on the image reads "Borger, Texas -- World's Greatest Oil Field. Gayle W. Baker - Photo The Kodak Shop, Borger, Texas."
- Boys on Horses
- Negative of four young boys seated on horses. The boys are at the Odessa, Texas Rodeo.
- Boys on Horses
- Negative of four young boys seated on horses. The boys are at the Odessa, Texas Rodeo (date unknown).
- Brick House
- Photograph of the Paul Ryan residence in 1934. The brick house is located on West Wall St. in Midland, Texas. A thin layer of snow is visible in the yard.
- Brick House
- Photograph of the Paul Ryan residence in 1934. The brick house is located on West Wall St. in Midland, Texas. A thin layer of snow is visible in the yard.
- Bridge and Flooded River
- Photograph of a bridge over the Pecos River during a flood in May 1941.
- [Buckboard Wagon]
- Photograph of a buckboard wagon sitting in a field. A tree is visible in the background.
- [Building Below a Water Tower]
- 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."
- [Burk Waggoner Gusher]
- Postcard of a pipe on the left side with oil spewing from it into a pool of oil. The caption on the image reads: "Burk Wagon Gusher. 4200 Bbl Daily."
- [Burkburnett Oil Field]
- 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."
- [Burkburnett Oil Field]
- 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.
- Burning Oil
- Photograph of smoke rising over an oil field in Crockett County, Texas. The smoke is from burning waste oil.
- Burning Oil Tank
- Photograph on postcard of smoke towering over the landscape near Breckenridge, Texas. The smoke is from a large burning oil tank.
- Burning Oil Tank
- Photograph of a 55,000 barrel oil tank burning. Thick smoke is billowing from the top of the tank.
- Burning Oil Well
- Photograph on postcard of the C.L. Perkins No. 5 oil well on fire near Ranger, Texas in 1919. Fire and smoke reach high in the sky, towering over the nearby trees.
- Burning Oil Well
- Photograph on postcard of the burning of the National Oil Well. Flames shoot high into the air, and smoke billows from the flames.
- Burning Oil Well
- Photograph on postcard of the burning of the National Oil Well. Two men look on as flames shoot high into the air, and smoke towers over the landscape.
- [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."
- Cable Tool Drill
- Photograph of the cable tool drill at the Hendrick #18 well in Winkler County, 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 Men Standing in Snow
- Photograph of members of the California Company (William Simpson, Leonard Orynski, and Earl Cramer) standing in the snow with Colorado City banker Maxwell Thomas. The men are standing next to their car, all wearing jackets and hats.
- 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.
- California Company Workers with Cars
- Photograph of California Company personnel among others posing in front of a couple early model vehicles.
- California Company Workers with Cars
- Photograph of California Company personnel posing in front of some cars. Nine people and five early model cars are visible in the picture.
- Camp at Oil Field
- Photograph of the camp at the Hendrick oil field in Winkler County, Texas. Several buildings are visible along with many derricks rising from the oil field in the background.