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[Store belonging to Max Cortez]

Interior of a store with shelves and display cases. Three men stand at the back. Left to right are: Max Cortez, Jacobo Villaba, and Philipe Cortez (Max Cortez's brother).
Date: June 30, 1921
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Fire at Rogers #1 Oil Well

A view of the Rogers #1 fire at a distance of 70 feet from the flames. The fire burned for 9 days before being extinguished on March 20, 1921 in Eldorado, Arkansas. This photo was included in a research paper by Mike Shurley for an American History class at Marfa High School in 1968.
Date: March 1921
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Branding Cattle at the Brite Ranch

Photographic postcard of cowboys branding cattle on the Brite Ranch in West Texas. It has the name "Bill Bailey" written on the back and it is addressed to Mr. C.E. Brite in Brite, Tex and it is postmarked September 1, 1921 in Marfa, Texas.
Date: 1921~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History