Degree Department

Lampsilis satura, Specimen #1543

One preserved mussel specimen including both the left and right valves. The specimen exhibits an oval shape; white internal coloring; reddish-brown external coloring; no external sculpturing. The specimen measures between 60 - 100 mm in length and was assessed to be long dead when collected.
Date: unknown
Creator: Askew, H. G.
Object Type: Specimen
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of Batson Oil Well Historical Marker]

Photograph of the Batson Oil Well historical marker, with an inscription that reads "Discovery well, Batson Oil Field, Paraffine Oil Co. No. 1, total depth 790 ft., initial production 600 bbls., completed Oct. 31, 1903."
Date: November 1939
Creator: Fisher, Larry Jene
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Carl Wilson]

Photograph of Carl Wilson, the Hardin County treasurer, sitting in a wheelchair at a desk with a full bookshelf behind him.
Date: April 1940
Creator: Fisher, Larry Jene
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Marks and Brands Register]

Photograph of a record of marks and brands in Hardin County, Texas, a book with handwritten names and drawings of brands.
Date: 1940~
Creator: Fisher, Larry Jene
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ada Bell Oil Company]

Photograph of the Ada Bell Oil Company in Batson, Texas.
Date: January 16, 1979
Creator: Hardy, Daniel
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ada Bell Oil Company]

Photograph of the Ada Bell Oil Company in Batson, Texas.
Date: January 16, 1979
Creator: Hardy, Daniel
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ada Bell Oil Company]

Photograph of the Ada Bell Oil Company in Batson, Texas.
Date: January 16, 1979
Creator: Hardy, Daniel
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ada Bell Oil Company]

Photograph of the Ada Bell Oil Company in Batson, Texas.
Date: January 16, 1979
Creator: Hardy, Daniel
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ada Bell Oil Company]

Photograph of the Ada Bell Oil Company in Batson, Texas.
Date: January 16, 1979
Creator: Hardy, Daniel
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ada Bell Oil Company]

Photograph of the Ada Bell Oil Company in Batson, Texas.
Date: January 16, 1979
Creator: Hardy, Daniel
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Water Tower and Dr. Mud's Liquor in Sour Lake, TX]

Photograph of a water tower and liquor store in Sour Lake, TX.
Date: July 6, 2022
Creator: Hicks, William
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ada Belle Oil Field Round House]

Photograph of a corrugated metal pumphouse in the Ada Belle Company Oil Field. Sucker rods run along the ground into the pumphouse, propped up on small pieces of wood. Equipment and debris litter the ground.
Date: February 13, 1977
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Arthur Temple Speaking at Dedication of Roy E. Larsen Sanctuary]

Photograph of Arthur Temple speaking at a podium on a stage at the dedication of the Roy E. Larsen Sanctuary near Silsbee, Texas. Geraldine Watson sits on the stage behind him, along with several other individuals. Two flags flank the stage.
Date: April 16, 1977
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Band Performing at Big Thicket Day #1]

Photograph of a band performing on a stage at Big Thicket Day in Saratoga, Texas. The stage is raised slightly off of the ground and is comprised of a concrete slab with a wooden platform surrounding the back and both sides. The band includes performers playing an electric bass, acoustic guitars, a fiddle, and a banjo. Several amplifiers sit on the stage.
Date: 1976
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Band Performing at Big Thicket Day #2]

Photograph of a band performing on a stage at Big Thicket Day in Saratoga, Texas. The stage is raised slightly off of the ground and is comprised of a concrete slab with a wooden platform surrounding the back and both sides. The band includes performers playing an electric bass, acoustic guitars, a fiddle, and a banjo. Several amplifiers sit on the stage.
Date: 1976
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Band Performing at Big Thicket Day #3]

Photograph of a band performing on a stage at Big Thicket Day in Saratoga, Texas. The performers all sing into one microphone. The band includes performers playing an electric bass, an acoustic guitar, and a fiddle. Several amplifiers sit on the stage.
Date: 1976
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Belt inside Pump House at Ada Belle Oil Field[

Photograph of a belt used to run a large wheel within the pump house at Ada Belle Oil Field. Unused coils of tubing lean against a wall behind the belt.
Date: February 13, 1977
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Children on a South Texas State Fair Ride]

Photograph of children riding an airplane-themed carnival ride at the South Texas State Fair. The children sit in small cars shaped like airplanes that are hanging from the ride by chains. An adult helps secure a child into one of the cars. Other rides are visible in the background.
Date: October 1972
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Covered Dishes at Big Thicket Day]

Photograph of several covered food dishes sitting on a table near the crowd at Big Thicket Day. There are several large pots, boxes and plastic coolers. On the left side of the frame, a band is performing on the stage.
Date: 1976
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Crowd Gathered at Big Thicket Day]

Photograph of a crowd gathered to watch a band performing on the stage at Big Thicket Day in Saratoga, Texas. The stage is raised slightly off of the ground. The band includes performers playing an electric bass, acoustic guitars, a fiddle, and a banjo. Several amplifiers sit on the stage. The crowd sits on several benches and metal chairs.
Date: 1976
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Electric Motor at Ada Belle Oil Field]

Photograph of an electric motor used to run other equipment for the Ada Belle Oil Field. The engine is placed on the floor of a corrugated metal building. Shelves piled with various equipment and parts are visible in the background. A can of Havoline Motor Oil sits open on the floor next to the engine.
Date: February 13, 1977
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Geraldine Watson Speaking at Dedication of Roy E. Larsen Sanctuary]

Photograph of Geraldine Watson speaking at the dedication of the Roy E. Larsen Sanctuary. She sits at a podium on a stage flanked by two flags. Several other individuals sit behind her on the stage, looking toward her. A man holding a video camera stands in the foreground.
Date: April 16, 1977
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Geraldine Watson with Family and Maxine Johnston]

Photograph of Geraldine Watson posing with her mother, her husband, Earl Watson, her daughter, Regina Watson, and Maxine Johnston, a Lamar University librarian, at the Big Thicket Association Museum at Saratoga, Texas.
Date: [1975-03,1975-04]
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Helter Skelter Ride at the South Texas State Fair]

Photograph of several adults in line for a Helter Skelter ride at the South Texas State Fair. Next to the Helter Skelter ride, there is a sign advertising a ride called "Death Row" which promises "prison on wheels" and the opportunity to "see details, facts of a convict's life."
Date: October 1972
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History