[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".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Magnolia Petroleum Co., Beaumont, Texas]

Postcard of an illustration aerial view of Magnolia Petroleum Co. in Beaumont, Texas. The illustration shows many oil drums as well as buildings and other oil related equipment. On the back of the postcard, "Hello Thanks for nice card come soon. Mrs. J. Bowers R-1 B of 175C. Mrs. M. A Robinson Box 1653 Borger, Texas."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Yates Oil Field]

Postcard of an oil field with three rows of 5 big round structures with five oil derricks in the mid ground and a person and a cow, two houses in the back ground, and trees in the fore ground. The writing on the front reads: "The Yates Oil Field, Tex. (Doubleday)".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men at the Rio Bravo Oil Co. Bungalow]

Postcard of five men on the front porch of a Rio Bravo Oil Co. bungalow at Saratoga, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Moonshine Air Plant]

Postcard of an oil field called "moonshine air plant". Image is in color. The print below the picture reads: "Moonshine Air Plant, largest in the world, oil field, Humble, Texas. Near Houston".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Well in Borger]

Postcard of an Oil derrick and four round structures. The print on the bottom left reads: "A Wonderful Paying Well. Borger, Tex".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[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."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[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."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Kilgore Main Street]

Postcard of Kilgore main street with shops and numerous 1940's era cars on both sides of the street and numerous oil derricks on the left side of the street. The print on the bottom in the middle on the front reads: "No. Kilgore ST. - Kilgore Tex". The writing on the back reads: " This is the town we are stoppinh in now - Francis is working here for the Shell Oil Co, - Oil wells everywhere where we expected is [illegible] here until the early part of April [illegible] travel back home - Everyone jime and stauding the trip wonderfully - Was a week in Brownsville and found it cold and rainy down there. Love- Shas,meldred, and molter. Miss Elizabeth [illegible] N Main Street, Wellsville N.Y."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wooden Derrick]

Postcard of a well blowing oil and gas over wooden derrick at Henrietta, Texas. The caption on the image reads "1243A One of the Largest Gassers in the Henrietta Oil and GanField, Henrietta, Tex., American World says, Henrietta is Destined to be the Pittsburg of the Great Southwest."
Date: 1910
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Humble Oil Fields and Mud Reservoirs]

Postcard of two photos. The first photo is of an oil field with numerous oil derricks. The second picture is of the mud reservoirs with numerous oil derricks around it. The print at the bottom of the post card reads: "Oil Fields (Upper). Mud Reservoirs, Butler Tract New Dev. (Lower). Humble, Texas". The writing on the back reads: " Dear Affie: was sorry I had to come away [illegible] you can [illegible] the day next week [illegible]. Miss Affie Palmer 2014 Peok Ave [illegible] Texas."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wild Yates Well]

Postcard of a busted derrick spewing oil. The Print at the bottom of the picture reads: " 'Wild Yates Well' Iraan, Tex".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[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].
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Oil Storage Tanks]

Postcard of three old wooden storage tanks and an old wooden oil derrick. The writing in the bottom right corner reads: "Thrope #3. 15 million gasser. Loury, Texas".
Date: unknown
Creator: Thrope
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Humble Oil Field]

Postcard of an Oil field with numerous derricks and a cart with men on it being pulled by donkeys. The print on the bottom left of the front reads: "Oil Field, Humble, Texas, near Houston". Hand writing on front reads: "April 20-1906 from George." Hand writing on back reads: " Mr. Harold G Smith 245 North Willow St. Waleibury, Connecticut."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Oil Derrick with Spill]

Postcard of an oil derrick with a large puddle of oil in front of it. The writing at the bottom reads: "J. L. Thompson Oil Corp. Springfield No. 1. Powell, Tex. Adams Photo".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Oil Wells Out West]

Postcard of multiple oil rigs with "Oil Wells Out West" written over them.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The Landreth Strip]

Postcard of "The Landreth Strip" in Crane County. In the forefront, there is a large, round metal building with "769" printed on the side. In the background, there is a row of oil derricks extending on into the unforeseeable distance. The caption on the image reads, "The Famous Landreth Strip Crane County Texas Jack Nolan Photo."
Date: 1927
Creator: Nolan, Jack
System: The Portal to Texas History

[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.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Canadian River in Borger, Texas]

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
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Oil Gusher in Beaumont, Texas]

Postcard of a group of men observing an oil gusher. The men are standing directly beneath the oil rig and are facing the camera. In the background of the photograph, there is a barn with a fence around it. The caption on the image reads "Oil Gusher, Beaumont, Tex."
Date: unknown
Creator: E. Szafir & Son Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[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.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Oil Wells]

Postcard of seven oil derricks surrounding a church. The writing across the bottom front reads: "Drilling Oil Wells in Church yard. Kilgore, Texas". There is a note on the back sent from Sylvia to Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Van Norman in Nickerson, Kansas.
Date: July 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[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.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History