Postcard of C. M. Patillo's home in Stamford, Texas. A large, green, 2.5 story house is seen from a diagonal view. Vines grow along the left side of the porch, and low, wire fencing surrounds the house. Text on the back of the card reads "How is latin? I like it fine out here, tho' it is already very cold. Snowed yesterday! nearly all day. Give my kindest regards to all of the teachers, there that I know. Tell Jennie "hello." Minnie Elliot." The card is addressed to Miss Annie Forsgard of Waco.

Photograph of a tugboat belonging to B and B Shipyard out on the water. There are tires tied to the side of the boat to prevent damage to the side of the vessel. On the shore behind the tugboat, an industrial plant is visible.

Photograph of an Ada Belle Oil Company sign for the Honeymoon Well No. 354. An open field is visible in the background.

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.

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.

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.

Photograph of gears where sucker rods are attached inside of the pump house at Ada Belle Oil Field in Batson, Texas. Coils of unused tubing leans against a wall in the background.

Photograph of a large wheel in the Ada Belle Oil Field pump house used to run sucker rods. A belt runs along the outside of the spoked wheel. The wheel itself lays parallel to the ground.

Photograph of a plaque commemorating the discovery of oil in a Batson, Texas oil field in a well known as Paraffine Oil Co. No. 1. The plaque notes that the well reached a depth of 790 feet, initially produced 600 barrels of oil, and was completed on October 31st, 1903. Located in Ada Belle Oil Field.

Photograph of the process of replacing old sucker rods with new ones at the Ada Belle Oil Field in Batson, Texas. A long, metal rod lays across the ground, stretching off into the distance. The rod is propped up off the ground with small pieces of wood. On the left side of the frame, several wooden structures are visible.

Photograph of the pump house complex at Ada Belle Oil Field in Batson, Texas. Several one-story structures and wooden oil tanks are visible in the distance. Power lines run above the buildings. Bare dirt and several large puddles of water occupy the foreground.

Photograph of a pumphouse at Ada Belle Oil Field in Batson, Texas. Sucker rods run from a pumpjack in the foreground to the pump house in the distance. The sucker rods are propped up off the ground on small blocks of wood.

Photograph of a pumpjack being used on the Ada Belle Oil Field in Batson, Texas. The equipment is located in the middle of a field. Several unused pipes sit on the ground next to it.

Photograph of new sucker rods intended to replace old ones inside of the pump house at Ada Belle Oil Field in Batson, Texas. The sucker rods are bundled together on the floor amongst other assorted equipment.

Photograph of several large, wooden holding tanks at the Ada Belle Oil Field in Batson, Texas. A set of wooden steps leads to the top of a tank on the left side of the frame. Wooden catwalks connect all three tanks. A sucker pipe runs from the foreground to the tank farm.

Photograph of the top of a wooden oil tank at the Ada Bell Oil Field in Batson, Texas. A wooden catwalk connects the tank to the surface the photographer is standing on. Various tubing is connected to the tank.

Photograph of the mechanisms of a wheel used to operate sucker rods in the Ada Belle Oil Field. The ground below the wheel is littered with oil, debris, and various metal parts. The wheel is comprised of three sets of spokes stacked on top of one another.

Photograph of a large, wooden tank at the Ada Belle Oil Field in Batson, Texas. Several planks of wood lay across the bare dirt surrounding the tank.

Photograph of three large, wooden holding tanks for oil at the Ada Belle Oil Field in Batson, Texas. Wooden stairs run along the side of the tank on the right. Wooden catwalks connect all three tanks.

Photograph of three large, wooden holding tanks for oil at the Ada Belle Oil Field in Batson, Texas. Wooden stairs run along the side of the tank on the right. Wooden catwalks connect all three tanks.