Degree Department

[Photograph 2012.201.B0249.0149]

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Popenaias popei, Specimen #1545

One preserved mussel specimen including the right valve only. The specimen exhibits a quadrate shape; white internal coloring; 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

Gas Well Explosion

Copy negative of a picture near a gas well explosion in Pecos, Texas. The picture shows a smoky field and sky with a car in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Gas Well Explosion/Water Cannon

Copy negative of a picture of an unidentified man standing at a water cannon that is spraying water at an area between two hills. The man appears to be taking a photograph of the water spray as it exits the cannon.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Gas Well Explosion

Copy negative of a picture of a standing gas well with a worker standing at its base.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Gas Well Explosion

Copy negative of a gas well after an explosion. This gas well is located in Pecos. Red Adair is listed as having been present to fight the fire but is not pictured.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Gas Well Explosion

Copy negative of a picture of a gas well falling to the ground from an explosion at its base.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Gas Well Explosion

Copy negative of a picture of an unidentified man looking at smoke rising from a hill while standing in the debris of a gas well explosion.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Gas Well Explosion

Copy negative of a picture of workers performing their duties at the base of a gas well.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Gas Well Explosion

Copy negative of a picture of a gas well in Pecos, Texas that exploded. The base of the rig, a pipeline, and other equipment are visible.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Gas Well Explosion

Copy negative of a gas well after an explosion. There are remains of the well scattered in piles surrounding persistent burning gas. This gas well is located in Pecos, Texas. Red Adair is listed as having been present to fight the fire but is not pictured.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Limpia Canyon]

Photograph of the landscape of Limpia Canyon near Balmorhea, Texas.
Date: 192X
Creator: Duncan, Frank
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Crowd in Pecos]

Photograph of a large crowd in Pecos. There are multiple horse-drawn carriages. Some of the people are sitting on horses and in carriages or standing. There is a dog sitting on the ground on right.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Orient Hotel]

Photograph of the Orient Hotel. There is a group of people and a vehicle in front of the Hotel. R.S. Johnson, owner of the hotel, is shown standing on the right of the vehicle. There are two men standing on top of a wagon on the left.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Reeves County Courthouse]

Photograph of the Reeves County Courthouse in Pecos, Texas.
Date: December 1, 1981
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Three men sit on a Charles Elmer Hires delivery wagon]

Photograph of three men sitting on a Charles Elmer Hires delivery wagon while three other men stand behind a horse in the background.
Date: 1915
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of orchardgrass. This was planted as part of a trial. It is one of the better grasses for improved irrigated pastures. Notice the large volume of leaves and ground cover from this plant. TX-45, 457.
Date: May 12, 1949
Creator: Rechenthin, C. A.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Portrait of Robert E. Lyles]

Copy negative of Robert E. Lyles seated in a chair. He has greying hair and a beard.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lidia and Delila at Balmorhea State Park]

Black and white photograph of Lidia Lerma Lyles and Delila Matta at Balmorhea State Park, Toyahvale, Texas. The photo was taken in the late 1930s. Lidia later married Delila's first cousin Manuel N. Matta in Balmorhea, Texas, in 1941.
Date: 1930~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pauline Lyles Lerma and Robert F. Lyles]

Copy negative of siblings Pauline Lyles Lerma and Robert F. Lyles standing together. Pauline is wearing a striped dress and a broad brimmed black hat. Robert wears a dark suit.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lerma Family at the Home of Robert Lyles and Herculana Rivera]

Copy negative of Lerma and Lyles family members posing for a photograph at the Lyles' home, "La Loma." They are identified from left to right, back row: Pauline Lyles, John "PantaleĆ³n" Lerma, Enriqueta Lyles, Bob F. Lyles, Joe Lyles and his wife Manuela Lerma Lyles with their infant daughter Aurora. Front row: Herculana Lyles with Hilario Vasquez, Jr., Pedro Vasquez, and Robert E. Lyles.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Removing Cattle Horns in Pecos, Texas

Photograph of three cowboys on horseback holding down a cow with lassos while two more men work on taking of the animal's horns. The men wear button-up shirts and cowboy hats. In the background is a large herd of cattle.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mission Mary Photograph #2]

Photograph of Mission Mary in Balmorhea, Texas.
Date: 2009
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mission Mary Photograph #1]

Photograph of Mission Mary in Balmorhea, Texas.
Date: 2009
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History