Serial/Series Title

[Oil Derrick Explosion]

Photograph of a well fire engulfing a derrick. Men are seen on the right foreground running towards the camera. The caption on the photograph reads "Skelly-Amarada Univ. No. 1 Ector County Photo taken the instant the well burst into flames - Jack Nolan."
Date: April 26, 1930
Creator: Nolan, Jack
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Townsite]

Photograph of a townsite with several buildings under construction and there are early model automobiles parked along the street.
Date: 1937
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mitchell County Court House]

Postcard of the front (east) and south sides of a three-story red brick building with white stone accents and ionic columns above the front entrance, with the text "Mitchell County Court House" near the roofline. The landscaping includes hordering hedges and a number of plants near the building.
Date: 1931
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cowboy Riding a Horse]

Photograph of a cowboy riding on a bucking horse. There is another man behind him also on a horse. Written below the photograph is "Hook'im Cowboy - Why don' the darn thing buck? Jack Nolan."
Date: August 5, 1931
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Early Townsite]

Photograph of an early townsite with a few houses and tents. In the background, there is smoke coming from an unknown source.
Date: June 1937
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History