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Men Placing Boilers
Photograph on postcard of men setting up boilers to put out an oil fire at the C.L. Perkins No. 5 oil well in Eastland County, Texas in 1919. Smoke from the fire can be seen over the workers.
Date:
1919
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil Well on Fire
Photograph on postcard an oil fire at the C.L. Perkins No. 5 oil well near Ranger in Eastland County, Texas in 1919. Smoke and flames billow into the sky, while debris from the fire can be seen strewn over the ground.
Date:
1919
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Courthouse and Town
Photograph on postcard of Eastland, Texas. A few businesses anc a large building are visible. The large brick building on the right is the old Eastland County Courthouse (demolished in 1926).
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car in Front of House
Photograph on postcard of a house in Eastland, Texas. The house, partially hidden behind trees in the yard, is the Wolf residence. There is an early model car with an old style license plate in the driveway.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Burning Oil Well
Photograph on postcard of the C.L. Perkins No. 5 oil well on fire near Ranger, Texas in 1919. Fire and smoke reach high in the sky, towering over the nearby trees.
Date:
1919
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil Tanks
Photograph on postcard of several huge oil tanks at the Stoker No. 2 oil well near Breckenridge, Texas.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
The Texas Studio
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Derricks over Desdemona
Photograph on postcard of Desdemona, Texas from the south side. Oil derricks tower over the other buildings, hundreds visible stretching back to the horizon.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Derricks in Desdemona
Photograph on postcard of Desdemona, Texas. Oil derricks tower over the other buildings, seemingly hundreds visible stretching back to the horizon.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Derricks in Breckenridge
Photograph on postcard of the town of Breckenridge, Texas. Oil derricks rise above the buildings all over the town.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gulf Oil Gusher
Photograph on postcard of a Gulf Oil Company oil well in Breckenridge, Texas spouting a 12,000 bbl. gusher. Oil is blasted high into the air over the derrick.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
The Texas Studio
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Burning Oil Well
Photograph on postcard of the burning of the National Oil Well. Flames shoot high into the air, and smoke billows from the flames.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
The Texas Studio
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Derrick in Breckenridge
Photograph on postcard of a wooden oil derrick set up in the town of Breckenridge, Texas. Cars and people cover the towns streets around the derrick.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
The Texas Studio
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Burning Oil Well
Photograph on postcard of the burning of the National Oil Well. Two men look on as flames shoot high into the air, and smoke towers over the landscape.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
The Texas Studio
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Burning Oil Tank
Photograph on postcard of smoke towering over the landscape near Breckenridge, Texas. The smoke is from a large burning oil tank.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
The Texas Studio
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Golden Cycle Oil Fire
Photograph on postcard of the Golden Cycle oil gusher on fire in 1919. Flames and smoke billow into the sky.
Date:
1919
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Masonic Home for the Aged, 1921
Postcard of the Masonic Home for the Aged in Arlington in 1921. The front of the postcard features a photograph of the building and garden in front with the sky hand colored blue.
Date:
1921
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
T&P Depot
Postcard of the T&P railroad station at 110 N. Center St. in Arlington. There is a building beside the tracks with some equipment in the area. Power lines are behind the station. Jack D. Caffey's address is on the back of the postcard.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Interurban at Lake Erie
Slide of a postcard featuring the Interurban train at Lake Erie in Fort Worth. The train has a banner on the side reading "Lake Erie To-night." Some people are on the train, and others are walking beside it. There are fields and trees in the background. The postcard is stamped April 18, 1908.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Downtown Arlington
Postcard of a street in downtown Arlington in 1909. People are gathered in front of stores by the street. Some are in cars, including a Studebaker. J. H. Douglass Grocery store and Coulter and Sons Drug Store are pictured. The postcard is primarily black and white, but has some items spot colored red.
Date:
1909
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Historic Downtown Arlington
Postcard of Main Street in Arlington on Trades Day. There are people with cars, horses and wagons gathered in the street. Buildings stand on the left and right including a bank and the Corner Drug Store. There is a note from Belle to Mr. J. M. Anderson on the back.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mineral Water
Postcard of the mineral water well in downtown Arlington at around 1900. To the left and right of the well are businesses, including a bank, hardware store, and real estate business. There are power lines along the street. A water tower stands behind the buildings on the left.
Date:
1900~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electric Light Ice Plant and Waterworks
Postcard of the power plant, water works, and ice plant in Arlington around 1900. There are buildings and power lines along the street. A water tower stands in the middle. There are two horses pulling a wagon and another standing in the street.
Date:
1900~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Interurban Station
Postcard of Interurban Station in Arlington around 1900. The Interurban Depot is on the left with people in front of it. A trolley is in the middle with people boarding it. Another building with "Capadura" advertised on the side is on the right.
Date:
1900~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photo-postcard to Watt Matthews]
Postcard sent to Watt Matthews by photographer Richard Avedon and writer/photographer Laura Wilson. Image on the postcard is of Wilson and Avedon in a hay field. Wilson is lying on top of a bale of hay. To her left, Avedon is jumping with a cowboy hat in his hand. Message on the back reads: "Still on the road. Still grateful." Signed: "Laura and 'Old' Dick."
Date:
1981
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History