California Company Men Standing in Snow

Photograph of members of the California Company (William Simpson, Leonard Orynski, and Earl Cramer) standing in the snow with Colorado City banker Maxwell Thomas. The men are standing next to their car, all wearing jackets and hats.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Colorado City Under Snow

Photograph of Colorado City, Texas in winter. Several houses are visible and covered in snow.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Men on Office Porch

Photograph of men (including Willard J. Classen and Bill Simpson) standing on the front porch of the California Company office in Colorado City, Texas. There are three early model cars visible in the foreground.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

California Company Office in Winter

Photograph of the California Company office in Colorado City, Texas on February 16, 1923. The winter weather is apparent with snow on the ground and ice covering the tree branches. There are also two early model cars visible.
Date: February 16, 1923
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

California Company Office in Winter

Photograph of the California Company office in Colorado City, Texas on February 16, 1923. The winter weather is apparent with snow on the ground and ice covering the tree branches. There are also two early model cars visible.
Date: February 16, 1923
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

California Company Workers with Cars

Photograph of California Company personnel among others posing in front of a couple early model vehicles.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

California Company Workers with Cars

Photograph of California Company personnel posing in front of some cars. Nine people and five early model cars are visible in the picture.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

California Company Employees on Porch

Photograph of California Company personnel posing on the porch of a house. The two women are wearing dresses and the two men are in suits.
Date: 1922
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Religious Baptism at Seven Wells

Photograph of a religious baptism in a river at Seven Wells, near Colorado City, Texas, in 1922. Many people line the riverbanks in formal attire.
Date: 1922
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Religious Baptism at Seven Wells

Photograph of a religious baptism in a river at Seven Wells, near Colorado City, Texas, in 1922. Many people line the riverbanks in formal attire.
Date: 1922
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial View of Colorado City

Photograph of an aerial view of Colorado City in 1923.
Date: 1923
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oil Derrick and Well

Photograph of the steel oil derrick and well site at the LeSure well in Mitchell County, Texas, 1922.
Date: 1922
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Man in Snow

Photograph of a geologist from the Standard Oil Company, in coat and boots, standing next to a house in the snow.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Boiler Plant

Photograph of the ice covered boiler at the California Company's Richardson Number One oil well site in Mitchell County, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Icy Building

Photograph of the ice covered bunkhouse at the California Company's Richardson Number One oil well site in Mitchell County, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Icy Truck

Photograph of an ice covered truck at the California Company's Richardson Number One site in Mitchell County, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Damaged Derrick

Photograph of the a collapsed oil derrick on an icy hill at the California Company's Richardson Number One oil well site in Mitchell County, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Collapsed Derrick

Photograph of a close view of a collapsed oil derrick on an icy hill at the California Company's Richardson Number One oil well site in Mitchell County, Texas. The broken lumber along with the corrugated sheet metal walls are covered in ice.
Date: unknown
Creator: Classen, Willard J.
System: The Portal to Texas History