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[Buckboard Wagon]
Photograph of a buckboard wagon sitting in a field. A tree is visible in the background.
Date:
1977
Creator:
Orbeck, Betty
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Chicago "C" Ranch House]
Photograph of the Chicago Ranch (also called the C Ranch) headquarters in southeastern Andrews County. In front of the house there are dead trees and a sidewalk.
Date:
1977
Creator:
Orbeck, Betty
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Building Below a Water Tower]
Photograph of a water tower behind a small, one-story building with a sign that says, "Ward County Court House, City of Monahans City Hall and Fire Department." Two automobiles are parked in front of the building and some other buildings are partially visible on the left side of the image. A handwritten note on the back says, "Temporary court house at Monahans, Tex. Used while new Court House was being built."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Downtown Big Springs, Texas]
Photograph of downtown Big Springs, Texas showing the Hotel Settles in Howard County. There are early model automobiles parked along the street and buildings in the background.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Downtown Midland, Texas]
Photograph of a street scene in downtown Midland, Texas. There are multiple modern, multi-storied buildings.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Four Men Posing with a Pipe]
Photograph of four men posing next to a pipe that is ready to be lowered into a ditch. More crew members are visible in the ditch and derricks are visible in the background. The caption under the image reads "The following written on back of original: 'Just a sample of Pick and shovel crew digging pipe line ditch -- and this is not the worst, by far.'"
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[gushing oil pipe]
Photograph of a pipe with oil gushing from it. There is a man squatting behind the pipe, but his head is not visible, There is a pool of oil on the ground and a house is visible at the left.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gushing Oil Rig and Derrick]
Photograph of an oil rig and derrick with oil gushing. Sign on the rig reads, "Westbrook Oil Corporation Hendrick #1, Winkler County."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Hobbs, New Mexico]
Photograph of a street scene in Hobbs, New Mexico. The street is lined with storefronts with two rows of automobiles in front. Several people are seen in the street.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Hotel Stockton]
Photograph of a large three-story brick building with a sign on the facade that reads "Hotel Stockton." Several people are lined up in front of the building looking at the camera and the caption on the image reads "Hotel Stockton, Ft. Stockton, Texas."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Industrial Complex]
Photograph of a large industrial complex. There are various rigs and structures throughout the photograph as well as shrubbery in the foreground.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Man Lowering Pipe]
Photograph of a man lowering a pipe into the ground with the aid of a pipe horse, manila rope and a 'cat head' brake method. There is a man laying on the ground using the pole above him for shade. Below the man, "Lowering pipe into ditch with aid of pipe horse, manila rope and 'cat head' brake method Roustabout probably taking nap in shade" is printed below.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Man with Spool of Rope]
Photograph of a man turning a spool of rope. The spool seems to be connected with a series of gears and chains as well.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Men Carrying a Pipe]
Photograph of a crew carrying a length of pipe. The caption under the image reads "18 men laying 10" screw pipe by hand. Front 6 men using cradle bar; other men using pipe carrying tongs."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Men Dressing a Bit]
Photograph of two men on a rig floor, surrounded by the associated tools and equipment. Both wear hard hats and hold sledgehammers. They are in the process of dressing a bit.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Men Inside the Texas and Pacific Railway Depot]
Photograph of a group of men inside the Texas and Pacific Railway depot in Monahans, Texas. In the center of the room stands a stove.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Men Under an Oil Rigs]
Photograph of three men sitting on an early model automobile's running board. The vehicle is parked in front of a rig with a steel derrick and the man in the center wears a fedora-style hat while the man to his left has his elbows resting on his knees.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Midland Christian College]
Photograph of a large three-story building with trees and other vegetation in front. The entrance has a portico.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Midland County Courthouse]
Photograph of the second Midland County Courthouse. There are several trees in front of the courthouse as well as a fence.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Midland Shipping Pens]
Photograph of cattle, wagons, horses, and a train in the background at the Midland Shipping Pens. Caption on the image reads, "Midland Shipping Pens."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Midland Volunteer Fire Department]
Photograph of multiple people in front of a fire truck. The majority of the people in the photograph seem to be firemen due to their uniform. Behind the men is the fire station as well as another car.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Monahans Railroad Depot]
Photograph of the Monahans Railroad Depot with several men sitting and standing on the platform.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Shoopman, Bill
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Oil Rig in Winkler, Texas]
Photograph of the first oil rig in Winkler, Texas. To the right of the photograph there is an oil rig. In the background of the photograph there are five grain silos and a shack, on the top of the photograph "First oil well in Winkler Field."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Nolan, Jack
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Oil Well Supplies to W. Texas Oil Fields]
Photograph of a large cylindrical object loaded onto a wagon, being pulled by a large team of mules. The caption on the image reads "Oil Well Supplies to W. Texas Oil Fields."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Nolan, Jack
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History