Drillers on Rig

Copy negative of John Young and Price Smith standing on a wooden structure that is part of an oil rig in Ranger, Texas.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oil Derrick

Copy negative of two pictures an oil derrick during the Ranger, Texas oil boom. The picture on the left is of the base of an oil well, men working, and equipment around it in a field. The picture on the right shows the whole tower of the well, the small building at its base, men working, and equipment.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Well Record, Root & Telling, Well No. 2] (open access)

[Well Record, Root & Telling, Well No. 2]

Document detailing the history of oil well No. 2 owned by Root & Telling in Eastland County, Texas. It states that the well was drilled April 13, 1920 and lists the production of the well.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History