Postcard of a landscape littered with derricks. The caption on the image reads "Mexia Oilfields Monarch -- Kirby Gushers."

Postcard of a boiler, a ditching machine, and a vehicle stuck in a muddy street. In the background, are two large, two-story buildings along the main road and other buildings visible to the left; a sign on the far left says, "Phoenix Hotel" and the sign on the building at right, on the main road, says "E.B. Reid Furnitur[e]." A handwritten caption at the bottom of the image reads "A Ranger Mud Hole."

Postcard of an early street scene in San Angelo, Texas. The colorized image shows the town from a bird's eye view and numerous buildings line the streets which is laid out in a grid like pattern. The caption above the image reads "In the Stage Coach Days', San Angelo, Texas in 1885."

Postcard of a colorized image of a street scene labeled in the upper-right corner as "Beauregard Avenue, looking East, San Angelo, Texas." Horse-drawn wagons and carriages are parked along both sides of the street and some are driving in the center; a trolley is passing on a side street in the background. A letter is written on the back of the postcard, addressed to Tuise Tatro in Vermont: "Dear friend Luise, I am now at the place have been here for nearly a week came with a car load of sheep. I like the place very much, but it is very hot. How are all the [...] out there. Do not know how long I shall be here. Will go back as soon as I sell out regards Alex."

Postcard of streets, the court house and cowboys at Sonora, Sutton County, Texas. There are numerous men on horseback and a wagon in a line outside storefronts. The caption on the image reads "Sonora Talent Rodeo Bunch." On the back of the postcard "Just rec'd your letter been for'd all over country. Down here for the winter except bring up a few ponies about April, drop me a line, Best Regards, Morgan Chaney [Addressed to] Mr. Howard E. Wilcox c/o State Bank & Trust Co. Hartford Conn."

Postcard of a muddy street lined with storefronts. Several wagons pulled by horses and mules are visible on the roadway and numerous people stand on the sidewalk on the left side of the street, there are also trees on the right side of the street. The caption on the image reads "Main Street Ranger, Texas."

Postcard of a homestead with a man who is standing just left of center near a cow that is standing in center and buildings that are crudely made of wood and metal. The caption on the image reads " #53 Mexican Ranch Near El Paso, Tx."

Postcard of an oil rig that includes a large, wooden structure at the base of the derrick and has a plume of smoke or oil rising from the well and drifting to the left side of the image. At the top of the postcard, "Oil Gusher Odessa, Texas" is printed.

Postcard of a street scene in Quanah, Texas. There are horse drawn wagons visible on the street and the caption under the image reads "Johnson Street, Quanah, Texas. Pub. by J. E. Woolbright."

Postcard of a large fire at night. The caption on the image reads, "Night View: C. L. Perkins No 5 on Fire 9-13-1919 Flowin 4000 BBLS Oil & 10,000,000 Ft Gas Ranger, TEX."

Postcard of a pipe on the left side with oil spewing from it into a pool of oil. The caption on the image reads: "Burk Wagon Gusher. 4200 Bbl Daily."

Postcard of a group of oil rigs with a sign in front that says "Desdemona, Texas."

Postcard of the base of a large cable tool rig. The crew is posing in front of the wooden well and a train is visible in the background. On the back of the postcard, "Dear Brother, Your card recieved last week I don't no when I will get home we have got 550 ft to go yet. We have not had any rain up here yet. We had a good boxing match and a wrestling match here last night they wrestled two hours and forty minutes and nobody got a boll."

Postcard of a landscape of a town littered with wooden derricks. One building, in the center of the image, has a sign on its roof that reads "First National Bank." The caption on the image reads "DESDEMONA, TEXAS."

Postcard of an oil field at Borger, Texas. There are derricks and tanks visible in the image and the caption on the image reads "In the oil fields, Borger, Texas (ZINN)."

Postcard of a landscape with numerous heads of cattle in the foreground. The caption of the image reads "A Ranch Scene Near Pecos, Texas."

Postcard of a bird's eye view of landscape that is dotted with derricks and storage tanks. A road bisects the image on the left and several buildings line the road, the caption on the image reads "Mexia oilfield, Mexia - Waco Pike. Mills' Coses."

Postcard of landscape with snow on the ground and numerous wooden derricks and tanks.

Postcard of Borger Street in Hutchinson County, Texas. It is a busy street lined with storefronts and crowded with early model automobiles. A banner hung across the street reads "White Way Dance." A wooden building on the far right is labeled (handwritten) Rig Theatre and has a sign "Theatre" on its facade. The caption on the image reads "Borger, Texas - World's Greatest Oil Field" and "Published by Gale Baker OIL FIELD PHOTO SERVICE Amarillo -- Borger -- Tulsa #55."

Postcard of an image from a bird's eye view where a derrick and rig stands on the left side of the image, a row of small buildings (house) are visible in the foreground, and another long building stands just right of center. The caption on the image reads: "Earlaboro Oilfields. Barndall Co. Gas Plant and camp."

Postcard of an incomplete derrick because the top of the derrick (with crown block) has fallen and crashed into standing derrick. Several derricks are visible in the background and a large tent is visible in the left foreground. The caption on the image reads: "Accident in Topping a Derrick."

Postcard of rows and rows of automobiles with some kind of industrial plant in the background. Also a train full of tank cars is visible in the background in front of the plant. The caption on the image reads "RUINS - Texas City Texas April 16 - 1947 M676."

Postcard of a landscape with several derricks. A pool of water or oil is visible in the foreground and the caption on the image reads "Mexia Oilfields, Fishpond Gushers."

Postcard of the area around the Laura Well owned by Sunshine Oil Corporation where a heard of cattle are gathered, with mountains visible in the background. The caption on the image reads "A Ranch Scene near Pecos Tex." Letter on back is postmarked December 29, 1935, and reads "We are seeing just such scenes, It is a beautiful day. Love Daddy & Mother."