Photograph of the residence of Lem Baker, a small one-story residential home with a porch, large trees planted in the front pawn, and a picket fence around the property. A wagon pulled by two horses is parked near the front gate, where a man and a woman stand. A windmill is visible in the background.

Photograph of industrial implements around a large oil well in Midland, Texas. Notes on the back indicate that the well is being re-fracked. Numerous trucks loaded with equipment are piped to each other in front of the well. Caption on the back: "Woods #1 5/56 Re-Frac. 40,000 gals @ 3# sd. Cost about $12,000. Tubing standing in work-over rig. Dowells 6 or $800,000 worth of equipment Not all equipment shown 4-500 Bbl. tanks not shown. Tank batter right hand (upper corner." [sic]

Photograph of of a mesquite control project demonstration, at "J.E. (Bob) Hill's Old Pan Place". Several workers and businessmen stand in front of a turned-up dirt field, construction equipment behind them.

Photograph of a flood on the corner of Main and Wall Street in Midland. Water flows towards the right on Wall Street (bottom-left corner to center-right side), and people stand on the sidewalks of Main Street examining the flood. In front of the First National Bank, the large Neoclassical building on the street corner, more people have gathered, with stores visible to the left of the bank.

Photograph of large billowing smoke, rising from the ground. A windmill with a tank and a piece of heavy equipment are visible in the foreground. The caption on the image reads, "Tank Farm Fire Midland, Texas 5-17-'28."

Photograph of the Brown-Dorsey House in Midland, Texas.

Photograph of the Brown-Dorsey House in Midland, Texas.

Photograph of the Brown-Dorsey House in Midland, Texas.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Carl Schreiner, freshman football and baseball player from Midland, Texas, received the JAy Myers memorial trophy given annually to the outstanding freshman athlete."