Reprint of a barred door of a small wooden building. A tree is standing just right of the doorway.

Postcard of the downtown skyline in Odessa, Texas. There are buildings on each side and cars on the side of the street as well as driving in the middle of the street.

Postcard of a picture, possibly a drawing, that was created with bright colors, of a Court House that has a well groomed lawn and is rectangular and four stories, the three lower floors have windows and are larger than the fourth floor there are etchings in the stone on both sides of the clock that is above the wood door at the entrance. On the fourth floor "Ector County Court House is etched into the building." The print on the top right side reads: "Beautiful Modern Ector County Court House, Odessa Texas." The print in the left side reads: "B11." The print, on the back, horizontally across the top left hand side reads: "This Space is for writing messages." The print, on the back, vertically across the left hand side reads: "Pub. By Johnson News Agency, Big Spring, Texas." The print, on the back, horizontally across the bottom left hand side reads: "75239." The print, on the back, vertically across the middle reads: "'Tichnor Quality Views' reg. U.S. Pat. Off. Made Only by Tichnor Bros. Inc., Boston, Mass." The print, on the back, horizontally across the middle of the right hand side in a thick striped front reads: "Post Card." …

Photograph of the Odessa Brass Band, in uniforms with instruments, sitting on the front porch of a building. Several members are not looking at the camera.

Photograph of a fire truck in front of a line of men holding hoses which are spouting water towards a field. In the background, houses, a windmill and telephone poles are visible. The caption on the image reads "Odessa Texas Fire Department Photo by Jack Nolan."

Postcard of a six story shopping center building that has eighteen windows on each story and smaller one story building attached in back. The windows on the both the large part of the building and the small part of the building face streets and meet up on a street corner with a wooden street lamp/phone line pole, with phone lines visible through the middle of the photo, and a one way arrow pointing to the left. The entrance is facing the one way street with a board that reads "Medical Center Hospital," on top of the cement awning that shades the entrance. On the back there is print on the top left that reads: "Odessa's 408-bed Medical Center Center Hospital is a county-owned institution staffed by all of the city's 69 Physicians ans Surgeons. It's a medical center for a wide area of West Texas, and is one of the most modern and finest equipped hospitals in the area."

Postcard that says "Greetings from Odessa, Texas." Inside each of the letters there are scenes of cowboys, buildings, and desert landscapes.

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.

Photograph of a street level view of downtown Odessa, Texas. Store fronts line both sides of the street with numerous vehicles driving and parked along the street.

Postcard of Odessa city hall building with a car in the parking lot to the right of the building and an entrance under the Odessa City Hall sign on the side of the building facing the street to the left. The print on the back left side reads: "City Hall. Odessa, Texas. Odessa has been one of the fastest growth cities in Texas but its growth followed a planned, systematic pattern that has resulted in wide streets, beautiful parks and recreation areas and comfortable residential neighborhoods. In addition, the city has been chosen the Nation's Cleanest City in its population category for three straight years! Color photo by Franklin E. Schaaf. [copy write symbol] 1969 Schaaf Post card Co." The print down the Middle of the back of the postcard reads: "Published by Schaaf Post Card Co., Alamogordo, New Mexico."

Photograph of a pum jack on a small hill. Vegetation is in the foreground.

Postcard of the Odessa College Library, in the center of the beautifully landscape junior college campus in Odessa, Texas. The photo is semi-framed by the tree branches at the top of the photo and distinct cropping of the postcard itself. The print on the top left of the postcard reads: "The Odessa College Library in the center of the beautifully landscape junior, founded in 1946, is considered one of the finest in the State, and allows full accreditation for the student planning to complete his education at a senior institution." The print on the bottom left on the post card reads: "16179-C." The print vertically across the middle reads: Published exclusively by Texas Color Cards, Box 286, Leakey, Texas." The horizontal writing on the bottom in the middle reads: "dp made by Dexter Press, Inc. West Myack, New York." The wring on the right hand side in the middle that is in a font mimicking calligraphy reads: "Post Card." There is a box that is made with a dotted line with the writing "Place Stamp Here" printed inside the box.

Photograph of a cowboy riding on a bucking horse. There is another man behind him also on a horse. Written below the photograph is "Hook'im Cowboy - Why don' the darn thing buck? Jack Nolan."

Aerial photograph of Odessa, Texas, in 1928. Caption on the image reads "Aerial View of Odessa, Tex."

Reprint photograph of the business section of Odessa, Texas looking north from the corner of First Street and Grant Avenue. Buildings with various business signs line both sides of the road and early-model automobiles are parked along both sides of the street. The caption under the image reads "Business Section, Odessa, Texas."

Copy print of two early automobiles inside garage. Two men sit in the center of the central vehicle while another man stands immediately behind it. A fourth man is visible next to another vehicle in the background on the right side.

Photograph of a women's basketball game. The women wear calf-length skirts and white sailor-styled tops. Early model automobiles are parked in a row in the background.

Photograph of the Citizens National Bank in Odessa, Texas. The building is made of stone and is a two-story building. A horse and cart stand in the road in front of the building, five men, all in hats, stand at the building's corner, immediately behind the horse and cart.

Photograph of the Citizens National Bank in Odessa, Texas. The building is made of stone and is two-stories. A horse and cart stand in the road in front of the building and five men, all in hats, stand at the building's corner, immediately behind the horse and cart.

Photograph of a group of men (sitting on the ground) and women (standing behind men). In the background are small trees in a grid-like pattern and to the left in the background , a white building is visible through the trees.