[Street in Rankin, Texas]

Postcard of a street in Rankin, Texas. The dirt street is lined with storefronts and early model automobiles. The caption on the image reads "Main St. Rankin, Texas. (Doubleday)."
Date: unknown
Creator: Doubleday
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of Midland]

Photograph of an aerial view of Midland, Texas.
Date: 1928
Creator: Fairchild Aerial Survey, Inc.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of People Outside of Crane Lots]

Photograph of numerous people (mostly men but women and children as well) in a dirt road next to a tin building which advertisers for Crane lots. The caption at the bottom reads, "JAN -1- CRANE CITY 15 DAYS OLD KEEP YOUR EYE ON CRANE".
Date: January 7, 1927
Creator: Nolan, Jack
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

[Photograph of Andrews, Texas]

Photograph of a street in Andrew, Texas. There are multiple stores on the right of the street as well as several cars parked. On the left of the street there are no stores but two cars parked. At the bottom of the postcard, "ANDREWS TEXAS WHERE THE NEWEST OIL BOOM IS NOW IN PROGRESS JACK NOLAN PHOTO" is printed.
Date: 1930
Creator: Nolan, Jack
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[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

[Petroleum Building]

Photograph of the Petroleum Building in downtown Midland, Texas. Numerous modern automobiles are visible parked along streets.
Date: 1965
Creator: Rubin, Randolph D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[F. E. Pop Harrison No. 1 Oil Rig]

Photograph of the F. E. Pop Harrison No. 1 rig at the Permian Basin Oil Show, the rig is surrounded by a chain link fence topped by barbed wire.
Date: 1964
Creator: Shoopman, Bill
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

[Photograph of a Street in Odessa, Texas]

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.
Date: unknown
Creator: Shoopman, Bill
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Two Cowboys]

Photograph of two cowboys, both wearing cowboy-style hats, vests over long-sleeved shirts and pants tucked into calf-high boots, posed for a studio portrait. The man on the left stands next to the other who sits in a wicker chair. They are posed in front of a plain background with drapery on the left. The standing man has his left hand on the top of a bottle of liquor while the sitting man has his right hand underneath the bottle. The sitting man has his left arm draped across the back of the chair and his left leg crossed over his right knee.
Date: 1905
Creator: W. H. Rohlfing Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Texon Oil & Land Co.'s General Office]

Photograph of a single-story building, the caption on the image reads "Texon Oil & Land Co.'s General Office, Santa Rita, Texas. Sept. 1st, 1925. Photo by Whidden, San Angelo."
Date: September 1, 1925
Creator: Whidden
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1925 Dodge]

Photograph of a 1925 Dodge parked among a desert like landscape with yucca plants.
Date: 1927
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Big Lake, Texas Main Street]

Postcard of Main Street in Big Lake, Texas. The image shows a street lines with storefronts with a few early model automobiles. The caption on the image reads "Big Lake Tex."
Date: 1932
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
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

[Cattle in the Street]

Photograph of a herd of cattle on Wall and Colorado streets being driven from South Texas to Lubbock for the opening of The Ranch Headquarters there.
Date: 1976
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Christmas Day in Midland, Texas]

Photograph of a busy street lined with storefronts. The road is crowded with numerous wagons and horses and people. The caption on the image reads. "Xmas Day in Midland."
Date: 1895
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Citizens National Bank]

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.
Date: 1908~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Corner building in Winter]

Copy print of building that stands on corner of two of two street in winter time. The three-story brick building has a large sign that reads: " Gulf Refining Company That Good Gulf Gasoline And Supreme Auto Oil." Several early omdel automobiles are parked outside the building in a curved drive. Three men in dark coats stand at the corner, looking toward the camera. Snow dusts the ground and road.
Date: 1917~
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 Around a Pump Valve]

Photograph of four men standing around a pump valve with a metal storage tank in the background. All four men wear hard hats, the man on the left is wearing a light colored shirt and pants and holds a clipboard of documents in his hands in front of him. The man next to him is wearing a white shirt and dark pants, he is looking towards the valve. On the right, a man in overalls and another in a white shirt and black pants looks towards the men on the left.
Date: 1965
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History