Serial/Series Title

States

[Oil Field in Colorado Texas]

Postcard of an oil field on a plain with lots of brush with numerous derricks visible across the plain and oil drums are visible next to the derricks. The Caption on the image reads "Oil Field. Colorado, Tex. 40 Newsom Photo." The handwriting on the back reads "This was taken right just north of Westbrook [illegible] more that you [ilegible].
Date: unknown
Creator: Photo, Newsom
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of an Oil Rig Smoking]

Photograph of a wooden cable tool rig with salt spewing up through the derrick. In the foreground is covered with salt.
Date: October 12, 1922
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Cable Tool Rig]

Photograph of a wooden cable tool rig with water spewing up the derrick. The inscription on the back reads "82-13.33 Classen Badgett No.1 Sept. 30th '22 Showing water coming out of 10" casing - turning to brine. Mitchell Co Texas W. J. Classen photographer."
Date: September 30, 1922
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Colorado, Texas]

Postcard of Colorado, Texas. The photograph is of the main street with shops on either side. On the bottom of the photograph, "Colorado, Texas 16 Hewsom. Photo" is written. The back of the photograph is severely damaged and there is something written on it in pencil.
Date: 1922~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the LeSure Well]

Photograph of the LeSure well in Mitchell County, Texas. A view of the steel derrick and well site can also be seen within the photograph.
Date: 1922
Creator: Classen, Willard
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Street in Colorado City]

Early street scenes of Colorado City, Mitchell County, Texas. The streets are all dirt roads and the picture was shot in the street, and looks down through the town. Many buildings can be seen in the distance, and power lines run down the road into town. Caption on the image reads "Colorado, Texas Newsom Photo 27."
Date: 1922
Creator: Newsom Photo
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[West Texas Refinery}

Postcard of an oil refinery in west Texas there are train tracks in front of the refinery one with nothing on it in the front and the other one with five rail tank cars stopped in front of the refinery. The writing on the photo reads: "West Texas Refinery. Newsom Photo. Colorado, Tex. 41." The hand writing on the back reads of the post card: "1922 - Colorado City W. J. Classen Tex. We use the West Texas all the time & it's really good."
Date: 1922~
Creator: Photo, Newsom
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History