[Photograph 2012.201.B1279.0242]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Borger, Texas, grew up around the Phillips Oil camp, reaching a population of 15,000 within a few weeks. In the 1920s, boasting the world's largest oilfield, it was a thriving community with skyline dominated by derricks. (Copy of original photo, date unknown)"
Date: September 22, 1985
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1279.0243]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Borger's version of row houses were these frame dwellings, the Phillips Oil camp in 1926. (Copy of orig., date unknown)"
Date: September 22, 1985
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History