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[Geraldine Watson Speaking at Dedication of Roy E. Larsen Sanctuary]

Photograph of Geraldine Watson speaking at the dedication of the Roy E. Larsen Sanctuary. She sits at a podium on a stage flanked by two flags. Several other individuals sit behind her on the stage, looking toward her. A man holding a video camera stands in the foreground.
Date: April 16, 1977
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lady Bird Johnson Speaking with Roy E. Larsen]

Photograph of Lady Bird Johnson speaking with Roy E. Larsen at the dedication of the Roy E. Larsen Sanctuary. The two sit on a bench facing opposite directions. Lady Bird Johnson is turned toward the photographer, gesturing with her hand as she speaks. Roy E. Larsen sits to her right, facing away from the photographer and drinking a soda.
Date: April 16, 1977
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Arthur Temple Speaking at Dedication of Roy E. Larsen Sanctuary]

Photograph of Arthur Temple speaking at a podium on a stage at the dedication of the Roy E. Larsen Sanctuary near Silsbee, Texas. Geraldine Watson sits on the stage behind him, along with several other individuals. Two flags flank the stage.
Date: April 16, 1977
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lady Bird Johnson at Roy E. Larsen Sanctuary Dedication]

Photograph of Lady Bird Johnson at the dedication of the Roy E. Larsen Sanctuary, located Northwest of Silsbee, Texas. She sits in the middle of a crowd of people wearing a striped, collared shirt and a scarf tied around her neck. She has a name tag attached to her shirt. She holds an alligator leather purse in her lap.
Date: April 16, 1977
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Top of a Wooden Oil Tank at Ada Belle Oil Field]

Photograph of the top of a wooden oil tank at the Ada Bell Oil Field in Batson, Texas. A wooden catwalk connects the tank to the surface the photographer is standing on. Various tubing is connected to the tank.
Date: February 13, 1977
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tank Farm at Ada Belle Oil Field]

Photograph of several large, wooden holding tanks at the Ada Belle Oil Field in Batson, Texas. A set of wooden steps leads to the top of a tank on the left side of the frame. Wooden catwalks connect all three tanks. A sucker pipe runs from the foreground to the tank farm.
Date: February 13, 1977
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ada Belle Oil Field Round House]

Photograph of a corrugated metal pumphouse in the Ada Belle Company Oil Field. Sucker rods run along the ground into the pumphouse, propped up on small pieces of wood. Equipment and debris litter the ground.
Date: February 13, 1977
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sucker Rod Replacements at Ada Belle Oil Field]

Photograph of new sucker rods intended to replace old ones inside of the pump house at Ada Belle Oil Field in Batson, Texas. The sucker rods are bundled together on the floor amongst other assorted equipment.
Date: February 13, 1977
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pump House Complex at Ada Belle Oil Field]

Photograph of the pump house complex at Ada Belle Oil Field in Batson, Texas. Several one-story structures and wooden oil tanks are visible in the distance. Power lines run above the buildings. Bare dirt and several large puddles of water occupy the foreground.
Date: February 13, 1977
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Electric Motor at Ada Belle Oil Field]

Photograph of an electric motor used to run other equipment for the Ada Belle Oil Field. The engine is placed on the floor of a corrugated metal building. Shelves piled with various equipment and parts are visible in the background. A can of Havoline Motor Oil sits open on the floor next to the engine.
Date: February 13, 1977
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wheel in an Ada Belle Oil Field Pumphouse]

Photograph of the mechanisms of a wheel used to operate sucker rods in the Ada Belle Oil Field. The ground below the wheel is littered with oil, debris, and various metal parts. The wheel is comprised of three sets of spokes stacked on top of one another.
Date: February 13, 1977
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Belt inside Pump House at Ada Belle Oil Field[

Photograph of a belt used to run a large wheel within the pump house at Ada Belle Oil Field. Unused coils of tubing lean against a wall behind the belt.
Date: February 13, 1977
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Interior View of the Ada Belle Oil Field Pump House #2]

Photograph of a large wheel in the Ada Belle Oil Field pump house used to run sucker rods. A belt runs along the outside of the spoked wheel. The wheel itself lays parallel to the ground.
Date: February 13, 1977
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Plaque for a Discovery Well in Batson, Texas]

Photograph of a plaque commemorating the discovery of oil in a Batson, Texas oil field in a well known as Paraffine Oil Co. No. 1. The plaque notes that the well reached a depth of 790 feet, initially produced 600 barrels of oil, and was completed on October 31st, 1903. Located in Ada Belle Oil Field.
Date: February 13, 1977
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wooden Oil Tank at Ada Belle Oil Field]

Photograph of a large, wooden tank at the Ada Belle Oil Field in Batson, Texas. Several planks of wood lay across the bare dirt surrounding the tank.
Date: February 13, 1977
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wooden Oil Tanks at Ada Belle Oil Field #2]

Photograph of three large, wooden holding tanks for oil at the Ada Belle Oil Field in Batson, Texas. Wooden stairs run along the side of the tank on the right. Wooden catwalks connect all three tanks.
Date: February 13, 1977
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Interior View of the Ada Belle Oil Field Pump House #1]

Photograph of gears where sucker rods are attached inside of the pump house at Ada Belle Oil Field in Batson, Texas. Coils of unused tubing leans against a wall in the background.
Date: February 13, 1977
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pumpjack at the Ada Belle Oil Field]

Photograph of a pumpjack being used on the Ada Belle Oil Field in Batson, Texas. The equipment is located in the middle of a field. Several unused pipes sit on the ground next to it.
Date: February 13, 1977
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pumphouse at Ada Belle Oil Field]

Photograph of a pumphouse at Ada Belle Oil Field in Batson, Texas. Sucker rods run from a pumpjack in the foreground to the pump house in the distance. The sucker rods are propped up off the ground on small blocks of wood.
Date: February 13, 1977
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ada Belle Oil Company Sign]

Photograph of an Ada Belle Oil Company sign for the Honeymoon Well No. 354. An open field is visible in the background.
Date: February 13, 1977
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wooden Oil Tanks at Ada Belle Oil Field #1]

Photograph of three large, wooden holding tanks for oil at the Ada Belle Oil Field in Batson, Texas. Wooden stairs run along the side of the tank on the right. Wooden catwalks connect all three tanks.
Date: February 13, 1977
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Close-up View of Butterwort Flowers]

Photograph of carnivorous butterwort flowers (Pinguicula pumila) photographed in the Big Thicket. The small pink flowers grow on relatively tall stems emerging from a cluster of several small leaves at the base of the plant. The plant grows on top of a small pile of earth in a patch of grasses.
Date: unknown
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Process of Sucker Rod Replacement at Ada Belle Oil Field]

Photograph of the process of replacing old sucker rods with new ones at the Ada Belle Oil Field in Batson, Texas. A long, metal rod lays across the ground, stretching off into the distance. The rod is propped up off the ground with small pieces of wood. On the left side of the frame, several wooden structures are visible.
Date: February 13, 1977
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lloyd Bentsen Shaking Hands at Big Thicket Day]

Photograph of Senator Lloyd Bentsen shaking hands with constituents at a Big Thicket Day celebration. He stands in a crowd gathered to watch a band on a stage. In the foreground, a small child drinks cola from a can.
Date: 1976
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History