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Betty Orbeck Collection
104
Abell-Hanger Foundation Collection
92
John V. Webel Collection
65
Tom Meador Collection
41
Fred T. Hogan Collection
9
Willard Classen Collection
7
Lee Jones Jr. Collection
6
University of Texas Archives Collection
5
Louise Williams Howle Collection
4
Tom Russell Collection
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Aerial View of Colorado City
Photograph of an aerial view of Colorado City in 1923.
Date:
1923
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aerial View of Colorado City
Photograph of an aerial view of Colorado City in 1923.
Date:
1923
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Church in Winter
Photograph of a winter scene in Colorado City, Texas during 1923. Ice covered trees are visible and part of the Methodist Church fills the left side of the picture.
Date:
1923
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Church in Winter
Copy negative of a winter scene in Colorado City, Texas during 1923. Ice covered trees are visible and part of the Methodist Church fills the left side of the picture.
Date:
1923
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Icy Sidewalk in Colorado City
Photograph of a sidewalk in Colorado City, Texas during winter, 1923. Ice covered trees and an icy fence line the wet sidewalk.
Date:
1923
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Icy Sidewalk in Colorado City
Copy negative of a sidewalk in Colorado City, Texas during winter, 1923. Ice covered trees and an icy fence line the wet sidewalk.
Date:
1923
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Homer Colquitt, Dean Wolf, O. C. Harper and Feliciano Chavez]
Photograph of Homer Colquitt, Dean Wolf, and O. C. Harper, the four men stand in a row in front of an adobe brick building. Slightly behind them, there is a chuckwagon to the left and an early model automobile to the right. Dean Wolf, on the left, wears a dark shirt and pants tucked into calf-high boots. A gun in a holster is slung around his hips and a newsboy cap sits on his head while his hands are behind him. Homer Colquitt wears a jacket over a shirt with a bow tie and dark pants, a fedora style hat sits on his head. O. C. Harper stands close to him, on his left and wears a jacket over a dark shirt and pants tucked into calf-high laced boots. A newsboy cap sits on his head. Feliciano Chavez wears a loose fitting shirt and pants with a cap on his head.
Date:
1923
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of the Santa Rita No. 1 Rig]
Photograph of an oil rig with a structure underneath it. On the back of the photograph, "Anton Theis, Source (through George T. ABell) Reagan County, Texas Santa Rita No. 1 Probably about June, 1923 when the Orient Railway sent special excursion trains from San Angelo to Santa Rita No. 1 for passengers to see the well blowing heads. (Note: See the cars, automobiles to the left background and also see the passenger cars from railway to the right background)."
Date:
1923
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
California Company Office in Winter
Photograph of the California Company office in Colorado City, Texas on February 16, 1923. The winter weather is apparent with snow on the ground and ice covering the tree branches. There are also two early model cars visible.
Date:
February 16, 1923
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
California Company Office in Winter
Photograph of the California Company office in Colorado City, Texas on February 16, 1923. The winter weather is apparent with snow on the ground and ice covering the tree branches. There are also two early model cars visible.
Date:
February 16, 1923
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Rig]
Photograph of the Santa Rita No. 1 oil rig with a group of men (five visible) standing in the foreground.
Date:
June 10, 1923
Creator:
unknown
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
[Business Section of Odessa, Texas]
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."
Date:
1926?
Creator:
Shoopman Commercial Photography
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Two Men and a Stradia Rod]
Photograph of two men standing on either side of a stradia rod. They are between a tall century plant on the left and their early model automobile on the right. The man on the left wears a newsboy-style cap with a plaid shirt and pants. He has a pair of binoculars around his neck and his left hand holds the stradia rod up. The man on the right also wears a plaid shirt and pants which are tucked into calf-high laced boots and his hands hang at his sides. They are located on a barren, desert-like landscape.
Date:
1926
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Westbrook Oil Corporation Oil Derrick]
Photograph of a wooden rig and derrick. Sign on the derrick reads "WESTBROOK OIL CORPORATION HENDRICK #1, WINKLER COUNTY."
Date:
1926
Creator:
unknown
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
[Ector County Courthouse]
Photograph of the Ector County Courthouse on the square surrounded by a fence. Early model automobiles are parked along the perimeter and the caption on the image reads "Ector County Court House Odessa Texas Jack Nolan 03."
Date:
1927
Creator:
Nolan, Jack
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The Landreth Strip]
Postcard of "The Landreth Strip" in Crane County. In the forefront, there is a large, round metal building with "769" printed on the side. In the background, there is a row of oil derricks extending on into the unforeseeable distance. The caption on the image reads, "The Famous Landreth Strip Crane County Texas Jack Nolan Photo."
Date:
1927
Creator:
Nolan, Jack
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Landreth Strip in Crane County]
Photograph of a row of storage tanks and derricks. The caption on the image reads "The Famous Landreth Strip Crane County, Texas Jack Nolan Photo."
Date:
1927
Creator:
Nolan, Jack
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Yates Ranch]
Postcard of ranch buildings with an oil derrick and power lines in the background. An early model automobile is parked between the buildings in the center of the image and the caption on the image reads "THE OLD HOME-STEAD, YATES RANCH, NOW CENTER OF LARGEST OIL FIELD IN THE U. S. A. (DOUBLEDAY)."
Date:
1927
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Street in Odessa, Texas]
Postcard of a street in Odessa, Texas. The street is lined with storefronts and numerous early model automobiles are parked alongside the sides and drive on the roadway. In the bottom right of the picture, "Odessa, The Oil Field Suppy Base of West Texas - Jack Nolan" is written. There are many cars in the picture as well as buildings and shops on either side of the road.
Date:
1927
Creator:
Nolan, Jack
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Street Intersection]
Photograph of a street intersection with storefronts in the background with early model automobiles lined in front. The caption on the image reads "Street Scene Big Lake Tex."
Date:
1927
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Group of Crane City Citizens]
Photograph of numerous people standing in a dirt street, a small building is seen on the left side. The caption on the image reads "Jan -7- Crane City - 15 Days Old Keep Your Eye on Crane."
Date:
January 7, 1927
Creator:
unknown
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