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[Desdemona, Texas]

Photograph of a street scene in Desdemona, Texas. The image shows a line of long horn cattle walking down a muddy street with houses and wooden derricks visible in the background. The caption on the image reads "Desdemona 8/22/19 - Texas."

Date: August 22, 1919

Item Type: Photograph

[Fire at Night]

Postcard of a large fire at night. The caption on the image reads, "Night View: C. L. Perkins No 5 on Fire 9-13-1919 Flowin 4000 BBLS Oil & 10,000,000 Ft Gas Ranger, TEX."

Date: September 13, 1919

Item Type: Postcard

[Street in Desdemona, Texas]

Photograph of a muddy street lined with stores and other buildings, the street is crowded with early model automobiles and people. Wooden derricks are visible in the background and the caption on the image reads "Desdemona, Texas 9/23/1919. Norris."

Date: September 23, 1919

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 32.270843 -98.550608

[Postcard of Three Cars]

Postcard of three automobiles stuck in the mud with wooden derricks and buildings visible in the background. On the top of the postcard "ALL READY 1 2 3" written and on the bottom "DESDEMONA TEXAS STUDIO 10/22/19."

Date: October 22, 1919

Item Type: Postcard

Location: 32.270843 -98.550608

[Prizing it out of the mud]

Postcard of four men that appear to be trying to get an early model automobile that is stuck in the mud in the roadway out by wedging a long metal looking object under the back left tire with buildings lining both sides of the street. Caption on image reads "Prizing 'it' out of the mud. 'New Town' Oct. 26-19." Inscription on back reads: "Hello Rose. I wish you could come to stay all night with us. We trade at the store that says Newtown Grocery. Bye Bye & write to us. Jove."

Date: October 26, 1919

Item Type: Postcard

[Main Street]

Photograph of a main street showing Midland Hardware and Furniture on the left side of the street. There are automobiles in the street and along the street.

Date: [1920..1930]

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of a Drilling Crew]

Photograph of a drilling crew on the wooden rig of T. B. Slick's Sheppared No. 6 well site in Eastland, Texas. The caption on the image reads "T. B. Slick's Sheppard #6 Pioneer, Tex."

Date: 1920~

Item Type: Photograph

[The Main Drag]

Postcard of muddy street lined with store fronts, numerous people are visible walking along either side of the road, several wooden derricks are visible in the background. The caption on the Image reads "- The Main Drag - New Town. 200 [circled]" The inscription (on back): "February 16,1920. Dear Mamma, I have written every week. I am not sick. Last week I waded waist deep across a pond of icy water, didn't get to change clothes for four hours and all it did was make my nose run. I have been ta… more

Date: February 16, 1920

Item Type: Postcard

[Oil Field in Burkburnett, Texas]

Postcard of an oil field in Burkburnett and Wichita Falls. The inscription on the front reads "Oil a Mile Long in Block 96" and on the back "Mrs. J. L. Marshall 1100 Elgin Ave Muskogee, Okla. The image has an oil derrick in the background as well as a body of water running through the middle of the image.

Date: May 23, 1920

Item Type: Postcard

[Men Standing on an Oil Rig]

Photograph of seven men standing on a wooden oil rig. All wear coats or jackets and hats.

Date: 1921

Item Type: Photograph

Colorado City Main Street

Photograph of Main Street in 1922 Colorado City, Texas. The picture looks down the street. Drug stores are on both sides of the street. Cars are parked in front of shops, and power lines run between the buildings.

Date: 1922

Item Type: Photograph

Early Street Scene

Photograph of the streets, all dirt roads, in 1922 Colorado City, Texas. 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.

Date: 1922

Item Type: Photograph

[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~

Item Type: Postcard

[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

Item Type: Photograph

[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

Item Type: Postcard

Location: 32.388174 -100.864558

West Texas Oil Refinery

Photograph of the West Texas Refinery. The photograph is from the air and shows the railroad with tanker cars stopped next to the refinery.

Date: 1922

Creator: Newsom Photo

Item Type: Photograph

[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

Item Type: Postcard

Location: 32.388528 -100.877592

[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

Item Type: Photograph

[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

Item Type: Photograph

Aerial View of Colorado City

Photograph of an aerial view of Colorado City in 1923.

Date: 1923

Item Type: Photograph

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

Item Type: Photograph

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

Item Type: Photograph

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

Item Type: Photograph

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

Item Type: Photograph

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[Desdemona, Texas]

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[Prizing it out of the mud]

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[Photograph of a Drilling Crew]

[The Main Drag]

[Oil Field in Burkburnett, Texas]

[Men Standing on an Oil Rig]

Colorado City Main Street

Early Street Scene

[Photograph of Colorado, Texas]

[Photograph of the LeSure Well]

[Street in Colorado City]

West Texas Oil Refinery

[West Texas Refinery}

[Photograph of a Cable Tool Rig]

[Photograph of an Oil Rig Smoking]

Aerial View of Colorado City

Church in Winter

Church in Winter

Icy Sidewalk in Colorado City

Icy Sidewalk in Colorado City