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Burning Oil Well
Date: 1919
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph on postcard of the C.L. Perkins No. 5 oil well on fire near Ranger, Texas in 1919. Fire and smoke reach high in the sky, towering over the nearby trees.
Contributing Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth49866/
Men Placing Boilers
Date: 1919
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph on postcard of men setting up boilers to put out an oil fire at the C.L. Perkins No. 5 oil well in Eastland County, Texas in 1919. Smoke from the fire can be seen over the workers.
Contributing Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth49867/
Oil Well on Fire
Date: 1919
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph on postcard an oil fire at the C.L. Perkins No. 5 oil well near Ranger in Eastland County, Texas in 1919. Smoke and flames billow into the sky, while debris from the fire can be seen strewn over the ground.
Contributing Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth49868/
Car in Front of House
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph on postcard of a house in Eastland, Texas. The house, partially hidden behind trees in the yard, is the Wolf residence. There is an early model car with an old style license plate in the driveway.
Contributing Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth49865/
Courthouse and Town
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph on postcard of Eastland, Texas. A few businesses anc a large building are visible. The large brick building on the right is the old Eastland County Courthouse (demolished in 1926).
Contributing Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth49864/
Derricks in Desdemona
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph on postcard of Desdemona, Texas. Oil derricks tower over the other buildings, seemingly hundreds visible stretching back to the horizon.
Contributing Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth49863/
Derricks over Desdemona
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph on postcard of Desdemona, Texas from the south side. Oil derricks tower over the other buildings, hundreds visible stretching back to the horizon.
Contributing Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth49862/