Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame - 33 Matching Results

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Derricks over Desdemona

Photograph on postcard of Desdemona, Texas from the south side. Oil derricks tower over the other buildings, hundreds visible stretching back to the horizon.

Date: unknown

Drilling Rig

Photograph on postcard of a Gulf Oil Company drilling rig (wooden derrick) surrounded by trees.

Date: unknown

Drilling Rig

Photograph on postcard of a Gulf Oil Company drilling rig surrounded by trees.

Date: unknown

Golden Cycle Oil Fire

Photograph on postcard of the Golden Cycle oil gusher on fire in 1919. Flames and smoke billow into the sky.

Date: 1919

Gulf Oil Company Building

Photograph on postcard of a white building with eight exhaust stacks on the side. The building belongs to the Gulf Oil Company and is located at the McElroy oil field in Crane County, Texas.

Date: unknown

Gulf Oil Gusher

Photograph on postcard of a Gulf Oil Company oil well in Breckenridge, Texas spouting a 12,000 bbl. gusher. Oil is blasted high into the air over the derrick.

Date: unknown

Creator: The Texas Studio

Lake and Oil Field

Photograph on postcard of an oil field, viewed from the opposite side of a lake at Mooringsport, Louisiana. A pier is visible on the left side, and many oil derricks can be seen across the street.

Date: unknown

Lake and Oil Field

Photograph on postcard of an oil field, viewed from the opposite side of a lake at Mooringsport, Louisiana. A pier is visible on the left side, and many oil derricks can be seen across the street.

Date: unknown

Man by Pipes

Photograph on postcard of an unidentified worker in hat and work clothes posing for a picture next to an oil pipeline.

Date: unknown

Man with Oxen

Photograph on postcard of an unidentified worker standing next to a train of oxen. They are next to a railroad track. The oxen are hauling a wagon loaded with pipes.

Date: unknown

Men and Mule Teams

Photograph on postcard of workers digging for an oil pipeline. Several mule teams are lined up to haul equipment in and out.

Date: unknown

Men Digging

Photograph on postcard of a group of workers digging an oil pipeline. Mules are standing atop the dirt pile, ready to pull equipment.

Date: unknown

Men Digging Pipeline

Photograph on postcard of several workers, all wearing hats and work clothes, digging through a hill for an oil pipeline.

Date: unknown

Men Placing Boilers

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.

Date: 1919

Men Working on Pipeline

Photograph on postcard of several workers working on an oil pipeline. Most are wading through the water of a pond or river that the pipeline is passing through.

Date: unknown