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- Workers Cleaning Well
- Photograph of the Powell #2 oil well in Crockett County, Texas. There are three workers in work clothes cleaning the well.
- Man by Canal
- Photograph of a Shell Oil employee, referred to as Mr. Ditman, in a suit. Hat in hand, he is standing on a wooden deck with water in the background.
- Oil Equipment
- Photograph of an unknown piece of oil equipment.
- Boat Towing Another Boat
- Photograph of a pair of small boats. One boat, called a shooting boat, is towing an unseen barge.
- Waterfront and Boats
- Photograph of a few small boats in a canal. The boats are pushed next to the land.
- Men on Boat
- Photograph of three men, one in a suit, on the deck of a small boat named the Western Star. The boat is docked on the waterfront.
- Cloud of Smoke and Dust
- Photograph of a controlled explosion, called a "land shot", near the Louisiana Gulf Coast in the late 1920's. A large cloud of smoke and dust rises into the air.
- Explosion
- Photograph of a controlled explosion, called a "land shot", in the Texas/Louisiana Gulf Coast region during the late 1920s. A large cloud of smoke and dust rises into the air.
- Water Shot
- Photograph of a controlled explosion in a body of water, called a "water shot", in the Louisiana Gulf Coast region during the late 1920's. A large cloud of smoke and dust rises into the air.
- Water Shot
- Photograph of a controlled explosion in a body of water, called a "water shot", in the Louisiana Gulf Coast region during the late 1920's. A large cloud of smoke and dust rises into the air.
- Destroyed Well
- Photograph of a destroyed oil well near Hobbs, Texas. The well was destroyed when a 2,000 foot drill pipe was blown 500 feet into the air by an underground air pocket.
- Hendrick Oil Well
- Photograph of an oil well in the #2 Hendrick Field in Winkler County, Texas. The well is covered in snow and ice.
- Snowy Oil Field
- Photograph of an oil field (the Hendrick Lease) in the winter. Oil derricks are visible from the snow covered ground.
- Truck in Field
- Photograph of a truck with a covered shelter on the back. The shelter houses the seismograph used by the team from Shell Oil in West Texas.
- Group Around Hole
- Photograph of a group of men, members of the seismograph team from Shell Oil, working on a seismograph in a hole in the ground.
- Shell Oil Team Drilling
- Photograph of two men operating a drill. The men are members of the seismograph team from Shell Oil. An unnamed man is standing on the drill, while Earle Johnson is standing on the ground
- Earle Johnson Holding Rod
- Photograph of a man holding a rod from a drill. The man, Earle Johnson, is a member of the seismograph team from Shell Oil.
- Seismograph Team Operating Drill
- Photograph of men from the seismograph team from Shell Oil drilling on the West Texas plain. Two vehicles are around the drill.
- Shell Oil Team by Truck
- Photograph of two men (drillers) from the seismograph team from Shell Oil. The two drillers are in muddy coveralls, posing next to a truck.
- Shell Oil Drillers by Truck
- Photograph of two men (drillers) from the seismograph team from Shell Oil. The two drillers are in muddy coveralls, posing next to a truck. The back of the truck is loaded with barrels.
- Seismograph Team with Drill
- Photograph of three men from the seismograph team from Shell Oil working on a drilling rig.
- Man Drilling
- Photograph of a man, from the seismograph team from Shell Oil, in a hat and muddy overalls working on a drilling rig.
- Seismograph Team by Rig
- Photograph of four men from the seismograph team from Shell Oil posing with a drilling rig.
- Shell Oil Men Working
- Photograph of two men from Shell Oil in muddy coveralls working with a drilling rig.
- Drilling Rig
- Photograph of a cable-tool drilling rig on the West Texas plain. A worker from Shell Oil is working on the rig.
- Shell Oil Workers by Rig
- Photograph of six men, workers from Shell Oil, posing with a cable-tool drilling rig.
- Shell Oil Men on Drilling Rig
- Photograph of several workers from Shell Oil sitting on top of a drilling rig in West Texas. There is a small building in the background.
- Robby and Frank Taylor by Car
- Photograph of two men in jackets leaning on a car. The men are Robby and Frank Taylor.
- Hendrick Oil Well
- Photograph of the Hendrick #13 oil well in Winkler County, Texas.
- Oil Tanks
- Photograph of oil tanks at the Hendricks Tank Battery in Winkler County, Texas. The picture is from wintertime, as evidenced by the snow on the ground.
- Snowy Oil Tanks
- Photograph of oil tanks at the Hendricks Tank Battery in Winkler County, Texas. The picture is from wintertime, as evidenced by the snow on the ground.
- Trees in Wind
- Photograph of trees bending due to a stiff wind in Winkler County, Texas. The corrugated fence in the picture surrounds the Hendrick Oil Field.
- Gulf Oil Truck
- Photograph of a Gulf Oil Company truck in the mud. The license plate - 490-422 - is clearly visible under the windshield.
- Man on Drilling Rig
- Photograph of a Gulf Oil Company drilling rig (wooden derrick). There is a man in a coat standing on the deck.
- Mule Team and Ferry
- Photograph of a man leading a team of mules off of a ferry. Another man stands on the pier.
- Cook Shacks
- Photograph of two Gulf Oil Company cook shacks near Breckenridge, Texas. There is a derrick visible in the background between the two shacks.
- Gulf Oil Workers by Truck
- Photograph of several men posing on and around a Gulf Oil Company truck. Jesse J. Williams is the man in the center and J. D. Bonner is on the left. The other men are unidentified.
- Body of Water
- Photograph of an unnamed waterfront. Trees line the bank of the body of water.
- Shell Oil Workers Inspecting Pipe
- Photograph of two men in suits from the Shell Oil Company inspecting an oil pipeline in West Texas.
- Group of Men
- Photograph of a group of men posing in front of the porch of a brick building in West Texas. The group is a seismograph crew from the Shell Oil Company.
- Man by Car
- Photograph of a man posing for a picture in West Texas. He is leaning on the back of a car in front of a house's porch. He is an unidentified member of the seismograph crew from the Shell Oil Company.
- Shell Oil Team Unloading Dynamite
- Photograph of two men, members of the Shell Oil seismograph team, in coats unloading crates of dynamite from a truck in West Texas. Several crates are piled on the ground.
- Man on Dynamite
- Photograph of a man, Earl Burford, seated atop a pile of dynamite. He was party chief of the Shell Oil Company's seismograph team in West Texas.
- Men Around Car
- Photograph of three men, Harry Goode, Mr. Thornburgh and Lionel Buckley, around a vehicle operating the shot point radio in West Texas. They were all members of a seismograph team for the Shell Oil Company.
- Oil Rig
- Photograph of an oil well in Crockett County, Texas in 1939
- Oil Rig
- Photograph of an oil well in Crockett County, Texas in 1939
- Crockett County Stage Stop Ruins
- Photograph of the ruins of a stage stop at the Pontoon Crossing of the Pecos in Crockett County, Texas. A flag is flying over the crumbling walls.
- Crockett County Stage Stop Ruins
- Photograph of the ruins of a stage stop at the Pontoon Crossing of the Pecos in Crockett County, Texas. A flag is flying over the crumbling walls.
- Front of Hotel
- Photograph of the Gage Hotel in Marathon, Brewster County, Texas. The hotel is a two-story brick building. Two cars are parked in front.
- Outside of Hazel Mine
- Photograph of the outside of the Hazel Mine near Van Horn, Texas. A couple of cars are parked outside, and men are walking around.