Latest content added for The Portal to Texas History Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame https://texashistory.unt.edu/explore/partners/PBPM/browse/?sort=date_a&fq=str_location_county:Mitchell+County,+TX2019-03-11T06:46:01-05:00UNT LibrariesThis is a custom feed for browsing The Portal to Texas History Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame California Company Employees on Porch2009-10-10T14:51:02-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50077/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50077/"><img alt="California Company Employees on Porch" title="California Company Employees on Porch" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50077/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of California Company personnel posing on the porch of a house. The two women are wearing dresses and the two men are in suits.</p>Colorado City Main Street2009-10-10T14:51:02-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50085/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50085/"><img alt="Colorado City Main Street" title="Colorado City Main Street" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50085/small/"/></a></p><p>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.</p>Early Street Scene2009-10-10T14:51:02-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50084/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50084/"><img alt="Early Street Scene" title="Early Street Scene" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50084/small/"/></a></p><p>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.</p>Oil Derrick and Well2009-10-10T14:51:02-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50108/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50108/"><img alt="Oil Derrick and Well" title="Oil Derrick and Well" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50108/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of the steel oil derrick and well site at the LeSure well in Mitchell County, Texas, 1922.</p>[Photograph of the LeSure Well]2019-03-11T06:46:01-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1129157/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1129157/"><img alt="[Photograph of the LeSure Well]" title="[Photograph of the LeSure Well]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1129157/small/"/></a></p><p>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.</p>Religious Baptism at Seven Wells2009-10-10T14:51:02-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50104/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50104/"><img alt="Religious Baptism at Seven Wells" title="Religious Baptism at Seven Wells" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50104/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of a religious baptism in a river at Seven Wells, near Colorado City, Texas, in 1922. Many people line the riverbanks in formal attire.</p>Religious Baptism at Seven Wells2009-10-10T14:51:02-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50105/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50105/"><img alt="Religious Baptism at Seven Wells" title="Religious Baptism at Seven Wells" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50105/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of a religious baptism in a river at Seven Wells, near Colorado City, Texas, in 1922. Many people line the riverbanks in formal attire.</p>West Texas Oil Refinery2009-10-10T14:51:02-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50086/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50086/"><img alt="West Texas Oil Refinery" title="West Texas Oil Refinery" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50086/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of the West Texas Refinery. The photograph is from the air and shows the railroad with tanker cars stopped next to the refinery.</p>Aerial View of Colorado City2009-10-10T14:51:02-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50107/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50107/"><img alt="Aerial View of Colorado City" title="Aerial View of Colorado City" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50107/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of an aerial view of Colorado City in 1923.</p>Aerial View of Colorado City2009-10-10T14:51:02-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50109/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50109/"><img alt="Aerial View of Colorado City" title="Aerial View of Colorado City" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50109/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of an aerial view of Colorado City in 1923.</p>Church in Winter2009-10-10T14:51:02-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50092/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50092/"><img alt="Church in Winter" title="Church in Winter" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50092/small/"/></a></p><p>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.</p>Church in Winter2009-10-10T14:51:02-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50094/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50094/"><img alt="Church in Winter" title="Church in Winter" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50094/small/"/></a></p><p>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.</p>Icy Sidewalk in Colorado City2009-10-10T14:51:02-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50091/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50091/"><img alt="Icy Sidewalk in Colorado City" title="Icy Sidewalk in Colorado City" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50091/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of a sidewalk in Colorado City, Texas during winter, 1923. Ice covered trees and an icy fence line the wet sidewalk.</p>Icy Sidewalk in Colorado City2009-10-10T14:51:02-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50093/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50093/"><img alt="Icy Sidewalk in Colorado City" title="Icy Sidewalk in Colorado City" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50093/small/"/></a></p><p>Copy negative of a sidewalk in Colorado City, Texas during winter, 1923. Ice covered trees and an icy fence line the wet sidewalk.</p>California Company Office in Winter2009-10-10T14:51:02-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50074/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50074/"><img alt="California Company Office in Winter" title="California Company Office in Winter" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50074/small/"/></a></p><p>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.</p>California Company Office in Winter2009-10-10T14:51:02-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50075/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50075/"><img alt="California Company Office in Winter" title="California Company Office in Winter" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50075/small/"/></a></p><p>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.</p>[Mitchell County Court House]2019-03-11T06:46:01-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1129181/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1129181/"><img alt="[Mitchell County Court House]" title="[Mitchell County Court House]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1129181/small/"/></a></p><p>Postcard of the front (east) and south sides of a three-story red brick building with white stone accents and ionic columns above the front entrance, with the text "Mitchell County Court House" near the roofline. The landscaping includes hordering hedges and a number of plants near the building.</p>32.390161 -100.868654Boiler Plant2009-10-10T14:51:02-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50099/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50099/"><img alt="Boiler Plant" title="Boiler Plant" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50099/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of the ice covered boiler at the California Company's Richardson Number One oil well site in Mitchell County, Texas.</p>California Company Men Standing in Snow2009-10-10T14:51:02-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50095/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50095/"><img alt="California Company Men Standing in Snow" title="California Company Men Standing in Snow" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50095/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of members of the California Company (William Simpson, Leonard Orynski, and Earl Cramer) standing in the snow with Colorado City banker Maxwell Thomas. The men are standing next to their car, all wearing jackets and hats.</p>California Company Workers with Cars2009-10-10T14:51:02-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50078/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50078/"><img alt="California Company Workers with Cars" title="California Company Workers with Cars" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50078/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of California Company personnel among others posing in front of a couple early model vehicles.</p>California Company Workers with Cars2009-10-10T14:51:02-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50076/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50076/"><img alt="California Company Workers with Cars" title="California Company Workers with Cars" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50076/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of California Company personnel posing in front of some cars. Nine people and five early model cars are visible in the picture.</p>Collapsed Derrick2009-10-10T14:51:02-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50103/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50103/"><img alt="Collapsed Derrick" title="Collapsed Derrick" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50103/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of a close view of a collapsed oil derrick on an icy hill at the California Company's Richardson Number One oil well site in Mitchell County, Texas. The broken lumber along with the corrugated sheet metal walls are covered in ice.</p>Colorado City Under Snow2009-10-10T14:51:02-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50087/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50087/"><img alt="Colorado City Under Snow" title="Colorado City Under Snow" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50087/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of Colorado City, Texas in winter. Several houses are visible and covered in snow.</p>Damaged Derrick2009-10-10T14:51:02-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50102/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50102/"><img alt="Damaged Derrick" title="Damaged Derrick" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50102/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of the a collapsed oil derrick on an icy hill at the California Company's Richardson Number One oil well site in Mitchell County, Texas.</p>Icy Building2009-10-10T14:51:02-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50100/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50100/"><img alt="Icy Building" title="Icy Building" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50100/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of the ice covered bunkhouse at the California Company's Richardson Number One oil well site in Mitchell County, Texas.</p>Icy Truck2009-10-10T14:51:02-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50101/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50101/"><img alt="Icy Truck" title="Icy Truck" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50101/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of an ice covered truck at the California Company's Richardson Number One site in Mitchell County, Texas.</p>Man in Snow2009-10-10T14:51:02-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50098/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50098/"><img alt="Man in Snow" title="Man in Snow" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50098/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of a geologist from the Standard Oil Company, in coat and boots, standing next to a house in the snow.</p>Men on Office Porch2009-10-10T14:51:02-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50072/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50072/"><img alt="Men on Office Porch" title="Men on Office Porch" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50072/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of men (including Willard J. Classen and Bill Simpson) standing on the front porch of the California Company office in Colorado City, Texas. There are three early model cars visible in the foreground.</p>Muddy Road in Colorado City2009-10-10T14:51:02-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50090/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50090/"><img alt="Muddy Road in Colorado City" title="Muddy Road in Colorado City" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50090/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of a road in Colorado City, Texas in winter. The dirt road is wet and muddy with several tire tracks visible.</p>Muddy Road in Colorado City2009-10-10T14:51:02-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50089/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50089/"><img alt="Muddy Road in Colorado City" title="Muddy Road in Colorado City" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50089/small/"/></a></p><p>Copy negative of a road in Colorado City, Texas in winter. The dirt road is wet and muddy with several tire tracks visible.</p>Oil Field2009-10-10T14:51:02-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50088/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50088/"><img alt="Oil Field" title="Oil Field" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50088/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of an oil field on a brushy plain. Several derricks are visible above the numerous oil wells stretching across the flat land.</p>