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[A Frontier Home]

Description: Postcard of a frontier home with two men and a woman in front of it with a stove on the left and a long horn cow with it's head in a large wooden feed tub. The writing on the left of the picture reads: "Copyright 1907 by Geo. B. Cornish, Arkansas City, Kans." The writing on the right reads "A Frontier Home."
Date: 1907~
Creator: Cornish, Geo. B. (George Bancroft)
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Postcard of the Petroleum Building]

Description: Postcard of the Petroleum Building, the illustration portrays the building as yellow and white. There are four cars in the illustration as well as various trees.
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Odessa Medical Center Hospital]

Description: Postcard of a six story shopping center building that has eighteen windows on each story and smaller one story building attached in back. The windows on the both the large part of the building and the small part of the building face streets and meet up on a street corner with a wooden street lamp/phone line pole, with phone lines visible through the middle of the photo, and a one way arrow pointing to the left. The entrance is facing the one way street with a board that reads "Medical Center Ho… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Dexter Press Inc.
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Postcard of Kermit, Texas]

Description: Postcard of a street in Kermit, Texas. The photograph has wide streets and cars on either side of the street. There is a store called "Wackers" on the right of the of the street, on the back of the postcard, Texas Highway 18-115 Kermit, Texas This street scene shows the modern, progressive, city of Kermit, Texas. Well known as a ranching area but with modern progress being spurred on by the oil industry. The Monohans Sandhills State Park is but a short drive to the South, also Big Bend National… more
Date: unknown
Location: 31.857626 -103.092665
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Canal Street in Carlsbad, New Mexico]

Description: Postcard looking south on Canal Street in Carlsbad, New Mexico. There are a number of buildings with southwestern style architecture on both sides of the road and cars driving in the street.
Date: 1970
Creator: Schaaf, F. J.
Location: 32.419622 -104.229097
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Eddy County Court House]

Description: Postcard of the southwest corner of the Eddy County Courthouse in Carlsbad, New Mexico. The court house is partially obscured by multiple trees and there is a street with cars parked in front.
Date: 1970
Creator: Schaaf, F. J.
Location: 32.420674 -104.228837
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Midland County Courthouse]

Description: Postcard of the Midland County Court House, U. S. Post Office and Federal Building at Midland, Midland County, Texas. The inscription on the back reads "Federal Building United States Court House Midland, Texas. Midland, Texas, an attractive, prosperous and progressive city in the land of the Midland, Texas, an attractive, prosperous and progressive city in the land of the High Sky, is a delightful place in which to reside - or just to visit - in a wholesome, healthful, enjoyable atmosphere - a… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Monahans Sand Hills State Park Museum]

Description: Postcard of the Monahans Sand Hills State Park Museum building in Ward County, Texas. In front of the museum there is a tree as well as several wagon wheels that adorn the sides of the stairs leading up.
Date: unknown
Creator: W. M. Cline Co.
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Mitchell County Court House]

Description: 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.
Date: 1931
Location: 32.390161 -100.868654
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Ward County Court House]

Description: Postcard of the south and west (front) sides of Ward County Court House in Monahans, Texas. It is a multi-story brick building with tall windows along each side; an unidentified man is walking down the sidewalk away from the building.
Date: unknown
Location: 31.591433 -102.890448
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Two Bison]

Description: Postcard of two bison standing outside. On the top of the postcard, handwritten is "Would like to exchange capitol cards with you" and then "1-27-07."
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Springs at Big Springs, Texas]

Description: Postcard of the springs at Big Springs, Texas. There is a body of water in the foreground of the photograph with rock crevices behind it. On top of the crevices there are trees and a fence.
Date: unknown
Creator: F. J. Schaaf Card Company
Location: 32.250398 -101.478735
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Eddy County Courthouse]

Description: Postcard of the front (south) of a multi-story courthouse built in southwest-style architecture in Carlsbad, New Mexico. The print on the top left side reads: "Eddie County Courthouse Calsbad, New Mexico. This building is in the traditional style of the Southwest Indian -Spanish Pueblo, more commonly called 'Santa Fe' style."
Date: unknown
Location: 32.420433 -104.228074
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Odessa College Library]

Description: Postcard of the Odessa College Library, in the center of the beautifully landscape junior college campus in Odessa, Texas. The photo is semi-framed by the tree branches at the top of the photo and distinct cropping of the postcard itself. The print on the top left of the postcard reads: "The Odessa College Library in the center of the beautifully landscape junior, founded in 1946, is considered one of the finest in the State, and allows full accreditation for the student planning to complete hi… more
Date: 1946~
Creator: Dexter Press, Inc.
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Midland County Court House]

Description: Postcard of an in color picture of the Midland County Courthouse. This a rectangular building with pillars enclosing it, above the entrance it says " Midland County Courthouse." The print on the back top left side reads: "Midland County Court House Midland, Texas. Midland is located halfway between Fort Worth and El Paso on U.S. 80 Highway (the Broadway of America) and served by the Texas and Pacific Railway. The City's name derives from the midway location. Established in 1885, Midland has bee… more
Date: 1979
Creator: Schaaf, F. J.
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Midland Post Office]

Description: Postcard of a color photograph of a United States post Office in Midland Texas. The post office is a red bricked rectangular building with thick white brick line going horizontally across the bottom and top paralell to each other with two big windows on the side that's shorter and four big windows on the entrance side that has the longer length.
Date: 1965~
Creator: Schaaf, F. J.
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Two Buffalo]

Description: Postcard of two buffalo in the a field. The buffalo to the right is facing the camera straight on and the buffalo to the right is facing the side.
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Ector County Court House]

Description: Postcard of a picture, possibly a drawing, that was created with bright colors, of a Court House that has a well groomed lawn and is rectangular and four stories, the three lower floors have windows and are larger than the fourth floor there are etchings in the stone on both sides of the clock that is above the wood door at the entrance. On the fourth floor "Ector County Court House is etched into the building." The print on the top right side reads: "Beautiful Modern Ector County Court House, … more
Date: unknown
Creator: Tichnor Bros., Inc.
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Postcard of the Tom Green County Court House]

Description: Postcard of the Tom Green County Court House. In the middle of the illustration there is the court house with a fountain in the forefront and bushes around. On the bottom of the postcard, "Tom Green County Court House, San Angelo, Texas" is printed and to the right of that "3A-H1106." On the back of the postcard "85-5.23 Orbeck Collection" is handwritten.
Date: unknown
Location: 31.383902 -100.439656
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Odessa Postcard]

Description: Postcard that says "Greetings from Odessa, Texas." Inside each of the letters there are scenes of cowboys, buildings, and desert landscapes.
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Postcard of the Scharbauer Hotel]

Description: Postcard of a portion of the corner and front facade Scharbauer Hotel in Midland, Texas. It is a six-story brick building with white stone accents and dark stone tiles on the ground floor, where3 there are various stores. Automobiles are parked on the street alongside the hotel and people are walking on the sidewalk.
Date: unknown
Location: 31.997477 -102.075588
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Postcard of a Woman and a Building]

Description: Postcard of a woman in front of a small building next to a donkey. There are two horses strapped to a wagon on the right with a boy in the seat. An American flag is waving from the left corner of the small building. The inscription on the back reads "Dear Daisy: - Jack and I are home from the grocery! We have [---] any bad and this is where [---] holding the fort in New Mexico."
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame
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