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[Two oil derricks]

Description: Postcard issued by Bank of the Southwest using images from F.J. Schlueter Collection. Image is of two oil derricks. Car and wagon are on the road in front of the derricks. Text on the back of the postcard reads, "For a long time, oil has been the biggest game in town. Even in 1916 when Houston thoroughfares had as many horses and buggies as automobiles. Photograph from the Bank of the Southwest--F.J. Schlueter Collection." Image is from ca. 1920, but postcard is from ca. 1970.
Date: 1916
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

Baytown Police Department: 50 Years

Description: Book commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the Baytown Police Department including articles that outline the history of various eras, photographs, and lists of personnel.
Date: 1998~
Creator: Baytown (Tex.). Police Department.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Sterling Municipal Library

[Historic Marker Application: Underwood & Clara Nazro House]

Description: Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Underwood & Clara Nazro House, in Houston, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, floor plans, and photographs.
Date: July 27, 2012
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Location: 29.743174 -95.385612
Partner: Texas Historical Commission

[Historic Marker Application: Heritage Presbyterian Church]

Description: Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Heritage Presbyterian Church, in Houston, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, and photographs.
Date: February 6, 1980
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Location: 29.893201 -95.639362
Partner: Texas Historical Commission

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Charles A. Young, August 31, 1988

Description: Transcript of an interview with Charles A. Young, who arrived in the Baytown area in 1916. Mr. Young discusses his youth in Evergreen, Goose Creek and Orange Field, Texas. Young moved back to Baytown as an adult, and describes oilfields in the area as well as working conditions in the Humble Refinery, where he was employed.
Date: 2018
Creator: Young, Charles A. & Mayo, Martha
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Lee College

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 19, July 1915 - April, 1916

Description: The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 447.
Date: 1916
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: Texas State Historical Association
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