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[The interior of the Post Office Grocery.]

[The interior of the Post Office Grocery.]

Date: 1929
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph (copy) of the interior of the Post Office Grocery. Standing in the store are five men identified from left to right as: Ben Garcia, Frank Walenta, E. W. Luksa, Sam Epstein, Vince Nesvadba. Wooden shelves can be seen on the left wall with bins of items toward bottom. A table of goods sits on the left with baskets of produce in front of it. A sack of flour is on the floor in the far left corner of photo. The back of the store has a sign that reads: Post Office Cash Grocery. A counter with a scale in the middle is also on the back area. To the right are more shelves with stacked cans of goods. A glass counter with candies is to the bottom right corner of photograph. Scanned image is of the copy.
Holding Partner: Fort Bend Museum
[Amanda Wedell Pike]

[Amanda Wedell Pike]

Date: 1920 - 1929
Creator: unknown
Description: A photograph of Amanda Wedell Pike standing outdoors in front of bushes and trees. A building can be seen in the background. Ms. Pike is wearing a drop-waisted dress with dark shoes and stockings. On the back of the photograph is written: "Amanda Wedell Pike."
Holding Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
Oklahoma, a history of the state and its people, v. 2

Oklahoma, a history of the state and its people, v. 2

Date: 1929
Creator: Thoburn, Joseph B. (Joseph Bradfield), 1866-1941
Description: Volume 2 covers the history of Oklahoma from the mid-19th to early 20th centuries. Includes information on railways, the cattle industry, the opening of Oklahoma lands and the push for statehood.
Holding Partner: University of North Texas Libraries
Oklahoma, a history of the state and its people, v. 4

Oklahoma, a history of the state and its people, v. 4

Date: 1929
Creator: Thoburn, Joseph B. (Joseph Bradfield), 1866-1941
Description: Volume 4 gives biographies of prominent Oklahomans.
Holding Partner: University of North Texas Libraries
Oklahoma, a history of the state and its people, v. 3

Oklahoma, a history of the state and its people, v. 3

Date: 1929
Creator: Thoburn, Joseph B. (Joseph Bradfield), 1866-1941
Description: Volume 3 gives biographies of prominent Oklahomans.
Holding Partner: University of North Texas Libraries
The Laws of Texas, 1929 [Volume 26]

The Laws of Texas, 1929 [Volume 26]

Date: 1929
Creator: Gammel, Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen
Description: Supplement Volume to the Original Ten Volumes compiled and arranged by H.P.N Gammel of Austin.
Holding Partner: University of North Texas Libraries
Line of Cars

Line of Cars

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of several cars lined up along the road. Members of the Shell Oil seismograph party stand next to their vehicles. Several houses are visible in the background.
Holding Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame
Thornburgh on Porch

Thornburgh on Porch

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of a Shell Oil seismologist (Thornburgh) sitting on the steps of a house porch.
Holding Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame
Harry Goode and Frank Taylor with Snowballs

Harry Goode and Frank Taylor with Snowballs

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of two men in sweaters standing in the snow. Harry Goode (left) and Frank Taylor (right) are workers for the Shell Oil Company.
Holding Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame
Boats

Boats

Date: 1929
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of the Shell Oil houseboat and part of Shell's fleet in Louisiana in 1929.
Holding Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame
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