The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 86, July 1982 - April, 1983
Date: 1982/1983
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
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 589.
Contributing Partner: Texas State Historical Association
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[LeTourneau Industries]
Date: 1957
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of a completed offshore oil rig located in the Gulf of Mexico. The rig was built at the LeTourneau Industries oil rig building facility near Vicksburg, Mississippi, which began operation in 1944.
Contributing Partner: Longview Public Library
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[LeTourneau Industries]
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of the LeTourneau Industries oil rig building facility near Vicksburg, Mississippi, which began operation in 1944. The photograph shows an aerial view of the facility. The platforms were assembled on the river band and were walked into the river for final fitting. From Vicksburg, the river tow boats transported the rigs to New Orleans, Louisiana, where they were transferred to the Gulf by ocean going tugs. The first off-shore drilling rig ever created was designed and built by Robert G. LeTourneau without any formal drawings or plans.
Contributing Partner: Longview Public Library
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth191322/
[LeTourneau Industries]
Date: June 1957
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of the LeTourneau Industries oil rig building facility near Vicksburg, Mississippi, which began operation in 1944. The photograph shows three rigs under construction.
Contributing Partner: Longview Public Library
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth191324/
[LeTourneau Industries]
Date: March 1957
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of the LeTourneau Industries oil rig building facility near Vicksburg, Mississippi, which began operation in 1944. The photograph shows the final testing for one of the oil rigs built at the facility.
Contributing Partner: Longview Public Library
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth191323/
[Port Arthur, Texas: "Where the Southwest Meets the Old South"]
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: This film is unedited footage shot by a camera crew intended for a television show; the footage herein concerns events and sites in Port Arthur, Texas. The film begins with footage of a marshy beach, where family groups and individuals play sports, fish and hike. In the marsh, the crew tries to interact with an alligator. The film includes other material of recreational activity, such as: people operating jetskis, rowboats, motorboats, speedboats, sailboats, airboats, fishing boats, and barges; zydeco musicians playing music to restaurant patrons; and men playing frolf and golf. Various local sites of interest captured on film include: a statue of Lt. Richard (Dick) W. Dowling; an off-shore oil rig; local architecture, including the Rainbow Bridge; and the Museum of the Gulf Coast. In an interview at the museum, Dr. Sam Monroe, President of the Port Arthur Historical Society, describes the Port Arthur region as “an area where the Old South meets the Southwest.” Much of the remainder of the film is comprised of footage of a carnival and nighttime parade in celebration of Mardi Gras. At this event, the crew films: carnival rides; parade spectators with Mardi Gras beads; the West Brook High School Navy JROTC and ...
Contributing Partner: UNT Media Library
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[Oil rig in North Collingsworth County]
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of an oil rig in North Collingsworth County. The rig is near a wooden building and two small sheds. Four men are standing behind the rig on wooden boards. There is a black cloud of smoke in the center of the photograph.
Contributing Partner: Collingsworth County Museum
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[C.R. Stevenson Working on Oil Rig]
Date: unknown
Creator: Watkins, J. C.
Description: Photograph of a man, identified as C. R. Stevenson, working on an oil rig. He is wearing a hat and tie and holding the wheel attached to a large pipe. He is looking upwards with a neutral expression. A stamp on the back of the photograph identifies the photographer as J. C. Watkins.
Contributing Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast
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[Artist's Print of an Off Shore Drilling Platform]
Date: unknown
Creator: Karppi, Frank
Description: Print of an off shore oil drilling platform. An oil derrick cantilevers out over the water and a crane raises above the platform.
Contributing Partner: Heritage House Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth36330/
[Artist's Print of an Off Shore Drilling Rig
Date: unknown
Creator: Karppi, Frank
Description: Print by Frank Karppi depicting an off shore oil rig out in the water. The platform has an oil derrick and a crane on it.
Contributing Partner: Heritage House Museum
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