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[Postcard of a Carriage and Cars]

Description: Postcard of a team of horses and wagons leading a group of early model automobiles down a narrow road. "DAM! THE NARROW BRIDGES IN EAST TEXAS 123 BY JACK NOLAN KILGORE TX."
Date: September 12, 1931
Creator: Nolan, Jack
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Postcard of Odessa, Texas]

Description: Postcard depicting Odessa, Texas. Above that "Hub City of the Vast, Rich Odessa Oil Field" is printed and below that "New Ultra-Modern Ector County Court House" is printed. To the left of the frame is an "Odessa Water Tower" and to the right is the "Court House" Below that there is a depiction of "The Busy Odessa Airport" and to the right is "Odessa High School." On the back of the postcard "Odessa, TX. (Pop. 10,000) - fast growing oil, cattle and tourist center midway between Ft. Worth and El … more
Date: unknown
Location: 31.845682 -102.367643
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Two Men on a Street]

Description: Postcard of two men who are directly in the middle of the frame. To the right of the men there are various buildings, one of them being the S. D. Myres Saddle Company. There are also several horse drawn carriages in the background.
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Natural Oil Spring in Iraan, Texas]

Description: Postcard of the natural oil springs in Iraan, Texas. The image is of a hole in the ground that is filled up with oil, there are several pipes within the oil spring and the caption on the image reads "Natural Oil Spring, Iraan, Texas."
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Postcard from Beaumont, Texas]

Description: Postcard of multiple oil rigs and sheds. In the top right corner of the postcard, "Greetings From Beaumont, Texas" is printed. At the bottom of the postcard, "Thanks for your pretty card Miss Lillian L. Norman Mov. 7-05 1002 Pearl St" is handwritten in blue ink. On the back of the postcard, "Miss Clara E. Canfield, North Chatham Col. Col: New York" is hand written as well. There is also a stamp in the top right corner that features Benjamin Franklin.
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[House of the Mysterious Doodle Bug]

Description: Postcard of the House of the Mysterious Doodle Bug. A man stands guard outside of the small, houselike tent and the caption on the image reads "House of the Mysterious Doodle Bug" and below "The Doodle Bug has invaded West Texas. One never knows what will happen next when they have passed his way. Jack Nolan."
Date: unknown
Creator: Nolan, Jack
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Burkburnett Oil Field]

Description: Postcard of the Burkburnett oil field, including a number of wooden derricks and small wooden buildings with a cloud of smoke or steam obscuring parts of the center of the image. The caption on the image reads "Burkburnett New Field Nov. 1-19 Kodak Shop."
Date: unknown
Creator: Kodak Shop
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Texon Oil Field]

Description: Postcard of an oil field with many structures and oil derricks in the background, in the fore ground there is a building, and an oil derrick and another building and oil derrick to the left in the middle ground. The Inscription on the photograph reads: "Texon Oil Fields."
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Oil Field in Corsicana, Texas]

Description: Postcard of an oil field in Corsicana, Texas. A double row of wooden derricks mirror the road and there is a double string of oil rigs, plus others to either side.
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Photograph of Colorado, Texas]

Description: Postcard of Colorado, Texas. The photograph is of the main street with shops on either side. On the bottom of the photograph, "Colorado, Texas 16 Hewsom. Photo" is written. The back of the photograph is severely damaged and there is something written on it in pencil.
Date: 1922~
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Winkler County Court House]

Description: Postcard of the Winkler County Court House in Kermit, Texas. The inscription on the back reads, "Winkler County Court House Kermit, Texas. This view shows the modern court house of Kermit, Texas. Located at the lower corner of New Mexico in the Panhandle of Texas, it is close to Carlsbad Caverns, Big Bend National Park and Mexico. Main industries are cattle raising and oil fields with the skyline occasionally broken by oil derrick rigs. Published by F. J. Schaaf, Alamogordo, New Mexico."
Date: unknown
Creator: F. J. Schaaf Post Card Company
Location: 31.857626 -103.092665
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Stone Building in Pecos, Texas]

Description: Postcard of a stone building which appears to be a motel or hotel. Signs posted around the building announce "Boulder Courts" and "Private Baths." The caption on the image reads "Boulder Courts Pecos, Texas."
Date: unknown
Location: 31.422912 -103.493229
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Pecos River]

Description: Postcard of a landscape that has a bridge going across the Pecos River. Caption on the image reads " Pecos River, west of the Del Rio, Texas."
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Well in South Iraan, Texas]

Description: Postcard of a well with a caption that reads "Largest Producing Well in the South Iraan, Texas." In the background there are three metal structures and next to the well there is a sign.
Date: unknown
Location: 30.914048 -101.897906
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Men in Front of a Shack]

Description: Postcard of four men standing on the porch of a wooden building.
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Oil Tank and Derrick on Fire]

Description: Postcard of wooden a derrick surrounded by a cloud of dark smoke. The caption on the image reads "Oil Tank and Derrick on Fire, New Town Oct 4-19."
Date: 1919~
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[oil derrick close up]

Description: Postcard of a close up view of an oil derrick and six men in front of it.
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Men Constructing]

Description: Postcard of four men doing a construction job outside. The man on the left is standing on what appears to be a brick pillar, the man in the middle is hammering at a piece of wood while the two men on the right are posing for the camera. In the background of the photograph there are several oil derricks and to the right of the photograph there is a wooden building.
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Downtown Skyline of Odessa, Texas]

Description: Postcard of the downtown skyline in Odessa, Texas. There are buildings on each side and cars on the side of the street as well as driving in the middle of the street.
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Mule Team]

Description: Postcard of a mule team in the East Texas oil fields. The image features a group of mules which are pulling a carriage. Several men sit on the mules, directing the team. In the background there are several houses and trees intersperse the landscape. The back of the postcard has a handwritten note that reads "These treesa re 1 Hudrid feet tall & all the country wide little creeks & [illegible] Do you see our not in love with this part of the U.S.A."
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Street in Odessa, Texas]

Description: Postcard of a street in Odessa, Texas. The street is lined with storefronts and numerous early model automobiles are parked alongside the sides and drive on the roadway. In the bottom right of the picture, "Odessa, The Oil Field Suppy Base of West Texas - Jack Nolan" is written. There are many cars in the picture as well as buildings and shops on either side of the road.
Date: 1927
Creator: Nolan, Jack
Location: 31.845682 -102.367643
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Oil Rig Postcard]

Description: Postcard of an oil field in West Texas. On the top right of the postcard, "Fuel for a million cars a day" is printed. On the bottom left of the postcard, "Modern Oil Field in West Texas" is printed. On the back of the postcard, "The three major and several minor oil and gas fields of West Texas include the world's largest natural gas and second largest crude oil pools" is printed.
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Prizing it out of the mud]

Description: Postcard of four men that appear to be trying to get an early model automobile that is stuck in the mud in the roadway out by wedging a long metal looking object under the back left tire with buildings lining both sides of the street. Caption on image reads "Prizing 'it' out of the mud. 'New Town' Oct. 26-19." Inscription on back reads: "Hello Rose. I wish you could come to stay all night with us. We trade at the store that says Newtown Grocery. Bye Bye & write to us. Jove."
Date: October 26, 1919
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Burkburnett Oil Field]

Description: Postcard of the Burkburnett oil field in Wichita County, Texas, taken from ground level near a derrick. A number of wooden derricks are visible, with wooden housings and other small structures. Many of the derricks are partially obscured by smoke.
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame
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