[Group of People Outside of Crane Lots]

One of 92 items in the series: Abell-Hanger Foundation Collection available on this site.

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Photograph of numerous people (mostly men but women and children as well) in a dirt road next to a tin building which advertisers for Crane lots. The caption at the bottom reads, "JAN -1- CRANE CITY 15 DAYS OLD KEEP YOUR EYE ON CRANE".

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1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 18 cm.

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Nolan, Jack January 7, 1927.

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Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

In 1975, Midland community members under the leadership of George T. Abell created the Museum to tell the story of petroleum and the lives of the people in the industry through history. Today, the Museum is the largest museum dedicated to the petroleum industry and its pioneers in the nation.

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Photograph of numerous people (mostly men but women and children as well) in a dirt road next to a tin building which advertisers for Crane lots. The caption at the bottom reads, "JAN -1- CRANE CITY 15 DAYS OLD KEEP YOUR EYE ON CRANE".

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1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 18 cm.

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Rescuing Texas History, 2017

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  • January 7, 1927

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  • March 11, 2019, 6:46 a.m.

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  • Nov. 25, 2019, 5:25 p.m.

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Nolan, Jack. [Group of People Outside of Crane Lots], photograph, January 7, 1927; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1129143/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame.

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