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[1925 Dodge]
Photograph of a 1925 Dodge parked among a desert like landscape with yucca plants.
[Aerial View of Midland]
Photograph of an aerial view of Midland, Texas.
[Big Lake, Texas Main Street]
Postcard of Main Street in Big Lake, Texas. The image shows a street lines with storefronts with a few early model automobiles. The caption on the image reads "Big Lake Tex."
[Buckboard Wagon]
Photograph of a buckboard wagon sitting in a field. A tree is visible in the background.
[Building Below a Water Tower]
Photograph of a water tower behind a small, one-story building with a sign that says, "Ward County Court House, City of Monahans City Hall and Fire Department." Two automobiles are parked in front of the building and some other buildings are partially visible on the left side of the image. A handwritten note on the back says, "Temporary court house at Monahans, Tex. Used while new Court House was being built."
[Cattle in the Street]
Photograph of a herd of cattle on Wall and Colorado streets being driven from South Texas to Lubbock for the opening of The Ranch Headquarters there.
[Chicago "C" Ranch House]
Photograph of the Chicago Ranch (also called the C Ranch) headquarters in southeastern Andrews County. In front of the house there are dead trees and a sidewalk.
[Christmas Day in Midland, Texas]
Photograph of a busy street lined with storefronts. The road is crowded with numerous wagons and horses and people. The caption on the image reads. "Xmas Day in Midland."
[Citizens National Bank]
Photograph of the Citizens National Bank in Odessa, Texas. The building is made of stone and is a two-story building. A horse and cart stand in the road in front of the building, five men, all in hats, stand at the building's corner, immediately behind the horse and cart.
[Corner building in Winter]
Copy print of building that stands on corner of two of two street in winter time. The three-story brick building has a large sign that reads: " Gulf Refining Company That Good Gulf Gasoline And Supreme Auto Oil." Several early omdel automobiles are parked outside the building in a curved drive. Three men in dark coats stand at the corner, looking toward the camera. Snow dusts the ground and road.
[Downtown Big Springs, Texas]
Photograph of downtown Big Springs, Texas showing the Hotel Settles in Howard County. There are early model automobiles parked along the street and buildings in the background.
[Downtown Midland, Texas]
Photograph of a street scene in downtown Midland, Texas. There are multiple modern, multi-storied buildings.
[F. E. Pop Harrison No. 1 Oil Rig]
Photograph of the F. E. Pop Harrison No. 1 rig at the Permian Basin Oil Show, the rig is surrounded by a chain link fence topped by barbed wire.
[Four Men Around a Pump Valve]
Photograph of four men standing around a pump valve with a metal storage tank in the background. All four men wear hard hats, the man on the left is wearing a light colored shirt and pants and holds a clipboard of documents in his hands in front of him. The man next to him is wearing a white shirt and dark pants, he is looking towards the valve. On the right, a man in overalls and another in a white shirt and black pants looks towards the men on the left.
[Four Men Posing with a Pipe]
Photograph of four men posing next to a pipe that is ready to be lowered into a ditch. More crew members are visible in the ditch and derricks are visible in the background. The caption under the image reads "The following written on back of original: 'Just a sample of Pick and shovel crew digging pipe line ditch -- and this is not the worst, by far.'"
[Group of People Outside of Crane Lots]
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".
[Group Photograph at a Well Site]
Group photograph at a well site, four men stand in front of a pump jack. All wear hard hats and the man on the left wears a white shirt and black pants; his right foot is resting on a block and his right hand rests on his knee. The second man from the left wears overalls and a long-sleeved shirt, his right hand is behind him while his left hand rests on the base of the pump jack. The third man from the left leans against the base of the pump jack, with his right foot propped up on it. The fourth man wears a light colored shirt and pants, he looks at the camera with his left hand resting on his hip and his right hand resting behind the third man.
[Group Portrait in front of a Truck]
Photograph of nine men posing for a group portrait in front of a truck. The truck has "University of Texas" on the driver's door. One of the men is standing near the driver's door with his left foot resting on the running board and his left arm resting on the open window. The remaining eight men are in two rows of four in front of the back of the truck and the front row is kneeling and squatting down while the back row stands.
[gushing oil pipe]
Photograph of a pipe with oil gushing from it. There is a man squatting behind the pipe, but his head is not visible, There is a pool of oil on the ground and a house is visible at the left.
[Gushing Oil Rig and Derrick]
Photograph of an oil rig and derrick with oil gushing. Sign on the rig reads, "Westbrook Oil Corporation Hendrick #1, Winkler County."
[Hobbs, New Mexico]
Photograph of a street scene in Hobbs, New Mexico. The street is lined with storefronts with two rows of automobiles in front. Several people are seen in the street.
[Hotel Stockton]
Photograph of a large three-story brick building with a sign on the facade that reads "Hotel Stockton." Several people are lined up in front of the building looking at the camera and the caption on the image reads "Hotel Stockton, Ft. Stockton, Texas."
[Industrial Complex]
Photograph of a large industrial complex. There are various rigs and structures throughout the photograph as well as shrubbery in the foreground.
[Interior Iraan Station]
Photograph of the interior of Iraan Station that features large pieces of equipment and machinery. The caption on the image reads, "INTERIOR IRAAN STATION J. F. JOHNSON, GENL. CONTR."
[Man Lowering Pipe]
Photograph of a man lowering a pipe into the ground with the aid of a pipe horse, manila rope and a 'cat head' brake method. There is a man laying on the ground using the pole above him for shade. Below the man, "Lowering pipe into ditch with aid of pipe horse, manila rope and 'cat head' brake method Roustabout probably taking nap in shade" is printed below.
[Man with Spool of Rope]
Photograph of a man turning a spool of rope. The spool seems to be connected with a series of gears and chains as well.
[Maxwell Mail Car with Passengers]
Photograph of a Maxwell mail car loaded with passengers and Gary Coggin as the driver. The car is an early model automobile with two women and three males in front of several buildings in the background. The caption on the image reads, "Gray Coggin Driver - U.S. Mail Route - Midland - Carlsbad N. M. - 1909."
[McClesky Number One]
Photograph of the McClesky No. 1, a wooden derrick, gushing oil. Several men are visible in the foreground running to the left of the image.
[McElroy Drilling Crew]
Photograph of the drilling crew on McElroy 103, which features a large group of men (and one child) posing for a photograph around the rotary table. On the table sits a can of Gulf Supreme Cup Grease with a rotary bit sitting on top of it.
[Men Carrying a Pipe]
Photograph of a crew carrying a length of pipe. The caption under the image reads "18 men laying 10" screw pipe by hand. Front 6 men using cradle bar; other men using pipe carrying tongs."
[Men Dressing a Bit]
Photograph of two men on a rig floor, surrounded by the associated tools and equipment. Both wear hard hats and hold sledgehammers. They are in the process of dressing a bit.
[Men Inside the Texas and Pacific Railway Depot]
Photograph of a group of men inside the Texas and Pacific Railway depot in Monahans, Texas. In the center of the room stands a stove.
[Men Under an Oil Rigs]
Photograph of three men sitting on an early model automobile's running board. The vehicle is parked in front of a rig with a steel derrick and the man in the center wears a fedora-style hat while the man to his left has his elbows resting on his knees.
[Men Working on Pipeline]
Photograph of men working on a pipeline. Four men stand next to a large pipe, behind the pipe is a tractor to assist.
[Midland Christian College]
Photograph of a large three-story building with trees and other vegetation in front. The entrance has a portico.
[Midland County Courthouse]
Photograph of the second Midland County Courthouse. There are several trees in front of the courthouse as well as a fence.
[Midland Shipping Pens]
Photograph of cattle, wagons, horses, and a train in the background at the Midland Shipping Pens. Caption on the image reads, "Midland Shipping Pens."
[Midland Volunteer Fire Department]
Photograph of multiple people in front of a fire truck. The majority of the people in the photograph seem to be firemen due to their uniform. Behind the men is the fire station as well as another car.
[Monahans Railroad Depot]
Photograph of the Monahans Railroad Depot with several men sitting and standing on the platform.
[Numerous Wooden Derricks]
Photograph of numerous wooden derricks among houses. Smoke can be seen billowing up in several places in the photograph.
[Oil Rig in Winkler, Texas]
Photograph of the first oil rig in Winkler, Texas. To the right of the photograph there is an oil rig. In the background of the photograph there are five grain silos and a shack, on the top of the photograph "First oil well in Winkler Field."
[Oil Well Supplies to W. Texas Oil Fields]
Photograph of a large cylindrical object loaded onto a wagon, being pulled by a large team of mules. The caption on the image reads "Oil Well Supplies to W. Texas Oil Fields."
[Old Spudding Unit]
Photograph of an old spudding unit photographed in 1958 between Kermit and Wink by Bill Shoopman, Odessa photographer.
[El Paso Natural Gas Company Plant]
Photograph of processing equipment next to the El Paso Natural Gas Co. Plant. Caption on the image reads, "El Paso Natural Gas Co. Plant at Jal, N. Mex."
[Petroleum Building]
Photograph of the Petroleum Building in downtown Midland, Texas. Numerous modern automobiles are visible parked along streets.
[Photograph of a Bull Wheel]
Photograph of a bull wheel.
[Photograph of a Ditching Machine]
Photograph of a ditching machine towards the left side of the image. Two men stand behind the machine, on the other side of the ditch. A dirt road is on the right side and the caption on the image reads "23993 9-7-30."
[Photograph of a Drilling Crew]
Photograph of a drilling crew on the wooden rig of T. B. Slick's Sheppared No. 6 well site in Eastland, Texas. The caption on the image reads "T. B. Slick's Sheppard #6 Pioneer, Tex."
[Photograph of a Metal Pipe Structure]
Photograph of a metal pipe structure with the caption "The Christmas Tree."
[Photograph of a Pond]
Photograph of a body of water (like a pond) with a viewing platform to the right.
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