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[Children on a South Texas State Fair Ride]

Description: Photograph of children riding an airplane-themed carnival ride at the South Texas State Fair. The children sit in small cars shaped like airplanes that are hanging from the ride by chains. An adult helps secure a child into one of the cars. Other rides are visible in the background.
Date: October 1972
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Lamar University

[Helter Skelter Ride at the South Texas State Fair]

Description: Photograph of several adults in line for a Helter Skelter ride at the South Texas State Fair. Next to the Helter Skelter ride, there is a sign advertising a ride called "Death Row" which promises "prison on wheels" and the opportunity to "see details, facts of a convict's life."
Date: October 1972
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Lamar University

[Panorama of the South Texas State Fair]

Description: Photograph of crowds at the South Texas State Fair. Several carnival rides are visible, including a Ferris Wheel, a Paratrooper ride, and a Zipper ride, among others. Several vendor stands advertise corn on the cob, king size hot dogs, fiddlesticks, ice cream, cotton candy, and more.
Date: October 1972
Creator: Lewis, David P.
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Partner: Lamar University

[Photograph of a Speaker at Big Thicket Day]

Description: Photograph of a speaker, believed to be Bill Daniel, addressing a crowd at Big Thicket Day. He stands on a small stage in front of an audience seated on the ground and on long benches. On the stage, several people stand holding various instruments, including acoustic guitars and an electric bass.
Date: 1976
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Lamar University

[Band Performing at Big Thicket Day #1]

Description: Photograph of a band performing on a stage at Big Thicket Day in Saratoga, Texas. The stage is raised slightly off of the ground and is comprised of a concrete slab with a wooden platform surrounding the back and both sides. The band includes performers playing an electric bass, acoustic guitars, a fiddle, and a banjo. Several amplifiers sit on the stage.
Date: 1976
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Lamar University

[Band Performing at Big Thicket Day #3]

Description: Photograph of a band performing on a stage at Big Thicket Day in Saratoga, Texas. The performers all sing into one microphone. The band includes performers playing an electric bass, an acoustic guitar, and a fiddle. Several amplifiers sit on the stage.
Date: 1976
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Lamar University

[Band Performing at Big Thicket Day #2]

Description: Photograph of a band performing on a stage at Big Thicket Day in Saratoga, Texas. The stage is raised slightly off of the ground and is comprised of a concrete slab with a wooden platform surrounding the back and both sides. The band includes performers playing an electric bass, acoustic guitars, a fiddle, and a banjo. Several amplifiers sit on the stage.
Date: 1976
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Lamar University

[Plaque for a Discovery Well in Batson, Texas]

Description: Photograph of a plaque commemorating the discovery of oil in a Batson, Texas oil field in a well known as Paraffine Oil Co. No. 1. The plaque notes that the well reached a depth of 790 feet, initially produced 600 barrels of oil, and was completed on October 31st, 1903. Located in Ada Belle Oil Field.
Date: February 13, 1977
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Lamar University

[Wheel in an Ada Belle Oil Field Pumphouse]

Description: Photograph of the mechanisms of a wheel used to operate sucker rods in the Ada Belle Oil Field. The ground below the wheel is littered with oil, debris, and various metal parts. The wheel is comprised of three sets of spokes stacked on top of one another.
Date: February 13, 1977
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Lamar University

[Pump House Complex at Ada Belle Oil Field]

Description: Photograph of the pump house complex at Ada Belle Oil Field in Batson, Texas. Several one-story structures and wooden oil tanks are visible in the distance. Power lines run above the buildings. Bare dirt and several large puddles of water occupy the foreground.
Date: February 13, 1977
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Lamar University
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