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[Oil Derrick with Spill]

Description: Postcard of an oil derrick with a large puddle of oil in front of it. The writing at the bottom reads: "J. L. Thompson Oil Corp. Springfield No. 1. Powell, Tex. Adams Photo".
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Oil Blowing Derrick]

Description: Postcard in black and white of a wooden oil derrick spewing oil. The inscription on the front reads: "Humphrey's Jones #1, Kosse Texas. Buie Mexia."
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Magnolia Petroleum Co., Beaumont, Texas]

Description: Postcard of an illustration aerial view of Magnolia Petroleum Co. in Beaumont, Texas. The illustration shows many oil drums as well as buildings and other oil related equipment. On the back of the postcard, "Hello Thanks for nice card come soon. Mrs. J. Bowers R-1 B of 175C. Mrs. M. A Robinson Box 1653 Borger, Texas."
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

[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 Wells Out West]

Description: Postcard of multiple oil rigs with "Oil Wells Out West" written over them.
Date: unknown
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 at the Rio Bravo Oil Co. Bungalow]

Description: Postcard of five men on the front porch of a Rio Bravo Oil Co. bungalow at Saratoga, Texas.
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Alamo Refinery]

Description: Postcard of a refinery with numerous early model cars outside of it. The writing on the bottom left side reads: "Alamo Refinery. Whittenburg Tex."
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Wild Yates Well]

Description: Postcard of a busted derrick spewing oil. The Print at the bottom of the picture reads: " 'Wild Yates Well' Iraan, Tex".
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

[Beaumont Oil Field]

Description: Postcard of an oil field with smog over it numerous housing structures, wells, and derricks are visible. The print in the top left hand corner reads: " Oil Wells, Beaumont, Texas".
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Well in Borger]

Description: Postcard of an Oil derrick and four round structures. The print on the bottom left reads: "A Wonderful Paying Well. Borger, Tex".
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Postcard of an Oil Rig]

Description: Postcard of several oil rigs, the rig in the foreground is smoking profusely. Printed at the top of the postcard is "Sweet Evangeline" and on the bottom is "Goose Creek, Near Houston, Texas. 35,000 BBLS. Per Day."
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Oil Storage Tanks]

Description: Postcard of three old wooden storage tanks and an old wooden oil derrick. The writing in the bottom right corner reads: "Thrope #3. 15 million gasser. Loury, Texas".
Date: unknown
Creator: Thrope
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Postcard of a Gushing Oil Rig]

Description: Postcard of a gushing oil rig at the Odessa Oil Field. On the top of the postcard, "Black God. One of the Many Oil Gushers of the Rich Odessa Field" is printed.
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Postcard of an Oil Rig in Borger, Texas]

Description: Postcard of an oil rig with "A wonderful producer South West of Borger, Texas" and in the right "Mac's Studio Borger, Tex" printed. In the background there are multiple houses and other oil rigs in the distance.
Date: unknown
Location: 35.667820 -101.397388
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Gushing Oil Derrick]

Description: Postcard is in color of an Oil Derrick in a forest spewing oil. The print in the top left hand corner reads: "Gusher in oil field, Humble, Texas, Near Houston".
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

[Virginia Oil Wells]

Description: Postcard of an old town with many oil derricks in the background and one on the edge of the town. The writing on the the bottom of the picture reads: "Street in Leeray showing Virginia Oil Wells."
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Saint Clair Camp Oil Field]

Description: Postcard of an oil camp with three oil derrick in the middle of the camp. Inscription on front reads: " Saint Claim Camp. Lerray Tex."
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Yates Oil Field]

Description: Postcard of an oil field with three rows of 5 big round structures with five oil derricks in the mid ground and a person and a cow, two houses in the back ground, and trees in the fore ground. The writing on the front reads: "The Yates Oil Field, Tex. (Doubleday)".
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Moonshine Air Plant]

Description: Postcard of an oil field called "moonshine air plant". Image is in color. The print below the picture reads: "Moonshine Air Plant, largest in the world, oil field, Humble, Texas. Near Houston".
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Wooden Derrick]

Description: Postcard of a well blowing oil and gas over wooden derrick at Henrietta, Texas. The caption on the image reads "1243A One of the Largest Gassers in the Henrietta Oil and GanField, Henrietta, Tex., American World says, Henrietta is Destined to be the Pittsburg of the Great Southwest."
Date: 1910
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame
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