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Heritage, Volume 12, Number 3, Summer 1994

Description: Quarterly publication containing articles related to the preservation of historic artifacts and sites in Texas. Feature articles discuss various aspects of Texas history and heritage, often highlighting museums and collections within the state. Also included are book reviews, current preservation news, and a listing of historical museums in Texas.
Date: Summer 1994
Creator: Texas Historical Foundation
Partner: Texas Historical Foundation

[Derrick at Spindletop Oil Field]

Description: Photograph of a wooden derrick at the Spindletop oil field in Beaumont, Texas. The derrick is located behind a chain-link fence with barbed wire and is surrounded by various equipment. Several support tethers are attached to the tower.
Date: unknown
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Partner: Lamar University

A Docked Oil Rig

Description: Photograph of a large oil rig with a spindletop docked on a river bank. There is a small boat in front of it. In the foreground is a river bank and next to the rig is a shed with wooden beams outside of it.
Date: unknown
Partner: Heritage House Museum

Max Goldfine and Wife During Oil Boom

Description: Photograph of Max Goldfine standing next to his wife. He is wearing denim pants and a button-up shirt and she is wearing a skirt, blouse, and apron. Behind them are two buggies pulled by six horses and six workers. Behind that are six oil spindletops and trees. Typed and taped on the bottom of the mat is, "Max Goldfine family in Orangefield during boom. They operated a dry goods store."
Date: unknown
Partner: Heritage House Museum

Oil Wells

Description: Copy negative of two images. The photograph on the left shows an oil spindletop with several workers standing beneath it. The photograph on the right shows an oil spindletop from a distance.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Postcard of a Beaumont Oil Gusher]

Description: The image in front of the postcard shows grass in the background. There is an oil gusher in the middle ground. On the foreground to the left are several figures looking at the gusher. Near the middle of the foreground are two figures looking to the left towards the gusher and the crowd. On the lower left corner of the postcard is printed the following: "Beaumont Oil Gusher, Beaumont, Texas." The back of the postcard is blank.
Date: unknown
Creator: Commercial Chrome
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum
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