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Drilling Rig

Description: Photograph on postcard of a Gulf Oil Company drilling rig (wooden derrick) surrounded by trees.
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

Derricks from Train Roof

Description: Photograph on postcard of several oil derricks from the roof of a train. The hand brakes and walkway for the brakeman are visible.
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

Men Digging Pipeline

Description: Photograph on postcard of several workers, all wearing hats and work clothes, digging through a hill for an oil pipeline.
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

People by Barn

Description: Photograph on postcard of three workers by an unknown building (appears to be some sort of barn or shed) belonging to the Gulf Oil Company.
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

Oxen and Wagon

Description: Photograph on postcard of two men in hats seated on oxen next to a flatbed wagon.
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

Men Working on Pipeline

Description: Photograph on postcard of several workers working on an oil pipeline. Most are wading through the water of a pond or river that the pipeline is passing through.
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

Women by Fire

Description: Photograph on postcard of five women standing in front of the smoke from an oil fire. The large cloud of smoke dwarfs the women.
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

Gulf Oil Company Building

Description: Photograph on postcard of a white building with eight exhaust stacks on the side. The building belongs to the Gulf Oil Company and is located at the McElroy oil field in Crane County, Texas.
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

Men Digging

Description: Photograph on postcard of a group of workers digging an oil pipeline. Mules are standing atop the dirt pile, ready to pull equipment.
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

Men and Mule Teams

Description: Photograph on postcard of workers digging for an oil pipeline. Several mule teams are lined up to haul equipment in and out.
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

Man by Pipes

Description: Photograph on postcard of an unidentified worker in hat and work clothes posing for a picture next to an oil pipeline.
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

Man with Oxen

Description: Photograph on postcard of an unidentified worker standing next to a train of oxen. They are next to a railroad track. The oxen are hauling a wagon loaded with pipes.
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

Workers and Mule Teams

Description: Photograph on postcard of workers digging for an oil pipeline. Several mule teams are lined up near a wooden shack to haul equipment in and out.
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

Drilling Rig

Description: Photograph on postcard of a Gulf Oil Company drilling rig surrounded by trees.
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

[Postcard of Mitchell Co. Oil Corp. Oil Rig]

Description: Postcard of a wooden derrick with either oil or steam gushing over it. The caption on the image reads, "Badgitt 1. Mitchell Co. Oil Corp. Colorado - Texas" is handwritten. On the back of the card, "Mitchell County Oil Corporation's Badgitt Well No. 1 Picture No. 3 November 2, 1979 Lee Jones, Jr."
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

[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

[Men with Ditching Machine]

Description: Postcard of men posing around a steam operated ditching machine.
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Postcard of Yates Ranch]

Description: Postcard of ranch buildings with an oil derrick and power lines in the background. An early model automobile is parked between the buildings in the center of the image and the caption on the image reads "THE OLD HOME-STEAD, YATES RANCH, NOW CENTER OF LARGEST OIL FIELD IN THE U. S. A. (DOUBLEDAY)."
Date: 1927
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Fire at Night]

Description: Postcard of a large fire at night. The caption on the image reads, "Night View: C. L. Perkins No 5 on Fire 9-13-1919 Flowin 4000 BBLS Oil & 10,000,000 Ft Gas Ranger, TEX."
Date: September 13, 1919
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Burk Waggoner Gusher]

Description: Postcard of a pipe on the left side with oil spewing from it into a pool of oil. The caption on the image reads: "Burk Wagon Gusher. 4200 Bbl Daily."
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Postcard of Badgitt #1 Oil Rig]

Description: Postcard of a wooden oil rig and derrick with either oil or steam. The caption on the image reads "Badgitt #1. Mitchell Co. Oil Corp. Colorado -- Texas."
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
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