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[Old Gore Place in Silsbee, Texas]

Description: Photograph of Old Gore Place in North Silsbee, Texas, an abandoned wooden structure with a cypress shingle roof. The dilapidated building has a large front porch. Brush grows around the foundation. There is a large, corrugated metal patch on the roof.
Date: unknown
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Partner: Lamar University

[Pumphouse at Ada Belle Oil Field]

Description: Photograph of a pumphouse at Ada Belle Oil Field in Batson, Texas. Sucker rods run from a pumpjack in the foreground to the pump house in the distance. The sucker rods are propped up off the ground on small blocks of wood.
Date: February 13, 1977
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Partner: Lamar University

[Mechanism in a Sinclair Oil Field]

Description: Photograph of a mechanism with several valves and a hose leading from it located on the site of an oil field operated by Sinclair Oils. A sign for the company lays on the ground. A tree line comprised of thin, densely packed pine trees is visible in the background.
Date: January 23, 1972
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Partner: Lamar University

[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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Partner: Lamar University
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