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Three Men on an Oil Rig

Description: Photograph of three men sitting and leaning against an oil drilling rig. Two of the men are wearing button-up shirts and one man is wearing a suit with a vest, watch chain, and necktie. All of the men are wearing hats. Written on the machinery is, "Oil Well Imperial" and "Oil Well Supply Co."
Date: unknown
Partner: Heritage House Museum

Oil Drilling Crew

Description: Photograph of five men that are part of a drilling crew at Orangefield in Orange, Texas. All are wearing coveralls with gloves and hats. They are standing on a part of large machinery. Typed and taped on the bottom of the mat is, "Orangefield during the boom. This is a typical drilling crew."
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

Orange City Oil Field "Gasser"

Description: Photograph of an oil field "gasser" erupting. In the foreground are tree trunks and tree logs, behind those is a pile of timber with a billow of smoke coming out. In the background is a forest. Written across the bottom of the photograph is, "Orange County Oil Field 'Gasser'" and typed and taped onto the bottom part of the mat is, "Orangefield "Gasser" - Most of the wells "blew" in with tremendous loss of oil and gas."
Date: unknown
Partner: Heritage House Museum

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

[Drilling rig on river]

Description: Photograph of a drilling rig on a river. There is a barge on the right and a hotel in the background. There are people visible on different parts of the structure. The rig has four large column-like structures.
Date: unknown
Partner: Heritage House Museum

[Oil Flowing from Humble Well]

Description: Photographic postcard picturing oil flowing out of a well. Written on the card, "Giant Humble well yields 428,000 bbls [barrels] oil in 42 days. Humble Well, Orange, Texas 3=788=731212" The oil flows from a pipe into a trough.
Date: 1920
Partner: Heritage House Museum

[Men and a Dog by an Oil Derrick]

Description: Photograph of twelve men and a dog at the base of an oil derrick in Orangefield, Texas around 1920. The man 2nd from the left is Tom Toal, Sr., 7th from left is Oscar Winfree, 8th from left is Charlie Schriebner, 11th from left is Dave Craft. They worked for the Toal Independent Oil Company.
Date: 1920~
Creator: Ward Jaycox
Partner: Heritage House Museum

Men with Oil Derrick

Description: Photograph of six men standing, sitting or leaning against a large oil Derrick at Orangefield. All of the men wear hats, some wear overalls and gloves. One man wears a collared shirt and a tie. In the foreground is a pile of pipes and the derrick has several tools on it.
Date: unknown
Partner: Heritage House Museum

[Photograph of Oil tanker "Y-13"]

Description: Photograph of oil tanker, "Y-13", on a body of water. There are crew visible on the vessel. Back of photograph: "LSC Hull No. 259. Oil tanker "Y-13", built for U.S. Army, Completed 03-27-43. 162'-6" x 27' x 12'-8". Levingston Shipbuilding Co. Front & Mill STS. Orange, Texas."
Date: unknown
Creator: Business Men's Studio
Partner: Heritage House Museum
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