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[Postcard of an Oil Derrick]

Description: Postcard of an oil derrick in a field in Texas. In the background, there are two other derricks as well as a red barn and several smoking pipes. In the top right of the postcard, "Texas Oil Fields 2713" is printed and on the back there is an illustration of a flower as well as "Postcard" printed in the upper middle.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Oil Field in Burkburnett, Texas]

Description: Postcard of an oil field in Burkburnett and Wichita Falls. The inscription on the front reads "Oil a Mile Long in Block 96" and on the back "Mrs. J. L. Marshall 1100 Elgin Ave Muskogee, Okla. The image has an oil derrick in the background as well as a body of water running through the middle of the image.
Date: May 23, 1920
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Four Men Around a Pump Valve]

Description: Photograph of four men standing around a pump valve with a metal storage tank in the background. All four men wear hard hats, the man on the left is wearing a light colored shirt and pants and holds a clipboard of documents in his hands in front of him. The man next to him is wearing a white shirt and dark pants, he is looking towards the valve. On the right, a man in overalls and another in a white shirt and black pants looks towards the men on the left.
Date: 1965
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Photograph of a Cable Tool Rig]

Description: Photograph of a wooden cable tool rig with water spewing up the derrick. The inscription on the back reads "82-13.33 Classen Badgett No.1 Sept. 30th '22 Showing water coming out of 10" casing - turning to brine. Mitchell Co Texas W. J. Classen photographer."
Date: September 30, 1922
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Postcard of the World's Deepest Oil Well]

Description: Postcard depicting several oil rigs. In the forefront of the photograph, there is one main rig, with another rig in the background. At the bottom of the postcard "The world's deepest oil well 8525 ft" is hand written. On the back of the postcard, "85-4.1 Webel Collection 3.00" is handwritten as well as "Post Card Correspondance Address Only" is printed.
Date: 1928
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Metal Derrick]

Description: Postcard of three men standing on an incomplete derrick with another man standing on the derrick's base and two complete derricks in the background: one to the far left the other slightly to the right from center, lengths of metal are visible on the right.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Postcard of an Oil Field]

Description: Postcard of oil fields in West Texas. On top of the postcard, "Fuel for a million cars a day!" is written with, "Modern oil field in West Texas" written below that. The illustration that is depicted is multiple oil fields with oil rigs that extend out into the distance.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Man on Top of an Oil Rig]

Description: Postcard of a wooden derrick with three men sitting on the derrick's crown block. On the ground, oil field equipment and small buildings are visible. Several derricks are visible in the background and the caption on the image reads "Derrick Toppers."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Men Carrying a Pipe]

Description: Photograph of a crew carrying a length of pipe. The caption under the image reads "18 men laying 10" screw pipe by hand. Front 6 men using cradle bar; other men using pipe carrying tongs."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Four Men Posing with a Pipe]

Description: Photograph of four men posing next to a pipe that is ready to be lowered into a ditch. More crew members are visible in the ditch and derricks are visible in the background. The caption under the image reads "The following written on back of original: 'Just a sample of Pick and shovel crew digging pipe line ditch -- and this is not the worst, by far.'"
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Photograph of a Steel Derrick]

Description: Photograph of a steel derrick, three men stand at its base with four men standing at its top. The caption on the image reads "BUILDING AN OIL DERRICK" and "First all steel Derrick - Drumright."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Oil Field Scene in Ector County]

Description: Photograph of an oil field scene in Ector County. Several trucks loaded with pipes are visible on the right foreground. In the background, on the left, is a series of storage tanks and in the center background, two derricks are visible. The caption on the image reads "Oil Field in Ector County Photo by Jack Nolan Odessa, Tex."
Date: unknown
Creator: Nolan, Jack
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[McElroy Drilling Crew]

Description: Photograph of the drilling crew on McElroy 103, which features a large group of men (and one child) posing for a photograph around the rotary table. On the table sits a can of Gulf Supreme Cup Grease with a rotary bit sitting on top of it.
Date: 1935
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame
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