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[Men Standing on an Oil Rig]

Description: Photograph of seven men standing on a wooden oil rig. All wear coats or jackets and hats.
Date: 1921
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Photograph of a Modern Drilling Rig]

Description: Photograph of a modern drilling rig with mid-century automobiles visible in the bottom right corner.
Date: unknown
Creator: Roberts, Paul
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Three Men with Horses]

Description: Photograph of three men with horses, two men sit astride horses on the right side of the image. Another man stands on the ground next to a bridled horse, a chuck wagon, with a team of mules, is on the left side of the image and additional horses (or cattle) stand among the men.
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Photograph of a Rig Floor]

Description: Photograph of a rig floor, two men stand near the well hole and a large wheel is visible in the left background.
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Group Photograph at a Well Site]

Description: Group photograph at a well site, four men stand in front of a pump jack. All wear hard hats and the man on the left wears a white shirt and black pants; his right foot is resting on a block and his right hand rests on his knee. The second man from the left wears overalls and a long-sleeved shirt, his right hand is behind him while his left hand rests on the base of the pump jack. The third man from the left leans against the base of the pump jack, with his right foot propped up on it. The fourt… more
Date: 1965
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Photograph of a Trench]

Description: Photograph of a trench in the ground. Dirt from the trench is piled on the left side of the hole. The caption on the image reads, "23972 9-7-39."
Date: September 7, 1939
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Photograph of a Ditching Machine]

Description: Photograph of a ditching machine towards the left side of the image. Two men stand behind the machine, on the other side of the ditch. A dirt road is on the right side and the caption on the image reads "23993 9-7-30."
Date: September 7, 1939
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Wooden Derrick and Rig]

Description: Photograph of a wooden derrick and rig. Steel cords are attached to the derrick and anchored into the ground and there are several bushes around the sparse landscape.
Date: 1958
Creator: Shoopman, Bill
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Oil Derrick Explosion]

Description: Photograph of a well fire engulfing a derrick. Men are seen on the right foreground running towards the camera. The caption on the photograph reads "Skelly-Amarada Univ. No. 1 Ector County Photo taken the instant the well burst into flames - Jack Nolan."
Date: April 26, 1930
Creator: Nolan, Jack
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Numerous Wooden Derricks]

Description: Photograph of numerous wooden derricks among houses. Smoke can be seen billowing up in several places in the photograph.
Date: 1918
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Men Dressing a Bit]

Description: Photograph of two men on a rig floor, surrounded by the associated tools and equipment. Both wear hard hats and hold sledgehammers. They are in the process of dressing a bit.
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Man Lowering Pipe]

Description: Photograph of a man lowering a pipe into the ground with the aid of a pipe horse, manila rope and a 'cat head' brake method. There is a man laying on the ground using the pole above him for shade. Below the man, "Lowering pipe into ditch with aid of pipe horse, manila rope and 'cat head' brake method Roustabout probably taking nap in shade" is printed below.
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[gushing oil pipe]

Description: Photograph of a pipe with oil gushing from it. There is a man squatting behind the pipe, but his head is not visible, There is a pool of oil on the ground and a house is visible at the left.
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Photograph of Rig Contractors]

Description: Photograph of five rig contractors on the rig floor. They are all wearing long-sleeve shirts with overalls and hats and are facing the camera. The caption on the image reads "Tom Gleason - Rig Contractor. Clare Rayson - Crew Pusher."
Date: unknown
Creator: Crawford Photo
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Men Posing with a Cable Tool Rig]

Description: Photograph of seven crew members posing outside a cable tool rig with lengths of pipe casing on which most stand. The inscription on the back reads "An early drilling crew in the Pioneer [Eastland County], Texas boom ca. 1922-1923 [North Central Texas]."
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Four Men Around a Well Hole]

Description: Photograph of four men around a well hole, one appears to be holding a hose. The inscription on the back reads "Washing over a diamond core bit prior to removing the core that is inside the core barrel. Diamond core bit being washed above rotary table. UT Archives. Image used for Walter Rundell's book Oil in West Texas and New Mexico: A Pictorial History of the Permian Basin."
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Photograph of a Sand Dune]

Description: Photograph of a desert landscape, consisting of sand dunes. A barren tree stands to the left of the image.
Date: 1961
Creator: Roberts, Paul
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Man with Spool of Rope]

Description: Photograph of a man turning a spool of rope. The spool seems to be connected with a series of gears and chains as well.
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Rig]

Description: Photograph of the Santa Rita No. 1 oil rig with a group of men (five visible) standing in the foreground.
Date: June 10, 1923
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Men with Automobile]

Description: Photograph of two men standing on either side of an automobile. The caption on the image reads "18 GALLONS OF FIRE WATER GOING TO JAIL FOR BEING CAUGHT IN A FORD COUPE 194 JACK NOLAN."
Date: unknown
Creator: Nolan, Jack
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Photograph of a Camp Town]

Description: Photograph of an aerial view of a camp town with rows of small houses. The caption under the image reads "Camp #1 M-K O&G Co. looking North." The inscription on the back reads "82-4.5 Ivy #5 Camp #1, looking north toward Iraan, Texas Pecos County. Mid-Kansas Oil & Gas Co. 1928."
Date: 1928
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Photograph of a Well Site]

Description: Photograph of a well site, a wooden derrick and rig stand on the right side with a dog house in the center. The boiler house is on the left with a large chimney pipe emitting dark smoke, pipe casing is visible in the center foreground and an early model automobile is parked on the far left.
Date: unknown
Creator: Martin, W. P.
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Oil Rig Crew]

Description: Photograph of a crew on the ground around a well rig that is under construction. There are five men to the left of the photograph that seem to be conversing in a group and several men on the right seem to be working on the rig.
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Photograph of an Oil Rig Smoking]

Description: Photograph of a wooden cable tool rig with salt spewing up through the derrick. In the foreground is covered with salt.
Date: October 12, 1922
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame
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