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Chase Field Swimming Pool

Description: Postcard of the "Swimming Pool, Chase Field, Beeville, Texas" as printed at the bottom of the card. On June 1, 1943, Chase Field was commissioned as a Naval Air Auxiliary Station to train naval aviators during World War II. The base was named for Lt. Cmdr. Nathan Brown Chase, who went down in the Pacific on a training flight in 1925. After the war, Chase Field was closed until 1953, when it was reopened during the Korean War to help with the over-crowding at NAS Corpus Christi. In July 1968, Ch… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Bee County Historical Commission

Oil Tanker at the Maggie Ray McKinney Oil Well

Description: Postcard of the first Humble Oil Tanker taking out the first load of oil from the Maggie Ray McKinney oil well. On December 29, 1929 as the Houston Oil Company drilled for gas, the first oil well in Bee County was brought in on the JJ McKinney land east of Pettus. Humble Oil and Refining Company completed McKinney No. 1 Oil Well, Bee County, January 31, 1930. The discovery brought a rush of people to the community of Pettus. The discovery of oil relieved the pressure of depression. By 1937… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Bee County Historical Commission

John F. Pettus Homestead

Description: Postcard of the John Pettus Homestead, the name sake of Pettus, Texas. Virginian, John Freeman Pettus, was one of Stephen Austin’s original “Old Three Hundred” settlers. Mr. Pettus’ land grant was in Goliad, but he bought thousands of acres near what is now Pettus in north Bee County because he needed more grazing land. He paid 25 cents to $1.25 per acre. In order to watch his stock Mr. Pettus built an adobe one-room cabin with a chimney. Here he lived for approximately twenty years, but we… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Bee County Historical Commission

Train on Bridge

Description: Photograph on postcard of a train on tracks over a shallow pond or flooded area.
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

Washington Street in 1934

Description: A 1934 postcard of a Washington Street in downtown Beeville.
Date: unknown
Partner: Bee County Historical Commission

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

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

Downtown Beeville in 1917

Description: Postcard of Washington Street in Beeville in 1917. The person who sent it mentioned going on an "auto ride".
Date: unknown
Partner: Bee County Historical Commission

Cleveland Street in Early Beeville

Description: Postcard of Cleveland Street in Beeville. The large church on the right side of the street is the First Methodist Church which was erected in 1904-1905.
Date: unknown
Partner: Bee County Historical Commission

Washington Street Scene

Description: Postcard showing the business section of Washington Street in Beeville in the 1930 or 1940's.
Date: unknown
Partner: Bee County Historical Commission

Oil Tanks

Description: Photograph on postcard of several huge oil tanks at the Stoker No. 2 oil well near Breckenridge, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: The Texas Studio
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

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

Burning Oil Well

Description: Photograph on postcard of the burning of the National Oil Well. Flames shoot high into the air, and smoke billows from the flames.
Date: unknown
Creator: The Texas Studio
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

Burning Oil Tank

Description: Photograph on postcard of smoke towering over the landscape near Breckenridge, Texas. The smoke is from a large burning oil tank.
Date: unknown
Creator: The Texas Studio
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

Masonic Home for the Aged, 1921

Description: Postcard of the Masonic Home for the Aged in Arlington in 1921. The front of the postcard features a photograph of the building and garden in front with the sky hand colored blue.
Date: 1921
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

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

Golden Cycle Oil Fire

Description: Photograph on postcard of the Golden Cycle oil gusher on fire in 1919. Flames and smoke billow into the sky.
Date: 1919
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
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