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[Ada Belle Oil Field Round House]

Description: Photograph of a corrugated metal pumphouse in the Ada Belle Company Oil Field. Sucker rods run along the ground into the pumphouse, propped up on small pieces of wood. Equipment and debris litter the ground.
Date: February 13, 1977
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Lamar University

[Barbara Lewis Holding a Maine Coon Cat]

Description: Photograph of Barbara Lewis standing outside and holding up a Maine Coon cat to demonstrate its size. She looks down toward the cat, while the cat looks toward the camera. The cat rests across her hands with with its front paws tucked below its body. The fur of its belly hangs down below her hands.
Date: February 20, 1972
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Lamar University

[Black Student Union Meeting in the Setzer Center]

Description: Photograph of several African-American students gathered for a Black Student Union meeting in the Setzer Center of Lamar University. The students are gathered around a desk with a poster attached to the front. A sign reading "Here Black Student [. . .]N along with an illustration of a closed fist hangs on the wall behind them.
Date: February 15, 1972
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Lamar University

[Chemistry Display at Lamar University Career Day]

Description: Photograph of a chemistry display for career day at Lamar University (then Lamar State College of Technology). A sign on the table reads "Atomic Punch" and features a simple illustration of an atom. Various chemistry equipment is set up on the table, along with a plastic model of a molecule.
Date: February 26, 1971
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Lamar University

[Electric Motor at Ada Belle Oil Field]

Description: Photograph of an electric motor used to run other equipment for the Ada Belle Oil Field. The engine is placed on the floor of a corrugated metal building. Shelves piled with various equipment and parts are visible in the background. A can of Havoline Motor Oil sits open on the floor next to the engine.
Date: February 13, 1977
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Lamar University

[Mardi Gras Celebrations at Lamar University]

Description: Photograph of a Mardi Gras carnival hosted by Lamar University. Several carnival rides occupy a parking lot, including a Ferris wheel. On the right side of the frame, a large group of people is gathered on on a patch of grass next to the parking lot.
Date: February 15, 1972
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Lamar University

[Photograph of Two Unidentified Lamar Students]

Description: Photograph of two African-American students at Lamar University smiling and posing for a picture. The woman on the left wears glasses with large, round frames and a turtleneck tank top with a large necklace. The woman on the right wears large, plastic sunglasses with a formal dress and pearl earrings.
Date: February 15, 1972
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Lamar University

[Plaque for a Discovery Well in Batson, Texas]

Description: Photograph of a plaque commemorating the discovery of oil in a Batson, Texas oil field in a well known as Paraffine Oil Co. No. 1. The plaque notes that the well reached a depth of 790 feet, initially produced 600 barrels of oil, and was completed on October 31st, 1903. Located in Ada Belle Oil Field.
Date: February 13, 1977
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Lamar University

[Process of Sucker Rod Replacement at Ada Belle Oil Field]

Description: Photograph of the process of replacing old sucker rods with new ones at the Ada Belle Oil Field in Batson, Texas. A long, metal rod lays across the ground, stretching off into the distance. The rod is propped up off the ground with small pieces of wood. On the left side of the frame, several wooden structures are visible.
Date: February 13, 1977
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Lamar University

[Pump House Complex at Ada Belle Oil Field]

Description: Photograph of the pump house complex at Ada Belle Oil Field in Batson, Texas. Several one-story structures and wooden oil tanks are visible in the distance. Power lines run above the buildings. Bare dirt and several large puddles of water occupy the foreground.
Date: February 13, 1977
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
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.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Lamar University

[Students Viewing Career Day Chemistry Display]

Description: Photograph of a chemistry display being viewed by students at a Career Day event at Lamar University. Only the students' lower halves are visible, as the camera is aimed toward the table. The table is packed with various glassware and other scientific equipment. Several paper cups sit on the edge of the table.
Date: February 26, 1971
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Lamar University

[Tank Farm at Ada Belle Oil Field]

Description: Photograph of several large, wooden holding tanks at the Ada Belle Oil Field in Batson, Texas. A set of wooden steps leads to the top of a tank on the left side of the frame. Wooden catwalks connect all three tanks. A sucker pipe runs from the foreground to the tank farm.
Date: February 13, 1977
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Lamar University
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