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[Odessa City Hall Building]

Description: Postcard of Odessa city hall building with a car in the parking lot to the right of the building and an entrance under the Odessa City Hall sign on the side of the building facing the street to the left. The print on the back left side reads: "City Hall. Odessa, Texas. Odessa has been one of the fastest growth cities in Texas but its growth followed a planned, systematic pattern that has resulted in wide streets, beautiful parks and recreation areas and comfortable residential neighborhoods. In… more
Date: 1969~
Creator: Shaaf, Franklin E.
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Geronimo and U.S. guards on horseback]

Description: Postcard of Geronimo, Apache Chief, and five U.S. Guards all on horseback in a grassy field. The writing in the middle of photo reads: "Geronimo, Alpache Chief, and U.S. Guard." The writing on the left says: "Copy write. 1907. By G. B Cornish. Arkansas City, Kansas."
Date: 1907~
Creator: Cornish, G. B.
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Family Outside of Tent]

Description: Print of a family standing outside of a tent. There are two women, one man, one boy, and two dogs. One dog on the left sits on a wooden chair while the other one on the right stands in front of one of the sons. In the background, a table with bowls and pots is visible. A stovepipe is visible behind one woman who stands in the center.
Date: 1908~
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Postcard of Odessa, Texas]

Description: Postcard depicting Odessa, Texas. Above that "Hub City of the Vast, Rich Odessa Oil Field" is printed and below that "New Ultra-Modern Ector County Court House" is printed. To the left of the frame is an "Odessa Water Tower" and to the right is the "Court House" Below that there is a depiction of "The Busy Odessa Airport" and to the right is "Odessa High School." On the back of the postcard "Odessa, TX. (Pop. 10,000) - fast growing oil, cattle and tourist center midway between Ft. Worth and El … more
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Two Men on a Street]

Description: Postcard of two men who are directly in the middle of the frame. To the right of the men there are various buildings, one of them being the S. D. Myres Saddle Company. There are also several horse drawn carriages in the background.
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Desdemona, Texas]

Description: Photograph of a street scene in Desdemona, Texas. The image shows a line of long horn cattle walking down a muddy street with houses and wooden derricks visible in the background. The caption on the image reads "Desdemona 8/22/19 - Texas."
Date: August 22, 1919
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Winkler County Court House]

Description: Postcard of the Winkler County Court House in Kermit, Texas. The inscription on the back reads, "Winkler County Court House Kermit, Texas. This view shows the modern court house of Kermit, Texas. Located at the lower corner of New Mexico in the Panhandle of Texas, it is close to Carlsbad Caverns, Big Bend National Park and Mexico. Main industries are cattle raising and oil fields with the skyline occasionally broken by oil derrick rigs. Published by F. J. Schaaf, Alamogordo, New Mexico."
Date: unknown
Creator: F. J. Schaaf Post Card Company
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
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Texas Rangers]

Description: Photograph of three men astride horses near a building which looks like a brick church. The man on the right holds the reins of a mule loaded down with hides and supplies.
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[People in front of a Building]

Description: Photograph of people in front of a building. In the foreground, many are mounted on horses in a row. Additional people are seen on the building's porch and balcony and a windmill is visible in the background, behind the building.
Date: December 25, 1895
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Early Model Automobile]

Description: Copy print of two early automobiles inside garage. Two men sit in the center of the central vehicle while another man stands immediately behind it. A fourth man is visible next to another vehicle in the background on the right side.
Date: 1915~
Creator: Photography, Shoopman
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Muddy Mules Hauling Hay]

Description: Photograph of a mule team with a wagon loaded with hay, led by two men. The mules are covered in mud and the wagon appears stuck in mud. Brick buildings and several people are seen in the background. The caption on the image reads "The Muddy Mules Hauling Hay in Ranger, Tex. Photo by Mack."
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Nine People on Horseback]

Description: Panoramic image of nine people sitting astride horses with a small boy and a mule in the center. A small wooden house is visible in the background. The caption under the photograph reads, "The O. R. Holt Ranch, 20 miles north of Midland, neighbors of the OTO Ranch at Chicago. The stark surroundings indicate the fortitude required of West Texas pioneer ranchers."
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Group of People with a Chuck Wagon]

Description: Photograph of several people, including three women and a young boy, near a chuck wagon. Several horses are seen in the background and one man is kneeling in the foreground with two buckets looking directly into the camera.
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame
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