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[Woman Giving a Speech]

Description: Photograph of a woman speaking from a round podium on a stage, with more women sitting in chairs next to her. Behind them on stage are signs for Mobile Gas Company.
Date: October 1954
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Group of Women]

Description: Photograph of a group of women wearing white outfits and holding paper packets. They are in front of a building, possibly a restaurant and gas station, with signs behind them that read "Mobilgas Special" and "Magnolia."
Date: October 1954
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

California Company Men Standing in Snow

Description: Photograph of members of the California Company (William Simpson, Leonard Orynski, and Earl Cramer) standing in the snow with Colorado City banker Maxwell Thomas. The men are standing next to their car, all wearing jackets and hats.
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[American Oil Company workers in 1934]

Description: A group photograph of American Oil workers in 1934. A group of 28 men in light coats or jackets, some wearing shirts and ties, some wearing outdoor work clothes, have gathered for a group photograph. The photograph is taken on a dirt clearing in front of a wooden building. On the back of the photograph in pencil is written "2-14-34." Taped to the back of the photograph is "Donated to Texas City Historical Committee by American Oil Company Sept. 15, 1971."
Date: October 19, 1934
Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[The Thurber Tipple and Thurber Monument]

Description: Photograph of buildings in Thurber, Texas, taken from a parking lot. A gasoline station is on the left; it has a second story serving as an overhang as well as a taller platform with a railing and the words "Thurber Tipple" written near the roof. A car is parked at the gasoline station and a couple is looking inside the engine. The Thurber smokestack is visible near the center of the photograph and several unidentified buildings are on the left. Three other cars are parked on the left side … more
Date: August 4, 1974
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

Sun Oil Company, Production Research & Development Lab, Richardson, Texas

Description: Aerial view. Sun Oil Company Production Research & Development Lab. Two one-story buildings, connected by a covered walkway. The larger building, in the foreground, is "E" shaped; the smaller is rectangular. Parking lot between with cars. Storage tank. Housing development visible in background, telephone/electrical poles, no trees or landscaping.
Date: July 1955
Partner: Richardson Public Library

[Advertisement for Mobil Oil]

Description: Photograph of an advertisement for Mobil Oil. The advertisement has a black background with a white Mobil logo on it. This logo includes The word "Mobil" in a rectangle with a V shaped bottom and there is a pegasus in the dip of the V. This ad is tacked onto a black bulletin board that is hanging on a wall next to a door and an electrical outlet.
Date: January 27, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photo of Magnolia Oil Company]

Description: Photograph of an advertisement for Magnolia Oil company. The advertisement has a white background with a black pegasus. The advertisement is taped to a wall.
Date: February 4, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: 1 Testing]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: January 31, 1997, 10:00 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Man monitoring machinery at Continental Emsco]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified worker for Continental Emsco, an oil, gas & coal company that provided oilfield equipment, leaning up against a large machine and water the liquid pool from the tubes in the center. The machine has the logo for Warner & Swasey Company on it. This photograph was commissioned by client Rogers and Smith.
Date: [1959..]
Creator: Rogers, John
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Continental Emsco Co. factory]

Description: Photograph of large machines taking up the floor of the Continental Emsco factory. Continental Emsco was an oil, gas & coal company that provided oilfield equipment. One worker for the company can be seen standing next to thin steel rods laid on a flatbed. This photograph was commissioned by client Rogers and Smith.
Date: [1959..]
Creator: Rogers, John
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Worker wearing welding mask]

Description: Photograph of a worker for Continental Emsco, an oil, gas & coal company that provided oilfield equipment. The worker can be seen dressed in welding gear, gloves and coveralls as a bright light shines in the center of his work. This photograph was commissioned by client Rogers and Smith.
Date: [1959..]
Creator: Rogers, John
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Opec Oil Prices]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: November 28, 1988, 10:00 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 29 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Opec TX Oil]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: November 27, 1988, 10:00 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 54 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Oil Economy]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: October 4, 1988, 6:00 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 57 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Standard of Drilling Rig

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of a drilling rig near Taft, Texas. A large wooden platform is raised off the ground. A ladder on the right leads to the top of the platform. A ramp leads up the opposite side of the platform. A large drilling rig is in the middle of the platform. In the middle of the rig is a large pulley.
Date: unknown
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

Willacy Oil Well

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of an oil well west of Portland, TX. A single drilling rig is shown in the middle of a field of wild plants and grasses. A wire fence with stone posts encloses the area around the well. The well is on a raised portion of ground devoid of any of the surrounding plants.
Date: unknown
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library
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