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Orangefield Oil Field in 1927

Description: Photograph of the Orangefield Oil Field. In the foreground are pipes with wheel cranks and a wooden bridge on the top of two tanks with a large tank behind that. On the ground on the right side of the frame are many fat and skinny pipes lined up. In the background are numerous spindletops.
Date: May 31, 1927
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Partner: Heritage House Museum

Three Men on an Oil Rig

Description: Photograph of three men sitting and leaning against an oil drilling rig. Two of the men are wearing button-up shirts and one man is wearing a suit with a vest, watch chain, and necktie. All of the men are wearing hats. Written on the machinery is, "Oil Well Imperial" and "Oil Well Supply Co."
Date: unknown
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Partner: Heritage House Museum

Men with Oil Derrick

Description: Photograph of six men standing, sitting or leaning against a large oil Derrick at Orangefield. All of the men wear hats, some wear overalls and gloves. One man wears a collared shirt and a tie. In the foreground is a pile of pipes and the derrick has several tools on it.
Date: unknown
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Partner: Heritage House Museum

Oil Drilling Crew

Description: Photograph of five men that are part of a drilling crew at Orangefield in Orange, Texas. All are wearing coveralls with gloves and hats. They are standing on a part of large machinery. Typed and taped on the bottom of the mat is, "Orangefield during the boom. This is a typical drilling crew."
Date: unknown
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Partner: Heritage House Museum

Orange City Oil Field "Gasser"

Description: Photograph of an oil field "gasser" erupting. In the foreground are tree trunks and tree logs, behind those is a pile of timber with a billow of smoke coming out. In the background is a forest. Written across the bottom of the photograph is, "Orange County Oil Field 'Gasser'" and typed and taped onto the bottom part of the mat is, "Orangefield "Gasser" - Most of the wells "blew" in with tremendous loss of oil and gas."
Date: unknown
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Partner: Heritage House Museum

[Town of Orangefield]

Description: Photograph of the boom town at the Orange oil field, west of Orange, Texas. It was named Orangefield in 1922. Many people and animals are in the streets. "Oxen, Mules, Folks, and Mud at Orange Oil Field."
Date: unknown
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Partner: Heritage House Museum

[Derricks in Orangefield, Texas]

Description: Photograph of several large, metal derricks at the Orangefield oil field in Orange County, Texas. A pile of rubber and dirt occupies the foreground. A building as well as several holding tanks are visible in the distance.
Date: unknown
Creator: Lewis, David P.
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Partner: Lamar University

[Mechanism on Derrick Floor in Orangefield]

Description: Photograph of a mechanism on the derrick floor in an oil field in Orangefield, Texas. The mechanism sits on a concrete base and features a gear and a motor. Poles extend up from the mechanism. An electrical box is visible in the background on the right side of the frame.
Date: unknown
Creator: Lewis, David P.
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Partner: Lamar University
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