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[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.
Partner: Lamar University

[Derrick at Spindletop Oil Field]

Description: Photograph of a wooden derrick at the Spindletop oil field in Beaumont, Texas. The derrick is located behind a chain-link fence with barbed wire and is surrounded by various equipment. Several support tethers are attached to the tower.
Date: unknown
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Partner: Lamar University

[Photograph of Neches Station in Beaumont]

Description: Photograph of Neches Station, a Gulf States Power Plant on the Neches river. An array of telephone poles and powerlines fill a large industrial yard. Several smoke stacks rise from a building in the distance. The banks of the river are visible on the left side of the frame.
Date: 1970
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Partner: Lamar University

[Sulfuric Acid Plant in Beaumont]

Description: Photograph of Olin Chemical Plant, a sulfuric acid plant near Lamar University (then Lamar State College of Technology). Tank cars line railroad tracks in the foreground. Behind them, there is a large industrial yard with various holding tanks, smokestacks, and other assorted equipment and machinery.
Date: December 5, 1970
Creator: Lewis, David P.
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.
Partner: Lamar University

[Olin Chemical Company at Night]

Description: Photograph of Olin Chemical Company lit up at night. The chemical plant is located near Lamar University. A large plume of smoke rises from wide smokestacks on the left side of the frame. A tank car on a railroad track is visible on the right side of the frame.
Date: January 23, 1972
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Partner: Lamar University

[Drilling Platform at Sabine Pass]

Description: Photograph of an oil drilling platform on the water at Sabine Pass in Jefferson County. A crane and various equipment sits atop a large platform supported by thick metal columns. Dark stains run through the water below.
Date: Summer 1973
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Partner: Lamar University

[Mechanism in a Sinclair Oil Field]

Description: Photograph of a mechanism with several valves and a hose leading from it located on the site of an oil field operated by Sinclair Oils. A sign for the company lays on the ground. A tree line comprised of thin, densely packed pine trees is visible in the background.
Date: January 23, 1972
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Partner: Lamar University
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