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[Debris After Explosion]

Description: Photograph of a distant view of the aftermath of an explosion of the Gulf Tanker "Venezuela" while loading high-test gasoline, on April 12, 1926. The damage to the tanker is visible, and there is debris on board. There is a stamp from Trost Studio on the bottom right corner.
Date: April 12, 1926
Creator: Trost Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[C.R. Stevenson Working on Oil Rig]

Description: Photograph of a man, identified as C. R. Stevenson, working on an oil rig. He is wearing a hat and tie and holding the wheel attached to a large pipe. He is looking upwards with a neutral expression. A stamp on the back of the photograph identifies the photographer as J. C. Watkins.
Date: unknown
Creator: Watkins, J. C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Man on Oil Derrick Float in Parade]

Description: Photograph of a man on an oil derrick float in a parade. The float is striped with two large derricks on the platform. There is a small boy carrying a flag near the end of the float, and spectators watch from the other side of the street. There are houses and cars along the road in the background. The back of the photograph is a postcard.
Date: 1923
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Photograph of Two Businesses in Fredericksburg]

Description: Negative of two businesses in Fredericksburg, Texas. The business on the left is City Cleaners. It is a large two-story building with a covered porch on the second floor, and a rack of clothes is visible in the bottom right window. There is a name in the stone at the top of the building, and it appears to say Felix Reinbach. The Reeh Butane Company is connected to the City Cleaners building on the right. There are propane tanks in the window. There are parking meters along the street in front.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Gillespie County Historical Society

[Photograph of Two Stores in Fredericksburg]

Description: Negative of two stores in Fredericksburg, Texas. The store on the left is the Reeh Butane Co. The sign in the window says "Reeh Butane Co. Sales, Appliances, Service," and there are propane tanks inside. The sign hanging above the entrance says "Arco Reeh Butane Inc." The store on the right is the W. K. Electric & Refrigeration Inc. Both stores are in two-story buildings that are connected. There are parking meters along the street in front.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Gillespie County Historical Society

[Photograph of Vapo Butane Company]

Description: Photograph of Vapo Butane Company in Fredericksburg, Texas. The store specializes in gas and vehicle-related products and services. Shelves and desks can be seen through the store's windows. On the back of the photograph is the name of the business and its address.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Gillespie County Historical Society

Release of Oil and Gas Lease

Description: Release document of an oil and gas lease between the Roxana Petroleum Corporation and Carl Harton and his wife Christiane Harton. The document states that the petroleum company is relinquishing 70 acres of property in Wharton County, along with all rights, to the Hartons. Signatures were made on the bottom by the vice-president of the corporation and a notary. When closed, on the back, the top quarter of the document condenses the document into two lines of text that read, "Release of Oil and G… more
Date: February 14, 1927
Item Type: Refine your search to only Legal Document
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Babe Hansen & Michael Brodsgaard in Car

Description: Photograph of a young boy and man in a car with the top down. According to accompanying information and a hand-written notation on the back of the photograph, they are at Danevang Filling Station. Additionally, the names Babe Hansen and Michael Brodsgaard have also been supplied. Babe is the man in the driver's side seat and Michael is the young boy climbing the car from the back door. They both wear plaid shirts and light-colored pants.
Date: 1948
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society
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