Colliton Discovery Well:
An Inventory of Its Photographs, 1923-1925, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator | Texas Tech University. Southwest Collection | |
| Title: | Colliton Discovery Well Photograph Collection, | |
| Dates: | 1923-1925 | |
| Abstract: | The Colliton Discovery Well Photograph Collection, dated 1923-1925, highlights the oil and petroleum industry at work at the Colliton Discovery Well. | |
| Collection # | SWCPC 270-E1(A-B) | |
| Quantity: | 1 negative and 5 prints | |
| Language | English. | |
| Repository: | Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University | |
Biographical Sketch
Cherokee County, named for the Cherokee Indians, is located in central East Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas Online, Cherokee County is "bordered on the north by Smith County, on the east by Rusk and Nacogdoches counties, on the south by Angelina County, and on the west by Anderson and Houston counties." The area is rich in natural resources such as oil, abundant water, natural gas and timber.
Scope and Contents
This collection, comprised of 1 negative and 5 prints contains historic images of the petroleum and gas industry in Cherokee, Texas, at the Colliton Well from 1923-1925.
The negatives and prints are housed in separate envelopes.
Images from this collection have been digitized and can viewed at http://hdl.handle.net/10605/7733
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
Open for research
Index Terms | ||
| The subject headings used by the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library are derived from the Library of Congress and/or locally developed. | ||
| Places | ||
| Cherokee County (Tex.) | ||
| Subjects | ||
| Gas fields--Texas--Photographs. | ||
| Oil fields--Texas--Photographs. | ||
| Oil industry workers. | ||
| Oil industry workers--Texas--Photographs. | ||
| Oil well drilling--Texas. | ||
| Oil well drilling rigs--Texas--Photographs. | ||
| Petroleum industry and trade--Texas--History--20th century. | ||
| Petroleum industry and trade--Texas--History--20th century--Photographs. | ||
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Colliton Discovery Well Photograph Collection, 1923-1925 and, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Acquisition
Gift, 1971
Collection Inventory