Descriptive Summary
Texas Tech University. Southwest
Collection
Burkburnett, Texas,
Photograph Collection,
1910-1940
The Burkburnett,
Texas, Photograph Collection, dating from 1910-1940, was donated by many
individuals.
SWCPC 26
Southwest Collection/Special Collections
Library, Texas Tech University
62 b/w photo prints
and 1 contact sheet
English.
Biographical Sketch
Burkburnett is located in north central Wichita County. In 1912, oil
was discovered west of town. Large strikes drew thousands of people to the area
until the boom died out in the late 1920s. In 1941, Sheppard Air Force Base was
established nearby. By 1989 the population had grown to over 11,000 and the
economy was based on the production of chemical products, plastics, and
machinery.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of photographs of groups of people, oil
fields, oil wells, oil rigs, architecture, and street scenes.
Index Terms
The subject headings used by the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library are derived from the Library of Congress and/or locally
developed.
Subjects (Persons)
Brumley, J. H.
Heiseaman, Ed
Gilchrist, B.
F.
Gragg, Herbert
Hill, W. R.
Jameson, F. A.
Kemp, Oscar
Lohoefener, Al
Mapes, Duffy
Willis, T. Guy
Subjects (Organizations)
Republic Supply
Company
Texas Chief Drilling
Co.
Texhoma Oil &
Refining Company
Thatman Stone
Company
Places
Burkburnett
(Tex.)
Wichita Falls
(Tex.)
Waggoner Ranch
(Tex.)
Waggoner Ranch
(Okla.)
Subjects
Petroleum industry and
trade--Texas--Wichita falls--Photographs
Trade Promotion Day,
1920
Acquisition
Gifts, undated
Access Restrictions
Open for research
Processed by
A. Ramirez
Preferred Citation
Burkburnett, Texas, Photograph Collection, 1910-1940, Southwest
Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock,
Texas