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1. Toothbrush Drill at the Brackenridge School Toothbrush Drill at the Brackenridge School Printed half-tone photograph of a group of unidentified children at the Brackenridge School standing in a semi-circle and participating in a toothbrush drill. An early phonograph with external horn is...
2. Unidentified drilling derrick with trees Unidentified drilling derrick with trees An unidentified oil field in Texas. A single tall drilling derrick stands twice the height of a tree nearby. A jumble of pipes and equipment is visible at the base of the derrick. A few other derricks...
3. Cartwright #18 blowing in under control Cartwright #18 blowing in under control An early oil well in Texas. The photograph is labeled "Cartwright # 18 blowing in under control". Spray from the blow is heading horizontally away from the derrick where a stack of drill pipe is visible....
4. Horse-drawn water wagon Horse-drawn water wagon An unidentified man poses in the driver's seat of a horse-drawn water wagon. A second unidentified man stands on the sidewalk. A row of buildings line the street in the background.
5. Strut airplane with pilot in cockpit Strut airplane with pilot in cockpit An unidentified man in a strut design airplane in a field. Mud on the wheels indicates the airplane may have recently landed. Several buildings can be seen in the background.
6. Two Curtiss Oriole airplanes at an aviation meet Two Curtiss Oriole airplanes at an aviation meet Six people pose by two Curtiss Oriole airplanes at an aviation meet in Houston. The airplane in the background is painted with the name S.E.J. Cox. The first commercial airline to enter Houston was started...
7. Aviation meet (1911) Aviation meet (1911) Men gather around airplanes at a Houston avaition meet. Three unidentified men and a boy stand by an airplane in the photograph. Other men stand by a second airplane in the background.
8. Buffalo Bayou at the head of Navigation Buffalo Bayou at the head of Navigation Photograph of a printed engraving of Buffalo Bayou at the head of Navigation. Three people are in a rowboat in the water. A loaded barge is on the bayou before a background of other boats and numerous...
9. Two unidentified oil rigs with horses and men Two unidentified oil rigs with horses and men An unidentified oil field in Texas. Two drilling derricks are visible in the picture and several unidentified men are standing at the base of the derrick in the foreground. Numerous teams of horses stand...
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