Burk-Waggoner district, Texas, 1919 – Vintage Photo Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Burk-Waggoner district, Texas, 1919, a historic image rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Burk-Waggoner district, showing blocks 59-60-61-62-63-72-73-74-75-76-81-82-83-84-85-86-87-88-89-95-96-97-98
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Burk-Waggoner district, Texas, 1919
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In 1919, the Burk-Waggoner district in Wichita County, north Texas, was in the middle of an oil boom that had started the previous year, when wells drilled on land once tied to the Burk Burnett and Waggoner cattle ranches struck oil. Derricks crowded the prairie around the new field, and workers, speculators, and merchants poured in faster than housing could be built, so many families lived in tents and shacks. The nearby town of Burkburnett grew up almost overnight, and Wichita Falls, a short distance away, became the supply and rail center for the field. Residents knew the district for its wells, its crowded streets, and the sudden fortunes and busts that the boom brought.
| Created / published | 1919 |
|---|---|
| Creator | harden, homer t. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Texas |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 741 px · prints to 18 × 2 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Burk-Waggoner district, showing blocks 59-60-61-62-63-72-73-74-75-76-81-82-83-84-85-86-87-88-89-95-96-97-98 |
| Reference | TX 1919 a Burk-Waggoner district |
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