Burk-Burnett showing blocks 60-82, Texas, 1919 – Antique 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-Burnett showing blocks 60-82, Texas, 1919, a historic image rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
Library of Congress record: Burk-Burnett district showing blocks 60-61-62-73-74-75-76-81-82
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Burk-Burnett showing blocks 60-82, Texas, 1919
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Burkburnett, in Wichita County, Texas, was a small ranching community in 1919 that had been transformed by the oil boom that began in 1918. Wells drilled on and around the Burk Burnett ranch lands drew speculators, drillers, and laborers, and the town spread outward faster than its streets and services could follow. The grid of numbered blocks shown in this panorama reflects that rapid platting, as lots were surveyed and sold to newcomers living in tents, shacks, and hastily built frame houses. Residents of Wichita Falls, a larger city about a dozen miles away, watched the field's growth closely, since it promised new trade for their railroads, banks, and supply houses. For the people of Burkburnett, the year was defined by crowded streets, rising land prices, and the uneasy question of how long the oil would last.
| Created / published | 1919 |
|---|---|
| Creator | harden, homer t. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Texas |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,319 × 1,303 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Burk-Burnett district showing blocks 60-61-62-73-74-75-76-81-82 |
| Reference | TX 1919 b Burk-Burnett showing blocks 60-82 |
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