| Basement Exhibit 1 - Draft by Dr. Jere Jackson |
Images of Longview, Texas in Exhibit 1, Basement |
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Downtown Gladewater during the Oil Boom, 1930s. (Larger View)
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Whiskey raid in Gregg County, 1931. (Larger View)
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Local law enforcement in front of old red brick Gregg County Courthouse (1897-1932). (Larger View)
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Spudding in an oil well near Gladewater, 1930s.
Left to right: Fowler, Ward — the driller, Bob Robinson, Dee Ferrell, and Clyde Sublett. (Larger View)
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Wooden oil derricks in rural Gregg County, 1930s. (Larger View)
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Flooding on Highway 80 near Lake Devernia (between White Oak and Gladewater), 1930s. (Larger View)
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Welch Funeral Home ambulance, Longview, 1937. (Larger View)
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56th Cavalry Brigade of the Texas National Guard was sent to Gregg County to enforce prorationing of oil when Governor Ross Sterling declared martial law in August of 1931. Military enforcement continued for about two years. (Larger View)
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Gregg County Sheriffs Department in front of new Gregg County Courthouse, 1938. This courthouse was built in 1932 and is the center section of the present-day courthouse. (Larger View)
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Pegues Motor Company at southwest corner of Green and Methvin Streets in downtown Longview, 1930s. (Larger Views)
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Log cabin jail and City Hall offices (upstairs) used during the Oil Boom in Gladewater. (Larger View)
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Aerial view of Longview “Junction” area in southeast Longview. Large building in right foreground is the Mobberly Hotel. (Larger View)
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Gregg Laundry at corner of Kilgore and Kay Streets in Kilgore. Oil derricks were a familiar sight in downtown Kilgore until they were dismantled in the 1960s. (Larger View)
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Busy days of the Oil Boom in Gladewater. (Larger View)
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