Family photos

The images and transcriptions here are from various family photos taken in the Cement, Oklahoma area between 1918 and 1929.
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BAB = 'A Big-Ass Boy In The Oil Fields' by George Gorton 3, 1975

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	Person on the left Might be George Gorton 3. One of the women might be Betty
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	Location unknown, but might be determinable via the obelisk
	Screwed up picture. Looks to be doubly exposed. Adult 3rd from left in the back Might be George Gorton II (a guess)
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		Again in Amarillo, TX - looks be a cotton field(?)
	Location unknown, but might be identifiable via tombstones
		Dune Park? Wherever that is
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	Aggregate photo of the original photo album page (top right inadvertently upside down)
	Location unknown, a guess is that this is main st. Cement based upon other photos in BAB. Note the building with the unusual front at the far right
	Location unknown, a guess is that this is main st. Cement based upon other photos in BAB.
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	Aggregate picture of photo album page
		Location and persons unknown. Male at 2nd from right might be George Gorton II Back says "The MacArthur (co?) Kodak Finishing 1201 (might be 1281) Linwood, Okla. City, Okla.

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	BAB Main street, Cement before thee boom
	Scan of a photo album sheet
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	Scan of a photo album sheet
	Location unknown, but based upon BAB the hill on the right might be Spindletop
	Location unknown, person might be George Gorton II
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	Location unknown, person might be George Gorton II
	Scan of a photo album sheet
	Location Unknown, definitely George Gorton II
	Location Unknown, probably George Gorton II
	Location Unknown, probably George Gorton II. Note derrick just to the right of the person
	Location Unknown. Note derrick in background.
	Scan of a photo album sheet
	Location Unknown, probably George Gorton II.
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	Scan of a photo album sheet
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	Location unknown. Some sort of orchard picture taken from the top of a hill
	Scan of a photo album sheet
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	Location unknown. Oil derrick barely visible in right
	Individuals unknown.
	Scan of a photo album sheet
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	Scan of a photo album sheet
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	Scan of a photo album sheet
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	Location Unknown - People in the water are unknown
	Location Unknown - People in the water are unknown
	Scan of a photo album sheet
	Location unknown - lettering indistinct. A tomb?
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	Gorton Oil Refining No. 1 BAB Wade farmhouse, refers to "Gorton Wade No.1 well"
	Scan of a photo album sheet
	Location unknown. Individual unknown.
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	Location unknown, but the structures map BAB (from a different view) as "Wade No. 2 drilling with cable tools."
	Scan of a photo album sheet
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	BAB Structures appear to match "Rigging up on Wade No. 1"
	Location unknown. From BAB this appears to be a rotary oil rig
	Scan of a photo album sheet
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	Scan of a photo album sheet
	Location unknown, possibly a steam boiler power generator
	Location unknown, possibly a steam boiler power generator. Looks a lot like a locomotive without cab or wheels. George Gorton II in the middle of the group of three.
	Location unknown, possibly oil storage tanks
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	Scan of a photo album sheet
	Unknown location. Setting up a storage tank
	Unknown location. A drilling rig?
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	Location unknown - storage tank in place
	Scan of a photo album sheet
	Location unkown, but probably determinable (Ware Grocery)
	Scan of a photo album sheet
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	Scan of a photo album sheet
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	Location unknown, but based upon BAB the lip on the hill suggests it might be Spindletop.
	Location unknown, but based upon BAB the lip on the hill suggests it might be Spindletop.
	Scan of a photo album sheet
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	Location unknown, individuals unknown, but based upon BAB the middle individual might be George E. Montgomery, or A.D. LLoyd
	Scan of a photo album sheet
	BAB Left to right: Col. George Mongomery, J.C. Conrad (in the car), and George Gorton II
	BAB Left to right: J.C. Conrad, and Col. George Mongomery
	George Gorton II, with steam(?) boiler behind him.
		Indiviuals unknown, but back says: H.B. Hines, Kansas City, MO A.D. Lloyd, Houston Tx A.G. Bagnall, Cleveland (OH?)
	Scan of a photo album sheet
	Location unknown. At a guess, this might be Sophy Gorton (George IIs wife)
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	Scan of a photo album sheet
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	Scan of a photo album sheet
	Location unknown, lots of (obvious) splotches on the print
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	Location unknown, people unknown
	Scan of a photo album sheet
	Location unknown, fellow in white cap, left of center might be George Gorton II
	Scan of a photo album sheet (might be a duplicate of prior)
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	Location unknown, George Gorton II on right
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	Scan of a photo album sheet
	BAB "First tank car of oil sold from Cement"
	Location unknown, George Gorton II on right
	Location unknown, George Gorton II on left
		Location unkown, back indicates this is a 2000 gallon tank (the first one) Word after 'Cement' not obvious - possibly 'Field'?
	Scan of a photo album sheet
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	Scan of a photo album sheet
	Locaion and individuals unknown: cotton bales
	Locaion and individuals unknown: cotton farming
	Locaion and individuals unknown: cotton farming
	BAB "Before oil came, sotton picking on Surbeck farm"
	Scan of a photo album sheet
	Location unknown, presumably downtown Cement, OK
	Postcard, Cement, Okla.
	Location unknown, individuals blurry. Appears to be a two pipe steam boiler
	Location unknown, dealing with piles of cotton
	Scan of a photo album sheet
	Location unknown, Building a derrick
	Location unknown, derrick in operation?
	BAB "This spectator fell in slush-pit up to his neck (it lookd solid)"
	Scan of a photo album sheet
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	Location unknown, too blurry to make individuals out
		BAB "Scene of derrick blowdown where rig builder was killed"
	Scan of a photo album sheet
	Postcard, Medicine Park, Okla
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	Postcard, Law-Ton-Ka Falls, Medicine Park, Okla
	Scan of a photo album sheet
	Postcard, Cottages, Medicine Park, Okla
	Postcard, Bath Lake Falls, Medicine Park, Okla
	Postcard, LantonKa Falls and Lake, Medicine Park, Okla
	Postcard, Gondola Falls, Medicine Park, Okla
	Scan of a photo album sheet
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	Location unknown, not sure what this is of - looks like some tents next to buildings?
	Scan of a photo album sheet
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	Scan of a photo album sheet
	NOT a Postcard, of Someones home (Matt/Mall?) Definitely a very large place
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	Location unknown, "The Ranch Store". Interesting contextual contrast: driver standing up with 4 horse team, next to a place selling Gasoline
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	Scan of a photo album sheet
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	Scan of a photo album sheet
	Location unknown, looks to be quite a bit of large diameter pipe
	Location unknown, next to "The Gorton Trust" (offices?) BAB "Breaking a road through the drifts" (possibly 1921)
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	Scan of a photo album sheet
		George Gorton 3, next to a car, Jan 1921
	BAB George 3, Pat Marr, George Gorton 2
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		Location unknown, Back indicates this is A.D. Lloyd, Jan 1921
	Scan of a photo album sheet
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	Location unknown, probably George Gorton 3
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		Back says Amarillo, TX, July, 1919. I think this is pretty unusual: Color photo at that time
	Location unknown, sign says Bethel Presbyterian Chuch (presumbably founded 1852)
	Location unknown (very large body of water)
	Scan of a photo album sheet
		Location unknown Back says "The MacArthur (co?) Kodak Finishing 1201 (might be 1281) Linwood, Okla. City, Okla.
		Location unknown Back says "The MacArthur (co?) Kodak Finishing 1201 (might be 1281) Linwood, Okla. City, Okla.