Texas Tech University. Southwest Collection

This is an artificial collection of photographs of Burkburnett, Texas. It is located in northeastern Wichita County, Burkburnett, Texas, was founded in 1867. Originally known as Nesterville, then Gilbert, the town was finally named for rancher Samuel Burk Burnett in 1907. The first oil well began production in 1912. By 1918, the town was a major oil producer and became one of the boomtowns of the 1920s.

From the guide to the Burkburnett, Texas, Photograph Collection, SWCPC 26 E1., 1900-1936, (Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University)

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