Pencil Sharpener Files Paperwork Oilfield Field Office Payne Johnston Trent Texas White FlatIMG_6800
A now abandoned oil fields office near Abilene, Texas which was operated from approximately 1964-2002. What a find! Someone had already kicked-in the door, but when I entered, it felt like time had stood still. Whomever managed this office left it 'as is', and it seems as though it hasn't been touched since then.
The strangest part about shooting photos of the one-room building is how most of the items or operations conducted there could now be completed with the one device I held in my hand! My Iphone.
I could take the photos, make phone calls, log stats into a database, store files, keep a contact list and probably transmit data back to headquarters wirelessly. It's truly amazing how things have changed.
Visually, I was impressed with the amount of paper that was used, how everything was handwritten, and how difficult most of that office work would be for us, if we had to work without our computers and mobile devices.
It also amazed me that no one ever removed the items in the office for storage. An oilfields museum should grab this stuff because it would make for one amazing exhibit.
Enjoy the photos!
Pencil Sharpener Files Paperwork Oilfield Field Office Payne Johnston Trent Texas White FlatIMG_6800
A now abandoned oil fields office near Abilene, Texas which was operated from approximately 1964-2002. What a find! Someone had already kicked-in the door, but when I entered, it felt like time had stood still. Whomever managed this office left it 'as is', and it seems as though it hasn't been touched since then.
The strangest part about shooting photos of the one-room building is how most of the items or operations conducted there could now be completed with the one device I held in my hand! My Iphone.
I could take the photos, make phone calls, log stats into a database, store files, keep a contact list and probably transmit data back to headquarters wirelessly. It's truly amazing how things have changed.
Visually, I was impressed with the amount of paper that was used, how everything was handwritten, and how difficult most of that office work would be for us, if we had to work without our computers and mobile devices.
It also amazed me that no one ever removed the items in the office for storage. An oilfields museum should grab this stuff because it would make for one amazing exhibit.
Enjoy the photos!