The Gribble family is descended from Edwin Gribble, (1822-1909) who came to America in 1834 from England, eventually settling in the St. Paul, Minnesota region where he became a lawyer and judge. One branch of the family arrived in Texas around 1870 with members living throughout East and Southeast Texas, including Nacogdoches, Bryant, and Houston.

This collection consists of thirty-two 8x10 photographs. The images are thought to be from circa 1960 because of the vintage of the vehicles in several of the photographs. These images may be useful to researchers interested in the engineering, technology and history of oil production.