Photos: George H. W. Bush, the 'Oilman' in Midland, Texas (1948-1966)

George Bush examines equipment on an oil rig with an unidentified worker. (Photo: George Bush Presidential Library and Museum)

George H. W. Bush boards an oil rig. (Photo: George Bush Presidential Library and Museum)

George H. W. Bush stands in front of his home in Midland, Texas in the early 1950s. (Photo: George Bush Presidential Library and Museum)

Midland Shell Softball Team – City Major League. George Bush is seated in the back row, second from the right. (Photo: George Bush Presidential Library and Museum)

George Bush holds his daughter, Robin, in 1953. (Photo: George Bush Presidential Library and Museum)

George H. W. Bush in the oil fields of Midland, Texas. (Photo: George Bush Presidential Library and Museum)

George and Barbara Bush with their children, George and Robin, have their photographs taken at the rodeo grounds in Midland, Texas in October 1950. (Photo: George Bush Presidential Library and Museum)

George H. Bush with Hugh Liedtke in the Zapata Oil Company Office in Midland, Texas in the mid-1950s. (Photo: George Bush Presidential Library and Museum

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Photos: George H. W. Bush, the 'Oilman' in Midland, Texas (1948-1966)

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