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Five derricks and rigs. Oil gushing from well in foreground.

1. Shooting Wells with Nitroglycerin

IDNO:: 000715
Title:: Shooting Wells with Nitroglycerin
Date:: undated
Description:: Five derricks and rigs. Oil gushing from well in foreground.

A flowing oil well, showing the effect of an eighty-quart shot of nitro-glycerine. Harrison County.

2. Oil Well Gusher after Shot of Nitro-Glycerine

IDNO:: 000753
Title:: Oil Well Gusher after Shot of Nitro-Glycerine
Date:: undated
Description:: A flowing oil well, showing the effect of an eighty-quart shot of nitro-glycerine. Harrison County.

James Thompson, the Veteran Shooter, placing a twenty-quart nitro-glycerine shell. Harrison County Oil Fields.

3. Placing a Twenty Quart Nitro-Glycerine Shell.

IDNO:: 000754
Title:: Placing a Twenty Quart Nitro-Glycerine Shell.
Date:: ca. 1901
Description:: James Thompson, the Veteran Shooter, placing a twenty-quart nitro-glycerine shell. Harrison County Oil Fields.

4. Shooting Oil, T. B. Martin Well No. 3, S.P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 049856
Title:: Shooting Oil, T. B. Martin Well No. 3, S.P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

5. Oil Shooting from S. J. Hardesty Well No. 1, S.P. Co., Shinnston, W.Va.

IDNO:: 049863
Title:: Oil Shooting from S. J. Hardesty Well No. 1, S.P. Co., Shinnston, W.Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

Hartley Heirs' well shooting Oil in Shinnston, W.Va.

6. Shooting, Hartley Heirs' Well no.3, B.R. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050084
Title:: Shooting, Hartley Heirs' Well no.3, B.R. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920
Description:: Hartley Heirs' well shooting Oil in Shinnston, W.Va.

A well shooting oil in Shinnston, W. Va.

7. Oil Shooting, H.H. Swiger Well No. 1, B.A. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050150
Title:: Oil Shooting, H.H. Swiger Well No. 1, B.A. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920
Description:: A well shooting oil in Shinnston, W. Va.

Oil derrick shooting oil likely near Shinnston, W. Va.

8. Unidentified Oil Derrick Likely in W. Va.

IDNO:: 050263
Title:: Unidentified Oil Derrick Likely in W. Va.
Date:: 1890-1900
Description:: Oil derrick shooting oil likely near Shinnston, W. Va.