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Group photo of oil workers.

1. Excavating Reservoir to E.E. Swiger Well No. 1, Phila. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 000781
Title:: Excavating Reservoir to E.E. Swiger Well No. 1, Phila. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: undated
Description:: Group photo of oil workers.

Oil derricks on Mudlick Run in Shinnston, W.Va.

2. Shinnston Oil Field on Mudlick Run

IDNO:: 000664
Title:: Shinnston Oil Field on Mudlick Run
Date:: undated
Description:: Oil derricks on Mudlick Run in Shinnston, W.Va.

Team of horses hauling pipes through the mud.

3. Teaming in Oil Field No. 2, Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 000727
Title:: Teaming in Oil Field No. 2, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: undated
Description:: Team of horses hauling pipes through the mud.

Oil derricks on Mudlick Run in Shinnston, W. Va.

4. Shinnston Oil Field on Mudlick Run

IDNO:: 000666
Title:: Shinnston Oil Field on Mudlick Run
Date:: undated
Description:: Oil derricks on Mudlick Run in Shinnston, W. Va.

Teams of horses hauling supplies by a derrick.

5. Teaming in Oil Field No. 4, Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 000732
Title:: Teaming in Oil Field No. 4, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca.1910
Description:: Teams of horses hauling supplies by a derrick.

Teams of horses hauling pipe through the mud.

6. Teaming in Oil Field No. 2, Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 000748
Title:: Teaming in Oil Field No. 2, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910
Description:: Teams of horses hauling pipe through the mud.

Team of six horses pulling pipes up a hill.

7. Teaming in Oil Field No. 26, Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 000729
Title:: Teaming in Oil Field No. 26, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910
Description:: Team of six horses pulling pipes up a hill.

Man on a horse with two men standing beside the horse.

8. Visitor in the Oil Field, Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 000770
Title:: Visitor in the Oil Field, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910
Description:: Man on a horse with two men standing beside the horse.

At least seven oil derricks in an oil field.

9. Mudlick Oil Field, Shinnston, W. Va. No. 1

IDNO:: 000677
Title:: Mudlick Oil Field, Shinnston, W. Va. No. 1
Date:: ca. 1910
Description:: At least seven oil derricks in an oil field.

Team of eight horses pulling a cart with oil equipment and crew.

10. Teaming in Oil Field No. 38, Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 000742
Title:: Teaming in Oil Field No. 38, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910
Description:: Team of eight horses pulling a cart with oil equipment and crew.

Team of eight horses pulling oil equipment up a muddy hill.

11. Teaming in Oil Field No. 10, Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 000728
Title:: Teaming in Oil Field No. 10, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910
Description:: Team of eight horses pulling oil equipment up a muddy hill.

12. Adamsville No. 2 Oil Well, Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 000676
Title:: Adamsville No. 2 Oil Well, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

13. Teaming in Oil Field No. 7, Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 000698
Title:: Teaming in Oil Field No. 7, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

14. Benj. Anderson, Jr. Well No. 2, S.P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 049837
Title:: Benj. Anderson, Jr. Well No. 2, S.P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

15. B.F. Anderson Well No. 3. S.P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 049836
Title:: B.F. Anderson Well No. 3. S.P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

16. Interior, H.K. McCoy Well No. 1, S.P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 049842
Title:: Interior, H.K. McCoy Well No. 1, S.P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

17. Minnie Anderson well No. 4, S.P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 049843
Title:: Minnie Anderson well No. 4, S.P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

18. T.M. Coon Well No. 1, Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 049851
Title:: T.M. Coon Well No. 1, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

19. Hardesty Well No. 1, S.P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 049859
Title:: Hardesty Well No. 1, S.P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

20. J.L. Hall Well No. 2, S.P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 049858
Title:: J.L. Hall Well No. 2, S.P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

21. B.F. Anderson Well, Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 049835
Title:: B.F. Anderson Well, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

22. Oil Flowing in Tank of Dora Bartlett Well No. 1, H. G. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 049846
Title:: Oil Flowing in Tank of Dora Bartlett Well No. 1, H. G. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

23. Levi Martin Well No. 1, Truby Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 049854
Title:: Levi Martin Well No. 1, Truby Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

24. T.B. Martin Well No 1. Donlan Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 049855
Title:: T.B. Martin Well No 1. Donlan Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

25. 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

26. R.R. Hardesty Well, No. 5, S.P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 049862
Title:: R.R. Hardesty Well, No. 5, S.P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

27. G.W. Anderson Well No. 2, Phila Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 049841
Title:: G.W. Anderson Well No. 2, Phila Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

28. Ben Anderson Jr. Well, Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 049840
Title:: Ben Anderson Jr. Well, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

29. F. M. Coon Well No. 2, Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 049848
Title:: F. M. Coon Well No. 2, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

30. 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

31. T. B. Martin Well No. 3, S. P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 049857
Title:: T. B. Martin Well No. 3, S. P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

32. A.W. Hartley Well No. 1, S. P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 049864
Title:: A.W. Hartley Well No. 1, S. P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

33. Benj. Anderson, Jr. Well No. 3, Phila. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 049839
Title:: Benj. Anderson, Jr. Well No. 3, Phila. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

34. Benj. Anderson Jr. Well. #1, Phila. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 049838
Title:: Benj. Anderson Jr. Well. #1, Phila. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

35. Interior, Minnie Anderson, Well No. 4, S.P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 049844
Title:: Interior, Minnie Anderson, Well No. 4, S.P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

36. Curtis Ashcraft, Well No. 1, Horner Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 049845
Title:: Curtis Ashcraft, Well No. 1, Horner Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

37. J. B. Martin Well No. 1, S.P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 049852
Title:: J. B. Martin Well No. 1, S.P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

38. S.A. Elliot Well, Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 049853
Title:: S.A. Elliot Well, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

39. Pulling tubing, Hardesty Well No. 3, S.P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 049861
Title:: Pulling tubing, Hardesty Well No. 3, S.P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

40. Flowing Well, R.R. Hardesty Well No. 3, Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 049860
Title:: Flowing Well, R.R. Hardesty Well No. 3, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

41. Charles Hartley Well no. 1, Fairmont Co. Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050077
Title:: Charles Hartley Well no. 1, Fairmont Co. Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920

42. W. G. Nixon Well no.1, H.S. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050076
Title:: W. G. Nixon Well no.1, H.S. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920

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

43. 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.

44. U.B. Ogden Well no.2, S.P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050091
Title:: U.B. Ogden Well no.2, S.P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920

45. Nimshi Nuzum Well no.4, Miller Co. Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050090
Title:: Nimshi Nuzum Well no.4, Miller Co. Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920

46. Almira Rector Well no.1, S.P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050097
Title:: Almira Rector Well no.1, S.P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920

47. Nay Well no.2, Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050113
Title:: Nay Well no.2, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920

48. S. E. Janes Well no.1, S. P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050115
Title:: S. E. Janes Well no.1, S. P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920

49. Broken Rig on Nannie Lowe Well no.1, S. P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050122
Title:: Broken Rig on Nannie Lowe Well no.1, S. P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920

50. Nannie Lowe Well no.2, S. P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050123
Title:: Nannie Lowe Well no.2, S. P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920

51. H. K. McCoy Well no.1, S. P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050130
Title:: H. K. McCoy Well no.1, S. P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920

52. J.E. Shreves Well No. 3, S. P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050138
Title:: J.E. Shreves Well No. 3, S. P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920

53. S.S. Southern Well No. 1, Tygart Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050139
Title:: S.S. Southern Well No. 1, Tygart Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920

A well shooting oil in Shinnston, W. Va.

54. 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.

55. H.H. Swiger Well No. 3, B. A. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050151
Title:: H.H. Swiger Well No. 3, B. A. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920

A well with oil flowing out from it in Shinnston, W. Va.

56. T. B. Martin Well no.1 Flowing, S. P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050167
Title:: T. B. Martin Well no.1 Flowing, S. P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920
Description:: A well with oil flowing out from it in Shinnston, W. Va.

57. Adamsville, on Coon's Run, no. 1, Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050166
Title:: Adamsville, on Coon's Run, no. 1, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920

58. G. F. Tetrick Well No. 1, S. P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050174
Title:: G. F. Tetrick Well No. 1, S. P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920

59. Interior, George Tetrick, Well No. 1, H. G. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050175
Title:: Interior, George Tetrick, Well No. 1, H. G. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920

60. S. L. Vincent, Well No. 6, S. P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va

IDNO:: 050182
Title:: S. L. Vincent, Well No. 6, S. P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va
Date:: ca. 1890-1920

61. A. Williamson Well No. 1, S. P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050183
Title:: A. Williamson Well No. 1, S. P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920

62. Thomas Swiger Well No. 1, Phila. Co., Shinnston, W. Va

IDNO:: 050190
Title:: Thomas Swiger Well No. 1, Phila. Co., Shinnston, W. Va
Date:: ca. 1890-1920

A group of people sit at a table for dinner.

63. Lambert Dining Room No.2, Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050198
Title:: Lambert Dining Room No.2, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920
Description:: A group of people sit at a table for dinner.

64. Oak Hotel, Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050199
Title:: Oak Hotel, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920

Unidentified men pose for a portrait.

65. Horner Run Roustabouts, S. P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050207
Title:: Horner Run Roustabouts, S. P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920
Description:: Unidentified men pose for a portrait.

Unidentified men pose for a portrait while working on a road.

66. Road Men, S. P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050206
Title:: Road Men, S. P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920
Description:: Unidentified men pose for a portrait while working on a road.

Two men and a little girl pose for a portrait with horses.

67. Two Men and a Little Girl with Horses in Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050214
Title:: Two Men and a Little Girl with Horses in Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920
Description:: Two men and a little girl pose for a portrait with horses.

68. Doah's Dining Tent, Mudlick, Oil Field, Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050215
Title:: Doah's Dining Tent, Mudlick, Oil Field, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920

69. Teaming in Oil Field No. 30, Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050270
Title:: Teaming in Oil Field No. 30, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920

70. Teaming in Oil Field No. 12, Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050271
Title:: Teaming in Oil Field No. 12, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920

71. A.W. Hartley Well no. 2 S.P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050070
Title:: A.W. Hartley Well no. 2 S.P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920

72. Boiler House and Tank to Hartley Heirs' Well no. 2, B.A. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050079
Title:: Boiler House and Tank to Hartley Heirs' Well no. 2, B.A. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920

73. Hartley Heirs' Wells, B.R. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050086
Title:: Hartley Heirs' Wells, B.R. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920

74. B.S. Humphrey Well no.1, S.P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050095
Title:: B.S. Humphrey Well no.1, S.P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920

75. Hartley Heirs' Well no.3, B.A. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050094
Title:: Hartley Heirs' Well no.3, B.A. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920

76. J. E. Janes Well no.2, S.P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050103
Title:: J. E. Janes Well no.2, S.P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920

77. J.E. Janes Well no.2, Fisher Co. Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050102
Title:: J.E. Janes Well no.2, Fisher Co. Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920

78. Elen Shinn Well no. 2, S. P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050111
Title:: Elen Shinn Well no. 2, S. P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920

79. Mary A. Janes Well no.1, S. P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050110
Title:: Mary A. Janes Well no.1, S. P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920

80. Nannie Lowe Well no.1, S. P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050120
Title:: Nannie Lowe Well no.1, S. P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920

81. Lucas Brothers Well no.1, Phila. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050129
Title:: Lucas Brothers Well no.1, Phila. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920

82. J.E. Shreves Well No. 2, S.P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050137
Title:: J.E. Shreves Well No. 2, S.P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920

83. A.P. Swan Well No. 1, S.P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050140
Title:: A.P. Swan Well No. 1, S.P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920

84. E.E. Swiger Well No. 1, Phila. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050141
Title:: E.E. Swiger Well No. 1, Phila. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920

Two men on horses pose next to an oil tank.

85. Tank to E. E. Swiger Well No. 1, Phila. Co., 12000 B bls/day, Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050144
Title:: Tank to E. E. Swiger Well No. 1, Phila. Co., 12000 B bls/day, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920
Description:: Two men on horses pose next to an oil tank.

Shinnston oil well and field covered in snow.

86. E.E. Swiger Well No. 3, Phila. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050145
Title:: E.E. Swiger Well No. 3, Phila. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920
Description:: Shinnston oil well and field covered in snow.

87. J. S. Whiteman Well No. 1, S. P. Co., Lowering Baler, Oil Flowing, Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050170
Title:: J. S. Whiteman Well No. 1, S. P. Co., Lowering Baler, Oil Flowing, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920

88. Interior, J. B. Whiteman Well No. 1, Donlan, O. & G. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050171
Title:: Interior, J. B. Whiteman Well No. 1, Donlan, O. & G. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920

Workers building a rig pose for a portrait.

89. Rig Builders, S. L. Vincent Well No. 3, S. P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050181
Title:: Rig Builders, S. L. Vincent Well No. 3, S. P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920
Description:: Workers building a rig pose for a portrait.

90. Sallie Thompson, Well No. 2, S. P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050180
Title:: Sallie Thompson, Well No. 2, S. P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920

Workers pose for a portrait while building an oil rig.

91. G. W. Swiger Heirs Well No. 2, Phila. Co. Building Rig, Shinnston, W. Va

IDNO:: 050188
Title:: G. W. Swiger Heirs Well No. 2, Phila. Co. Building Rig, Shinnston, W. Va
Date:: ca. 1890-1920
Description:: Workers pose for a portrait while building an oil rig.

92. G. W. Swiger Well No. 3, Phila. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050189
Title:: G. W. Swiger Well No. 3, Phila. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920

A restaurant in Adamsville, near the oil fields in Shinnston, W. Va.

93. Lambert Store and Restaurant No.2, Adamsville, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050197
Title:: Lambert Store and Restaurant No.2, Adamsville, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920
Description:: A restaurant in Adamsville, near the oil fields in Shinnston, W. Va.

94. Hawker's Well, Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050196
Title:: Hawker's Well, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920

A restaurant near the oil fields in Shinnston, W. Va.

95. Rooney's Restaurant, Adamsville, Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050205
Title:: Rooney's Restaurant, Adamsville, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920
Description:: A restaurant near the oil fields in Shinnston, W. Va.

96. E. P. L. Co. Gang, Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050204
Title:: E. P. L. Co. Gang, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920