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Two horse drawn carts.  Oil tanks and derrick in the background.

1. Oil Tanks to E. E. Swiger Well No. 1 Phila Co. Shinnston, W. Va. No. 2

Man and horses standing over near the trees.

2. Temporary Oil Reservoir to E. E. Swiger Well No. 1, Shinnston, W. Va., Phila. Company

Buildings and oil storage tanks.

3. Petton Pump Station, Eureka Pipeline Company, Shinnston, W. Va., No. 1

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

At least seven oil derricks in an oil field.

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

Team of Six Horses Hauling an Oil Storage Tank to Oil Field No. 27

6. Teaming in Oil Field No. 27, Shinnston, W. Va.

Three men changing bits on an oil well drilling rig.

7. Changing Bits at L. .A. Martin Well No. 1, H. C. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

Team of six horses pulling a wagon through mud. Oil derricks in the background.

8. Teaming in Oil Field No. 9, Shinnston, W. Va.

9. Horse Teams and Teamsters Transporting Engine Bed-Plate for Peora Gas Pumping Station. H. C. Co. Shinnston, W. Va. No. 2.

Swabbing is the act of pulling fluid from the well bore through the use of wire rope and cup assembly. Swabbing equipment includes a swabbing assembly, lubricator with an oil saver, and shut-off valve on the well, also called a swabbing valve.

10. Breaking Swab - Two Crewmen at T. L. Swiger Well No. 6, Phila. Co. Shinnston, W.Va.

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

12. Hugh Jarvis Well No. 1, Trees Benedum Co. Shinnston, W.Va.

Oil rig and derrick in the countryside.

13. William Fencher Well No. 1, S. P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.

Oil rig and derrick.

14. Bushnell Kennedy Well No. 4, S. P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.

Oil rig derrick in winter.

15. J. B. Swiger Well No. 8, S. P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.

16. Bushnell Kennedy Well No. 4, S. P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.

Oil gushes from well at Shinnston.

17. Second Shooting at H. H. Swiger Well No. 1, B. A. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

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

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

Team of six horses pulling pipes up a hill.

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

Team of horses pulling a large piece of equipment.

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

Line of horizontal engines.

21. Horizontal Engines with Big Fly Wheels

Line of horizontal engines with big fly wheels.

22. Horizontal Engines with Big Fly Wheels

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

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

Teams of horses hauling pipe through the mud.

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

25. J. E. Shreves No. 2 Changing Tower and Casing Crew, Shinnston, W.Va.

Six men standing on top of an oil tank.

26. E.E. Swiger Well No. 2, Phila. Co. Oil flowing in tank 12,000 Bbls per day. Shinnston, W. Va.

Seven men on the wrecked oil rig of H.E. Siger.

27. Shinnston Petroleum Co. Casing Crew on Wrecked Rig of H.E. Siger, Shinnston, W. Va.

28. Teamsters Pose with Their Horses, Shinnston, W. Va.

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

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

Two men standing with four horses.  Oil well in background.

30. Leslie Vincent's Teams, Adamsville, W. Va.

Oil flows into the air between two oil workers.

31. E.J. Whiteman Well No. 2, S. P. Co. , Changing Tools, Oil Flowing, Shinnston, W. Va.

Group Portrait of five men, two women, and a dog on the porch of a Boiler House.

32. Piled., Boiler House, Shinnston, W. Va.

Three men working on oil equipment.

33. Dressing Bit - B.S. Humphrey Well No. 2, S. P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.

(From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)

34. Piled Boiler House, Shinnston, W. Va.

Various oil wells can be seen spread through the hillside. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)

35. Mudlick Looking North East, Shinnston, W. Va.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

48. O. Chochran Well No. 1, H.G. Co., Worthington W. Va.