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The oil well towers over wooden buildings beneath.Published by H. Gwinn & Co., Green Sulphur Springs, W. Va. See original for correspondence.

1. Well No. 1 at Green Sulphur Oil and Gas Co., Summers County, W. V.

IDNO:
048069
Title:
Well No. 1 at Green Sulphur Oil and Gas Co., Summers County, W. V.
Date:
1914/01/30
Description:
The oil well towers over wooden buildings beneath.Published by H. Gwinn & Co., Green Sulphur Springs, W. Va. See original for correspondence.
(From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)

2. Team of Horses Used to Haul Oil Field Supplies, Harrison County, W. Va.

IDNO:
044790
Title:
Team of Horses Used to Haul Oil Field Supplies, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
(From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)
(From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)

3. Two Men Drilling for Oil, Shinnston, W. Va., Harrison County, W. Va.

IDNO:
044789
Title:
Two Men Drilling for Oil, Shinnston, W. Va., Harrison County, W. Va.
Description:
(From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)
(From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)

4. Team of Horses Used to Haul Oil Field Supplies, Harrison County, W. Va.

IDNO:
044788
Title:
Team of Horses Used to Haul Oil Field Supplies, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
(From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)
(From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)

5. Merietta Torpedo Company, Glycerine Wagon, in Shinnston, W. Va. Oilfield

IDNO:
044658
Title:
Merietta Torpedo Company, Glycerine Wagon, in Shinnston, W. Va. Oilfield
Date:
ca. 1910-1911
Description:
(From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)
(From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)

6. F. W. Thompson, Well No. 1, B. F. Thompson Company, Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:
044657
Title:
F. W. Thompson, Well No. 1, B. F. Thompson Company, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910-1911
Description:
(From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)
Published by Mrs. S. Anderson. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)

7. Largest Oil Well in Field, Mannington, W. Va.

IDNO:
044656
Title:
Largest Oil Well in Field, Mannington, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
Published by Mrs. S. Anderson. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)
Published by E. Brown. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)

8. W. Va. Oil Wells

IDNO:
044655
Title:
W. Va. Oil Wells
Description:
Published by E. Brown. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)
(From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)

9. Oil Well and Workers in Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:
044654
Title:
Oil Well and Workers in Shinnston, W. Va.
Description:
(From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)
Display is of a scene in 1869. Published by Modern Ad. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)

10. Display of Boiler and Engine For Sale at Tarr Farm at Drake Well Museum, Titusville, Pa

IDNO:
044653
Title:
Display of Boiler and Engine For Sale at Tarr Farm at Drake Well Museum, Titusville, Pa
Description:
Display is of a scene in 1869. Published by Modern Ad. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)
(From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)

11. View of Oil Operations, Sistersville, W. Va.

IDNO:
044652
Title:
View of Oil Operations, Sistersville, W. Va.
Description:
(From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)
(From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)

12. Three Men Drilling For Oil, Wood County, W. Va.

IDNO:
044651
Title:
Three Men Drilling For Oil, Wood County, W. Va.
Description:
(From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)
Workers pose for a picture on the bump around recently laid pipeline. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)

13. Richmond's Gans Over the Bump

IDNO:
044649
Title:
Richmond's Gans Over the Bump
Description:
Workers pose for a picture on the bump around recently laid pipeline. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)
Various oil wells can be seen spread through the hillside. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)

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

IDNO:
044648
Title:
Mudlick Looking North East, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
Various oil wells can be seen spread through the hillside. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)
See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)

15. The Last Well Drilled in Sistersville, Belonged to Sutton Brothers, Sistersville, W. Va.

IDNO:
044647
Title:
The Last Well Drilled in Sistersville, Belonged to Sutton Brothers, Sistersville, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1908
Description:
See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)
(From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)

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

IDNO:
044644
Title:
Piled Boiler House, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
(From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)
"This is the first well drilled at Webster Springs several years ago. in drilling they found all the oil sands regular and of good thickness. And the well showed some oil. it was drilled by a local company which lost its nerve in making further tests." Published by Del Gillespie, Webster Springs, W.Va. (postcard collection legacy system--subjects.)

17. Oil Derrick at Webster Springs, W.Va.

IDNO:
000710
Title:
Oil Derrick at Webster Springs, W.Va.
Date:
ca. 1916
Description:
"This is the first well drilled at Webster Springs several years ago. in drilling they found all the oil sands regular and of good thickness. And the well showed some oil. it was drilled by a local company which lost its nerve in making further tests." Published by Del Gillespie, Webster Springs, W.Va. (postcard collection legacy system--subjects.)