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1. Pump Station, Eureka Pipe Line Company, Shinnston, W.Va.

2. Hastings Station

3. Oil Derrick and Work Shed

Hillside with a town in the distance.

4. Early Photo of an Oil Pipe Line Under Construction (between Parkersburg and Shaffer, W. Va.?)

5. Oil Pump Station

The town of Sistersville.  Oil derricks off in the distance.

6. Sistersville, W. Va. During Oil Boom

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

7. Shinnston Oil Field on Mudlick Run

Large Building.

8. Oil Company Building

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

9. Shinnston Oil Field on Mudlick Run

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

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

11. Locomotive Crossing the Bridge at Goose Creek, W. Va.

12. Locomotive Crossing the Bridge at Goose Creek, W. Va.

Man and horses standing over near the trees.

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

Two Buildings and a tower enclosed in a fenced area.

14. Oil Pump Station

Buildings and oil storage tanks.

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

16. Jones' Station and Other Oil Company Buildings

Oil Derricks McCabe, Rolan, Gilbert, Roland, and Douglass No. 2 amongst homes at Cornwallis.

17. Cornwallis Oil Field, W. Va.

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

At least seven oil derricks in an oil field.

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

20. Locomotive Crossing the Bridge at Goose Creek, W. Va.

21. Matheney Oil Well near Harrisville, Ritchie County

Team of horses and a wagon.

22. Team of Horses Used for Hauling Oil Field Supplies

23. Team of Horses Hauling Oil Supplies

24. Team of Horses Hauling Oil Drilling Supplies

Barge carrying oil storage tanks.  Man standing in between the tanks.

25. Oil Transport Barge

Men standing on top of a row of oil tanks in Shinnston, W.Va.

26. Oil Tanks to E.J. Witeman Well No. 2 S. P. Co.

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

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

Shooter's wagon with his team of horses carrying nitroglycerin.

28. Marietta Torpedo Co. Glycerin Wagon in Shinnston, W. Va. Oilfield

Shooter's wagon with his team of horses carrying nitroglycerin.

29. Marietta Torpedo Co. Glycerin Wagon in Shinnston, W. Va. Oilfield

Shooter's wagon with his team of horses carrying nitroglycerin.

30. Marietta Torpedo Co. Glycerin Wagon in Shinnston, W. Va. Oilfield

Three men changing bits on an oil well drilling rig.

31. 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.

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

33. Horses and Teamsters Hauling Engine Bed-Plate

34. Trucks Transporting Oil Pipes in Harrison County, W. Va.

35. Oil Pipeline Crew Tightening Couplings

36. Oil Pipeline Crew Tightening Couplings

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

38. Teams of Horses Hauling Engine Bed-Plate

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.

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

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

Men standing beside a halftrack carrying oil equipment

41. H. N. C. Company Oil Equipment TransportationTruck

42. Crew Building Rig at S. E. Janes Well No. 3, S.P. Company, Shinnston, W. Va.

Oil derrick, storage tank, and other equipment.

43. Ezkiel Smith Well No. 1, H. G. Company. Shinnston, W. Va.

44. William Janes Well No. 1, S. P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.

45. Oil Derrick and Adjoining Buildings

Group of people watching a gusher.

46. Oil Well Gushing Oil

47. Nannie Lowe Well No. 3, S. P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.

A hoist mechanism for a shaft coal mine next to several buildings at a mine in an unknown location, likely in West Virginia.

48. Hoist Mechanism for a Shaft Coal Mine