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IDNO:
000658
Title:
Pump Station, Eureka Pipe Line Company, Shinnston, W.Va.
Date:
undated
IDNO:
000659
Title:
Hastings Station
Date:
1904
IDNO:
000660
Title:
Oil Derrick and Work Shed
Date:
undated
IDNO:
000661
Title:
Early Photo of an Oil Pipe Line Under Construction (between Parkersburg and Shaffer, W. Va.?)
Date:
undated
Description:
Hillside with a town in the distance.
IDNO:
000662
Title:
Oil Pump Station
Date:
undated
IDNO:
000663
Title:
Sistersville, W. Va. During Oil Boom
Date:
undated
Description:
The town of Sistersville. Oil derricks off in the distance.
IDNO:
000664
Title:
Shinnston Oil Field on Mudlick Run
Date:
undated
Description:
Oil derricks on Mudlick Run in Shinnston, W.Va.
IDNO:
000665
Title:
Oil Company Building
Date:
undated
Description:
Large Building.
IDNO:
000666
Title:
Shinnston Oil Field on Mudlick Run
Date:
undated
Description:
Oil derricks on Mudlick Run in Shinnston, W. Va.
IDNO:
000668
Title:
Oil Tanks to E. E. Swiger Well No. 1 Phila Co. Shinnston, W. Va. No. 2
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
Two horse drawn carts. Oil tanks and derrick in the background.
IDNO:
000669
Title:
Locomotive Crossing the Bridge at Goose Creek, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
IDNO:
000670
Title:
Locomotive Crossing the Bridge at Goose Creek, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
IDNO:
000671
Title:
Temporary Oil Reservoir to E. E. Swiger Well No. 1, Shinnston, W. Va., Phila. Company
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
Man and horses standing over near the trees.
IDNO:
000672
Title:
Oil Pump Station
Date:
undated
Description:
Two Buildings and a tower enclosed in a fenced area.
IDNO:
000673
Title:
Petton Pump Station, Eureka Pipeline Company, Shinnston, W. Va., No. 1
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
Buildings and oil storage tanks.
IDNO:
000674
Title:
Jones' Station and Other Oil Company Buildings
Date:
1921
IDNO:
000675
Title:
Cornwallis Oil Field, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1880-1890
Description:
Oil Derricks McCabe, Rolan, Gilbert, Roland, and Douglass No. 2 amongst homes at Cornwallis.
IDNO:
000676
Title:
Adamsville No. 2 Oil Well, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
IDNO:
000677
Title:
Mudlick Oil Field, Shinnston, W. Va. No. 1
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
At least seven oil derricks in an oil field.
IDNO:
000678
Title:
Locomotive Crossing the Bridge at Goose Creek, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
IDNO:
000679
Title:
Matheney Oil Well near Harrisville, Ritchie County
Date:
ca. 1880 or 1890
IDNO:
000680
Title:
Team of Horses Used for Hauling Oil Field Supplies
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
Team of horses and a wagon.
IDNO:
000681
Title:
Team of Horses Hauling Oil Supplies
Date:
undated
IDNO:
000682
Title:
Team of Horses Hauling Oil Drilling Supplies
Date:
undated
IDNO:
000683
Title:
Oil Transport Barge
Date:
undated
Description:
Barge carrying oil storage tanks. Man standing in between the tanks.
IDNO:
000684
Title:
Oil Tanks to E.J. Witeman Well No. 2 S. P. Co.
Date:
undated
Description:
Men standing on top of a row of oil tanks in Shinnston, W.Va.
IDNO:
000685
Title:
Teaming in Oil Field No. 27, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
Team of Six Horses Hauling an Oil Storage Tank to Oil Field No. 27
IDNO:
000686
Title:
Marietta Torpedo Co. Glycerin Wagon in Shinnston, W. Va. Oilfield
Date:
1911
Description:
Shooter's wagon with his team of horses carrying nitroglycerin.
IDNO:
000687
Title:
Marietta Torpedo Co. Glycerin Wagon in Shinnston, W. Va. Oilfield
Date:
1911
Description:
Shooter's wagon with his team of horses carrying nitroglycerin.
IDNO:
000688
Title:
Marietta Torpedo Co. Glycerin Wagon in Shinnston, W. Va. Oilfield
Date:
1911
Description:
Shooter's wagon with his team of horses carrying nitroglycerin.
IDNO:
000689
Title:
Changing Bits at L. .A. Martin Well No. 1, H. C. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
Three men changing bits on an oil well drilling rig.
IDNO:
000690
Title:
Teaming in Oil Field No. 9, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
Team of six horses pulling a wagon through mud. Oil derricks in the background.
IDNO:
000691
Title:
Horses and Teamsters Hauling Engine Bed-Plate
Date:
1913
IDNO:
000692
Title:
Trucks Transporting Oil Pipes in Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1924
IDNO:
000693
Title:
Oil Pipeline Crew Tightening Couplings
Date:
1937
IDNO:
000694
Title:
Oil Pipeline Crew Tightening Couplings
Date:
1937
IDNO:
000695
Title:
Horse Teams and Teamsters Transporting Engine Bed-Plate for Peora Gas Pumping Station. H. C. Co. Shinnston, W. Va. No. 2.
Date:
ca. 1910
IDNO:
000696
Title:
Teams of Horses Hauling Engine Bed-Plate
Date:
1913
IDNO:
000697
Title:
Breaking Swab - Two Crewmen at T. L. Swiger Well No. 6, Phila. Co. Shinnston, W.Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
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.
IDNO:
000698
Title:
Teaming in Oil Field No. 7, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
IDNO:
000699
Title:
H. N. C. Company Oil Equipment TransportationTruck
Date:
1924
Description:
Men standing beside a halftrack carrying oil equipment
IDNO:
000700
Title:
Crew Building Rig at S. E. Janes Well No. 3, S.P. Company, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:
undated
IDNO:
000701
Title:
Ezkiel Smith Well No. 1, H. G. Company. Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Oil derrick, storage tank, and other equipment.
IDNO:
000702
Title:
William Janes Well No. 1, S. P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:
undated
IDNO:
000703
Title:
Oil Derrick and Adjoining Buildings
Date:
undated
IDNO:
000704
Title:
Oil Well Gushing Oil
Date:
undated
Description:
Group of people watching a gusher.
IDNO:
000705
Title:
Nannie Lowe Well No. 3, S. P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:
undated
IDNO:
000706
Title:
Hoist Mechanism for a Shaft Coal Mine
Date:
undated
Description:
A hoist mechanism for a shaft coal mine next to several buildings at a mine in an unknown location, likely in West Virginia.
IDNO:
000707
Title:
Scenic View of an Oil Derrick on a Hillside
Date:
undated
IDNO:
000708
Title:
Scenic View of an Oil Derrick on a Hillside.
Date:
undated
IDNO:
000709
Title:
E.J. Whiteman Well No. 2 with Derrick, S. P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Men stand atop oil tanks with derrick in the background.
IDNO:
000711
Title:
Dora Davis Well No. 1, S. P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Oil derrick and adjoining oil company buildings.
IDNO:
000712
Title:
Oil Derricks
Date:
undated
Description:
Four derricks with their adjoining oil company buildings.
IDNO:
000713
Title:
Wind Damaged Oil Rig
Date:
1935
IDNO:
000714
Title:
Hugh Jarvis Well No. 1, Trees Benedum Co. Shinnston, W.Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
IDNO:
000715
Title:
Shooting Wells with Nitroglycerin
Date:
undated
Description:
Five derricks and rigs. Oil gushing from well in foreground.
IDNO:
000716
Title:
William Fencher Well No. 1, S. P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
Oil rig and derrick in the countryside.
IDNO:
000717
Title:
Matheney Oil Well near Harrisville, Ritchie County
Date:
ca. 1880 or 1890
IDNO:
000718
Title:
Bushnell Kennedy Well No. 4, S. P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
Oil rig and derrick.
IDNO:
000719
Title:
J. B. Swiger Well No. 8, S. P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
Oil rig derrick in winter.
IDNO:
000720
Title:
Bushnell Kennedy Well No. 4, S. P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
IDNO:
000721
Title:
Steel Oil Derrick at Bluecreek, Kanawha County
Date:
undated
Description:
Derrick, rig, and storage tank beside a train track.
IDNO:
000722
Title:
Oil Workers Examining an Old Wooden Oil Storage Tank
Date:
undated
Description:
Men standing on top of an oil tank
IDNO:
000723
Title:
Trucks Transporting Oil Pipes in Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1924
Description:
'It took skill to drive trucks.'
IDNO:
000724
Title:
Trucks Transporting Oil Pipes in Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1924
IDNO:
000725
Title:
Second Shooting at H. H. Swiger Well No. 1, B. A. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
Oil gushes from well at Shinnston.
IDNO:
000726
Title:
Dressing Bits J.F. Sturm S. P. Co. No. 1, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Two men forging a drill bit, one holding chain, one raising hammer.
IDNO:
000727
Title:
Teaming in Oil Field No. 2, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Team of horses hauling pipes through the mud.
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.
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.
IDNO:
000730
Title:
Lowe Pump Station, Eureka Pipe Line Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Station and storage tanks.
IDNO:
000731
Title:
Oil Crewman at Work on Pump
Date:
undated
Description:
Man working with a piece of oil machinery.
IDNO:
000732
Title:
Teaming in Oil Field No. 4, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:
ca.1910
Description:
Teams of horses hauling supplies by a derrick.
IDNO:
000733
Title:
Teaming in Oil Field No. 3, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
Team of horses pulling a large piece of equipment.
IDNO:
000734
Title:
Horizontal Engines with Big Fly Wheels
Date:
ca. 1948
Description:
Row of oil engines.
IDNO:
000735
Title:
Teamsters Hauling Oil Equipment Down a Muddy Road
Date:
1911
Description:
'Mud was a great enemy.'
IDNO:
000736
Title:
Oil Men at Work
Date:
undated
Description:
Drawing of three men working with oil equipment.
IDNO:
000737
Title:
Drillin' for Black Gold
Date:
undated
Description:
Sketch of two men holding a rope that is part of oil machinery.
IDNO:
000738
Title:
Teamsters Hauling Oil Equipment Down a Muddy Road
Date:
1911
IDNO:
000739
Title:
Making Fire Bends and 'The Hope Navy'
Date:
undated
Description:
Top photograph, men making bend in pipeline. Bottom photograph, 'The Hope Navy' transporting oil tanks.
IDNO:
000740
Title:
Horizontal Engines with Big Fly Wheels
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
Line of horizontal engines.
IDNO:
000741
Title:
Horizontal Engines with Big Fly Wheels
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
Line of horizontal engines with big fly wheels.
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.
IDNO:
000743
Title:
Bridgeport Station after Tornado
Date:
1944
Description:
Men inspect the ruins of the Bridgeport Station after a tornado.
IDNO:
000744
Title:
Setting Up Drill No. 137
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
Men standing at the bottom of a wooden derrick. Keen Wolf. Bull Bayou.
IDNO:
000745
Title:
Horizontal Engines at Jones Station
Date:
undated
Description:
Row of horizontal engines at Jones Station.
IDNO:
000746
Title:
Work Crew Laying Oil Pipeline Across a River
Date:
undated
IDNO:
000747
Title:
Shinnston Area Oil Field
Date:
1900
Description:
Activities in the oil field near Shinnston, Adamsville area. Horses, wagons, and man-power moved all the equipment to the drilling site. Sistersville and Shinnston came into the oil boom about the same time. E.K. Towles of 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.
IDNO:
000749
Title:
Result of Agnew's Shots, Sistersville, Tyler County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Large amounts of oil shooting out of a derrick after being shot with nitroglycerin.
IDNO:
000750
Title:
Wooden Oil Derricks in a West Virginia Oil Field
Date:
undated
IDNO:
000751
Title:
Bridgeport Station after Tornado
Date:
1944
Description:
Men inspect the ruins of the Bridgeport Station after a tornado.
IDNO:
000752
Title:
Dry Hole
Date:
1860
Description:
Wooden Oil Derrick
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.
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.
IDNO:
000755
Title:
Making Fire Bends
Date:
undated
Description:
Men working on oil pipe.