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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

49. Scenic View of an Oil Derrick on a Hillside

50. Scenic View of an Oil Derrick on a Hillside.

Men stand atop oil tanks with derrick in the background.

51. E.J. Whiteman Well No. 2 with Derrick, S. P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.

"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.)

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

Oil derrick and adjoining oil company buildings.

53. Dora Davis Well No. 1, S. P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

Four derricks with their adjoining oil company buildings.

54. Oil Derricks

55. Wind Damaged Oil Rig

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

Five derricks and rigs.  Oil gushing from well in foreground.

57. Shooting Wells with Nitroglycerin

Oil rig and derrick in the countryside.

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

59. Matheney Oil Well near Harrisville, Ritchie County

Oil rig and derrick.

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

Oil rig derrick in winter.

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

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

Derrick, rig, and storage tank beside a train track.

63. Steel Oil Derrick at Bluecreek, Kanawha County

Men standing on top of an oil tank

64. Oil Workers Examining an Old Wooden Oil Storage Tank

'It took skill to drive trucks.'

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

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

Oil gushes from well at Shinnston.

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

Two men forging a drill bit, one holding chain, one raising hammer.

68. Dressing Bits J.F. Sturm S. P. Co. No. 1, Shinnston, W. Va.

Team of horses hauling pipes through the mud.

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

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

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

Team of six horses pulling pipes up a hill.

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

Station and storage tanks.

72. Lowe Pump Station, Eureka Pipe Line Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

Man working with a piece of oil machinery.

73. Oil Crewman at Work on Pump

Teams of horses hauling supplies by a derrick.

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

Team of horses pulling a large piece of equipment.

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

Row of oil engines.

76. Horizontal Engines with Big Fly Wheels

'Mud was a great enemy.'

77. Teamsters Hauling Oil Equipment Down a Muddy Road

Drawing of three men working with oil equipment.

78. Oil Men at Work

Sketch of two men holding a rope that is part of oil machinery.

79. Drillin' for Black Gold

80. Teamsters Hauling Oil Equipment Down a Muddy Road

Top photograph, men making bend in pipeline.  Bottom photograph, 'The Hope Navy' transporting oil tanks.

81. Making Fire Bends and 'The Hope Navy'

Line of horizontal engines.

82. Horizontal Engines with Big Fly Wheels

Line of horizontal engines with big fly wheels.

83. Horizontal Engines with Big Fly Wheels

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

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

Men inspect the ruins of the Bridgeport Station after a tornado.

85. Bridgeport Station after Tornado

Men standing at the bottom of a wooden derrick.  Keen Wolf.  Bull Bayou.

86. Setting Up Drill No. 137

Row of horizontal engines at Jones Station.

87. Horizontal Engines at Jones Station

88. Work Crew Laying Oil Pipeline Across a River

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.

89. Shinnston Area Oil Field

Teams of horses hauling pipe through the mud.

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

Large amounts of oil shooting out of a derrick after being shot with nitroglycerin.

91. Result of Agnew's Shots, Sistersville, Tyler County, W. Va.

92. Wooden Oil Derricks in a West Virginia Oil Field

Men inspect the ruins of the Bridgeport Station after a tornado.

93. Bridgeport Station after Tornado

Wooden Oil Derrick

94. Dry Hole

A flowing oil well, showing the effect of an eighty-quart shot of nitro-glycerine.  Harrison County.

95. Oil Well Gusher after Shot of Nitro-Glycerine

James Thompson, the Veteran Shooter, placing a twenty-quart nitro-glycerine shell.  Harrison County Oil Fields.

96. Placing a Twenty Quart Nitro-Glycerine Shell.