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

IDNO:: 000676
Title:: Adamsville No. 2 Oil Well, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

At least seven oil derricks in an oil field.

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

IDNO:: 000677
Title:: Mudlick Oil Field, Shinnston, W. Va. No. 1
Date:: ca. 1910
Description:: At least seven oil derricks in an oil field.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

Oil derrick, storage tank, and other equipment.

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

IDNO:: 000701
Title:: Ezkiel Smith Well No. 1, H. G. Company. Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: undated
Description:: Oil derrick, storage tank, and other equipment.

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

IDNO:: 000702
Title:: William Janes Well No. 1, S. P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: undated

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

IDNO:: 000705
Title:: Nannie Lowe Well No. 3, S. P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: undated

Men stand atop oil tanks with derrick in the background.

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

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.

Oil derrick and adjoining oil company buildings.

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

IDNO:: 000711
Title:: Dora Davis Well No. 1, S. P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: undated
Description:: Oil derrick and adjoining oil company buildings.

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

IDNO:: 000714
Title:: Hugh Jarvis Well No. 1, Trees Benedum Co. Shinnston, W.Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

Oil rig and derrick in the countryside.

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

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.

Oil rig and derrick.

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

IDNO:: 000718
Title:: Bushnell Kennedy Well No. 4, S. P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910
Description:: Oil rig and derrick.

Oil rig derrick in winter.

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

IDNO:: 000719
Title:: J. B. Swiger Well No. 8, S. P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910
Description:: Oil rig derrick in winter.

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

IDNO:: 000720
Title:: Bushnell Kennedy Well No. 4, S. P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

Oil gushes from well at Shinnston.

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

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.

Team of six horses pulling pipes up a hill.

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

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.

17. E.J. Whiteman (Witeman) Well No. 2, S.P. Co. Lowering Tools, Oil Flowing, Shinnston, W.Va.

IDNO:: 000761
Title:: E.J. Whiteman (Witeman) Well No. 2, S.P. Co. Lowering Tools, Oil Flowing, Shinnston, W.Va.
Date:: undated

Oil flows into the air between two oil workers.

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

IDNO:: 000773
Title:: E.J. Whiteman Well No. 2, S. P. Co. , Changing Tools, Oil Flowing, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910
Description:: Oil flows into the air between two oil workers.

Two men standing beside an oil well.

19. E.J. Whiteman Well No. 2, S.P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 000782
Title:: E.J. Whiteman Well No. 2, S.P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: undated
Description:: Two men standing beside an oil well.

Oil derrick, buildings, and other equipment at the J. B. Swiger well No. 1, South Penn (?) Oil Company, Shinnston, W. Va.

20. J. B. Swiger Well No. 1, S. P. Company, Shinnston, Harrison County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 012771
Title:: J. B. Swiger Well No. 1, S. P. Company, Shinnston, Harrison County, W. Va.
Description:: Oil derrick, buildings, and other equipment at the J. B. Swiger well No. 1, South Penn (?) Oil Company, Shinnston, W. Va.

'H. E. Swiger Well, No. 1, S.P. Co. Rig pulled in, Shinnston, W. Va.'

21. H. E. Swiger Oil Well, No. 1, Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 028609
Title:: H. E. Swiger Oil Well, No. 1, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1905-1925
Description:: 'H. E. Swiger Well, No. 1, S.P. Co. Rig pulled in, Shinnston, W. Va.'

22. Teaming in Oilfield No. 4, Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 028611
Title:: Teaming in Oilfield No. 4, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1905-1925

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

IDNO:: 028612
Title:: Teaming in Oil Field, No. 2, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1905-1925

'Tanks to E. J. Whiteman Well, No. 2, S. P. co. with Derrick, Shinnston, W. Va.'

24. Tanks to E. J. Whiteman Well, Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 028622
Title:: Tanks to E. J. Whiteman Well, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1905-1925
Description:: 'Tanks to E. J. Whiteman Well, No. 2, S. P. co. with Derrick, Shinnston, W. Va.'

'Changing tools Oil Flowing'

25. E. J. Whiteman Well No. 2, S.P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 032368
Title:: E. J. Whiteman Well No. 2, S.P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Description:: 'Changing tools Oil Flowing'

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

IDNO:: 049835
Title:: B.F. Anderson Well, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

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

IDNO:: 049836
Title:: B.F. Anderson Well No. 3. S.P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

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

IDNO:: 049837
Title:: Benj. Anderson, Jr. Well No. 2, S.P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

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

IDNO:: 049838
Title:: Benj. Anderson Jr. Well. #1, Phila. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

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

IDNO:: 049839
Title:: Benj. Anderson, Jr. Well No. 3, Phila. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

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

IDNO:: 049840
Title:: Ben Anderson Jr. Well, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

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

IDNO:: 049841
Title:: G.W. Anderson Well No. 2, Phila Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

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

IDNO:: 049842
Title:: Interior, H.K. McCoy Well No. 1, S.P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

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

IDNO:: 049843
Title:: Minnie Anderson well No. 4, S.P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

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

IDNO:: 049844
Title:: Interior, Minnie Anderson, Well No. 4, S.P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

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

IDNO:: 049845
Title:: Curtis Ashcraft, Well No. 1, Horner Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

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

IDNO:: 049846
Title:: Oil Flowing in Tank of Dora Bartlett Well No. 1, H. G. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

38. F. M. Coon Well No. 2, Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 049848
Title:: F. M. Coon Well No. 2, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

39. T.M. Coon Well No. 1, Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 049851
Title:: T.M. Coon Well No. 1, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

40. J. B. Martin Well No. 1, S.P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 049852
Title:: J. B. Martin Well No. 1, S.P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

41. S.A. Elliot Well, Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 049853
Title:: S.A. Elliot Well, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

42. Levi Martin Well No. 1, Truby Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 049854
Title:: Levi Martin Well No. 1, Truby Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

43. T.B. Martin Well No 1. Donlan Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 049855
Title:: T.B. Martin Well No 1. Donlan Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

44. Shooting Oil, T. B. Martin Well No. 3, S.P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 049856
Title:: Shooting Oil, T. B. Martin Well No. 3, S.P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

45. T. B. Martin Well No. 3, S. P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 049857
Title:: T. B. Martin Well No. 3, S. P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

46. J.L. Hall Well No. 2, S.P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 049858
Title:: J.L. Hall Well No. 2, S.P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

47. Hardesty Well No. 1, S.P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 049859
Title:: Hardesty Well No. 1, S.P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

48. Flowing Well, R.R. Hardesty Well No. 3, Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 049860
Title:: Flowing Well, R.R. Hardesty Well No. 3, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910