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Group photo of oil workers.

1. Excavating Reservoir to E.E. Swiger Well No. 1, Phila. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 000781
Title:: Excavating Reservoir to E.E. Swiger Well No. 1, Phila. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: undated
Description:: Group photo of oil workers.

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

2. Shinnston Oil Field on Mudlick Run

IDNO:: 000664
Title:: Shinnston Oil Field on Mudlick Run
Date:: undated
Description:: Oil derricks on Mudlick Run in Shinnston, W.Va.

Team of horses hauling pipes through the mud.

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

IDNO:: 000727
Title:: Teaming in Oil Field No. 2, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: undated
Description:: Team of horses hauling pipes through the mud.

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

4. Shinnston Oil Field on Mudlick Run

IDNO:: 000666
Title:: Shinnston Oil Field on Mudlick Run
Date:: undated
Description:: Oil derricks on Mudlick Run in Shinnston, W. Va.

Teams of horses hauling supplies by a derrick.

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

IDNO:: 000732
Title:: Teaming in Oil Field No. 4, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca.1910
Description:: Teams of horses hauling supplies by a derrick.

Teams of horses hauling pipe through the mud.

6. Teaming in Oil Field No. 2, 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.

Team of six horses pulling pipes up a hill.

7. 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.

Man on a horse with two men standing beside the horse.

8. Visitor in the Oil Field, Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 000770
Title:: Visitor in the Oil Field, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910
Description:: Man on a horse with two men standing beside the horse.

At least seven oil derricks in an oil field.

9. 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 eight horses pulling a cart with oil equipment and crew.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

IDNO:: 000698
Title:: Teaming in Oil Field No. 7, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

14. 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

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

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

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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

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

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

20. 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

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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

24. 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

25. 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

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

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

27. 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

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

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

29. 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

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

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

31. 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

32. 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

33. 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

34. 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

35. 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

36. 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

37. Pulling tubing, Hardesty Well No. 3, S.P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 049861
Title:: Pulling tubing, Hardesty Well No. 3, S.P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

38. R.R. Hardesty Well, No. 5, S.P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 049862
Title:: R.R. Hardesty Well, No. 5, S.P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

39. Oil Shooting from S. J. Hardesty Well No. 1, S.P. Co., Shinnston, W.Va.

IDNO:: 049863
Title:: Oil Shooting from S. J. Hardesty Well No. 1, S.P. Co., Shinnston, W.Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

40. A.W. Hartley Well No. 1, S. P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 049864
Title:: A.W. Hartley Well No. 1, S. P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

41. A.W. Hartley Well no. 2 S.P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050070
Title:: A.W. Hartley Well no. 2 S.P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920

42. T.B. Martin Well no.4, S.P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050072
Title:: T.B. Martin Well no.4, S.P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920

43. Mrs. George Miller, Well no.1, Carnegie Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050073
Title:: Mrs. George Miller, Well no.1, Carnegie Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920

44. Charles Hartley Well no. 1, Fairmont Co. Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050077
Title:: Charles Hartley Well no. 1, Fairmont Co. Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920

45. W. G. Nixon Well no.1, H.S. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050076
Title:: W. G. Nixon Well no.1, H.S. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920

46. Boiler House and Tank to Hartley Heirs' Well no. 2, B.A. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050079
Title:: Boiler House and Tank to Hartley Heirs' Well no. 2, B.A. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920

Well shooting oil in Shinnston, W. Va.

47. Nimshi Nuzum Well no.1 Shooting, Miller Co. Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050081
Title:: Nimshi Nuzum Well no.1 Shooting, Miller Co. Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920
Description:: Well shooting oil in Shinnston, W. Va.

48. Howard Nuzum Well no. 1, S.P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050082
Title:: Howard Nuzum Well no. 1, S.P. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920