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Filter: Year of 1900-1999
| Date: | 1901 |
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| Description: | A view of oil wells in Louisiana. On October 7, 1901, oil gushed to a height of seventy-five or eighty feet, continuing for seven hours. Caption reads: "Gu... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | In 1907, Tulsa claimed the title of "Oil Capital of the World." A vast oil field displays how Oklahoma became the the largest oil-producer in the country... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | A vast oil field displays how Oklahoma became the the largest oil-producer in the country. Caption reads: "A View of Oklahoma Oil Fields, Tulsa, Okla." |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | A vast oil field displays how Oklahoma became the the largest oil-producer in the country. Caption reads: "Oil Fields near Tulsa, Okla." |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | View of oil rigs. Oil was discovered at Glenn Pool Oil Field on November 22, 1905 by Robert Galbreath and Frank Chesley, and since then the Glenn Pool has ... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | A lake of oil is shown at the Glenn Pool where oil was first discovered on November 22, 1905 by Robert Galbreath and Frank Chesley. The Glenn Pool has prod... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | At Glenn Pool Oil Field, oil was first discovered on November 22, 1905 by Robert Galbreath and Frank Chesley. The Glenn Pool has produced 340 million barre... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | View from hill of oil derricks and steel tanks at Glenn Pool Oil Field where oil was first discovered on November 22, 1905 by Robert Galbreath and Frank Ch... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | A view of rows of oil derricks and steel tanks at Glenn Pool Oil Field where oil was first discovered on November 22, 1905 by Robert Galbreath and Frank Ch... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | A view of rows of oil derricks and steel tanks at Glenn Pool Oil Field where oil was first discovered on November 22, 1905 by Robert Galbreath and Frank Ch... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | An early oil gusher in Tulsa, a city that had earned the title "Oil Capital of the World." Caption reads: "Oil Gusher, Tulsa, Okla." |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Tulsa, and its vast oil fields. Caption reads: "Oil Fields Near Tulsa, Okla." |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | An oil derrick and a steel tank are reflected in a pool in Tulsa. |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Three men load a shell with nitro-glycerine in preparation of shooting an oil well at Flatrock Pool, between the cities of Tulsa and Skiatook. Caption read... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Three men load a shell with nitro-glycerine in preparation of shooting an oil well at Flatrock Pool, between the cities of Tulsa and Skiatook. Caption read... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Shooting an oil well in Tulsa, a city that had earned the title "Oil Capital of the World" and whose population grew to 72,000 by 1920. Caption reads: "Sho... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of smoke rising from the oil fields in the distance, resulting from an electrical storm. |
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