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Oil Wells

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Description: An oil field along the Allegheny River. Caption reads: "Oil Wells on Allegheny River."
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Oil Fields

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Description: An oil field in Wichita Falls, an area which was home to thirty refineries in the area, with thirteen of them in the city limits.
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Oil Scene

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Description: A view of oil rigs on the Cimarron River, 100 miles from Tulsa, a city that had earned the title "Oil Capital of the World" and whose population grew to 7...
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Oil Derrick and Steel Tank

Date: 1920
Description: An oil derrick and a steel tank are reflected in a pool in Tulsa.
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Oil Scene on the Cimarron River

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Description: An oil scene on the Cimarron River, 100 miles from Tulsa, a city that had earned the title "Oil Capital of the World" and whose population grew to 72,000 b...
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Certificate Share in Gisholt Ice Chippers

Date: 1956
Description: Certificate for Gisholt Ice Chippers, with a cartoon of group of fishermen, milling about turned over wine bottles and cheering as an oil rig gushes fish o...
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Oil Drilling — TD-9

Date: 1949
Description: Three men are working outdoors. Subject: "Oil Drilling — TD-9." Where Taken: "NE." Information with photograph reads: "TD-9 owned by South Bend Oil Co., Br...
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U-4 — Oil Field Preparation

Date: 1950
Description: Subject: "U-4 — Oil Field Preparation." Where Taken: "SW." Information with photograph reads: "Owned by the Danciger Drilling & Refining Co., Baton Rouge, ...

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