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| Description: | View of the Salt Creek Oil Field. In the 1920's, one-fifth of all petroleum produced in the United States came from one oil field. |
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| Description: | An oil truck on it way to Salt Creek oil field, at one time responsible for producing approximately one-fifth of all petroleum in the United States. Captio... |
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| Description: | An oil refinery field of the Union Petroleum Company. Caption reads: "Union Petroleum Co's. Oil Refinery at Wellsville, N.Y." |
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| Description: | A large circular structure stands in the foreground of the Atlantic Refining Company Plant, the first refinery in the United States, established by Charles... |
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| Description: | View of the Okmulgee Oil Refinery. Okmulgee county was known for its oil refineries, producing 45,000 barrels a day from October to December 1919. Caption ... |
| Date: | 1960 |
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| Description: | International B-180 fire truck used by Shell Oil parked outdoors. |
| Date: | 02 02 1950 |
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| Description: | International model L-190 truck used as tanker for Shell Oil. |
| Date: | 2004 |
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| Description: | This antique Dixie gas pump is on the LeRoy and Mary Priesgen property at N7502 Doyle Road. They have lived here since 1960. |
| Date: | 07 15 1938 |
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| Description: | An employee of Sohio's Neon Patrol uses a ladder to reach a neon sign to make repairs. An International D-15 truck owned by Sohio is parked in the driveway... |
| Date: | 05 07 1938 |
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| Description: | A man stands near the back of an International D-30 truck owned by Cowie Brothers City Service Company as the truck supplies a service station with oil. Th... |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | An International D-30 truck owned by the Standard Oil Company is parked in front of gasoline pumps at a service station. |
| Date: | 01 14 1938 |
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| Description: | Two men stand beside an International D-346-F truck owned by Texaco. The truck is parked outside Lapham Brown Texaco service station. |
| Date: | 01 14 1938 |
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| Description: | A man delivers gasoline to a Gilmore service station using an International D-40 truck. Gas pumps are in the background. |
| Date: | 09 26 1954 |
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| Description: | Two men stand in front of a map of Madison with a document for Oil Week. |
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| Description: | Roman Esser and Werner B. Esser stand in front of their truck. They are wearing work clothes. The truck appears to be decorated for a parade. A banner on t... |
| Date: | 11 18 1954 |
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| Description: | Advertising portrait of Ole Olson. He is wearing a uniform and bow tie with emblem patches on his jacket and cap. He is holding a gas hose nozzle and is st... |
| Date: | 06 1988 |
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| Description: | "Workmen from Southeast Construction Company are laying a 10-inch gas line that begins at Pine Bend, MN and will end at Granville, IL." |
| Date: | 06 1988 |
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| Description: | "This photo of the pipeline looks north on the Larry Luhn farm. The opposite looks south from the same point on the farm." |
| Date: | 06 1988 |
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| Description: | "Shirley Widmer stands near a gas line on Luhn farm." |
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