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Two unidentified oil rigs with horses and men
Two unidentified oil rigs with horses and men
TitleTwo unidentified oil rigs with horses and men
DescriptionAn unidentified oil field in Texas. Two drilling derricks are visible in the picture and several unidentified men are standing at the base of the derrick in the foreground. Numerous teams of horses stand around the derrick in the center of the photograph. A house and outbuildings can be seen in the background.
Date1910s
Genreblack-and-white photographs
copy prints
Subject.Topical (AAT)oil wells
oil fields
oil rigs
Subject (Geographic)Texas
Original CollectionGeorge Fuermann "Texas and Houston" Collection, 1836-2001 http://archon.lib.uh.edu/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=356
RepositorySpecial Collections, University of Houston Libraries
Original Item LocationID 1970-001, Box 13, Folder 355
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File namefur483-cc.tif
Digital Collectionreformatted digital