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Wildcatters on a drilling derrick deck
Wildcatters on a drilling derrick deck
TitleWildcatters on a drilling derrick deck
DescriptionFour men pose on the working deck of a derrick. They are pictured beside the mechanical wheels and equipment that operate the lift crane and rotary drill. The drill stem is central in the photograph, rising from the well hole.
Date1910s
Genreblack-and-white photographs
copy prints
Subject.Topical (AAT)oil wells
drilling rigs
group portraits
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 356
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File namefur484-cc.tif
Digital Collectionreformatted digital