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Unidentified oil well fire
Unidentified oil well fire
TitleUnidentified oil well fire
DescriptionAn unidentified oil well fire. A billowing column of flame and smoke rises from the fire as a pair of unidentified men stand behind a small barrier. Shielded from the flames, they are spraying water off to the right of the photograph. A smattering of tree stumps is visible in the foreground.
Date1838-2001
Genreblack-and-white photographs
copy prints
Subject.Topical (AAT)fires
oil wells
smoke
firehoses
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 357
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File namefur485-cc.tif
Digital Collectionreformatted digital