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Cartwright #18 blowing in under control
Cartwright #18 blowing in under control
TitleCartwright #18 blowing in under control
DescriptionAn early oil well in Texas. The photograph is labeled "Cartwright # 18 blowing in under control". Spray from the blow is heading horizontally away from the derrick where a stack of drill pipe is visible. A few unidentified men are working on the deck of the drilling derrick. Another group of unidentified men stands in the background.
InscriptionCARTWRIGHT #18 BLOWING IN UNDER CONTROL
Dateearly 20th century
Genreblack-and-white photographs
copy prints
Subject.Topical (AAT)oil wells
drilling rigs
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 347
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File namefur473-cc.tif
Digital Collectionreformatted digital