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Cartwright #18 blowing in under control
An 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....
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Auction advertisement
Photograph of a printed engraving of an African-American man working as an auctioneer's street hawker. One of six sketches made in Houston by an unknown artist in 1873. The artist accompanied journalist...
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500 block of Main Street facing north at Texas Avenue
A view from the 500 block of Main Street at Texas Avenue, looking north. On the west side of the street, the Capitol Hotel can be seen. Men are working in the street, and horses and buggies are driving...
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300 block of Main Street facing north at Preston Avenue
A view looking north onto the 300 block of Main Street, at Preston Avenue. Men can be seen working in the unpaved street.
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Wildcatters on a drilling derrick deck
Four 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...
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