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Hillside with a town in the distance.

1. Early Photo of an Oil Pipe Line Under Construction (between Parkersburg and Shaffer, W. Va.?)

IDNO:
000661
Title:
Early Photo of an Oil Pipe Line Under Construction (between Parkersburg and Shaffer, W. Va.?)
Date:
undated
Description:
Hillside with a town in the distance.
"Early Oil Wells--To the south, birthplace of West Virginia's oil industry. On Hughes River oil was found in gravel beds in 1810. As "bank oil," a medicine, Bushrod Creel sold 100 barrels of it per year in 1836. Volcano was one of first boom oil towns."

2. Early Oil Wells Historic Marker on U. S. Route 50 in Ritchie County, W. Va.

IDNO:
030871
Title:
Early Oil Wells Historic Marker on U. S. Route 50 in Ritchie County, W. Va.
Date:
1950
Description:
"Early Oil Wells--To the south, birthplace of West Virginia's oil industry. On Hughes River oil was found in gravel beds in 1810. As "bank oil," a medicine, Bushrod Creel sold 100 barrels of it per year in 1836. Volcano was one of first boom oil towns."

3. O. Chochran Well No. 1, H.G. Co., Worthington W. Va.

IDNO:
049847
Title:
O. Chochran Well No. 1, H.G. Co., Worthington W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910

4. Davis Heirs Well No. 1, Eldora O. & G. Co., Boothsville, W. Va.

IDNO:
049850
Title:
Davis Heirs Well No. 1, Eldora O. & G. Co., Boothsville, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910

5. Interior, Samuel Janes Well no.2, S. P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:
050112
Title:
Interior, Samuel Janes Well no.2, S. P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890-1920
Unidentified men stand on oil tanks

6. Roustabouts, Phila. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:
050208
Title:
Roustabouts, Phila. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890-1920
Description:
Unidentified men stand on oil tanks
Unidentified men and women pose for portrait while standing on an oil storage tank in Morgantown, W. Va.

7. Oil Storage Tank, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
050222
Title:
Oil Storage Tank, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1890-1920
Description:
Unidentified men and women pose for portrait while standing on an oil storage tank in Morgantown, W. Va.

8. Oil Tanks in Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
050224
Title:
Oil Tanks in Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1895/10/11

9. Men Posed in Front of Oil Drilling Rig, Lewis County, W. Va.

IDNO:
050226
Title:
Men Posed in Front of Oil Drilling Rig, Lewis County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900

10. Two Men On Horses Pose For Photo in Front of Oil Rig, Lewis County, W. Va.

IDNO:
050227
Title:
Two Men On Horses Pose For Photo in Front of Oil Rig, Lewis County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900

11. Oil Industry Equipment, Lewis County, W. Va.

IDNO:
050228
Title:
Oil Industry Equipment, Lewis County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900

12. Two Men Pose With Horses in Front of Oil Drilling Rig, Lewis County, W. Va.

IDNO:
050229
Title:
Two Men Pose With Horses in Front of Oil Drilling Rig, Lewis County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900