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Oil Derrick

Description: Copy negative of two pictures an oil derrick during the Ranger, Texas oil boom. The picture on the left is of the base of an oil well, men working, and equipment around it in a field. The picture on the right shows the whole tower of the well, the small building at its base, men working, and equipment.
Date: 1920~
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Pierce-Fordyce Refinery in Texas City]

Description: A view of part of the Pierce-Fordyce Refinery. A one story brick building stands at the far left. Two horizontal cylindrical storage tanks and a raised pipeline are to the right of the building. In the rear middle of the picture, a number of men gather near a large smokestack near a two story building.
Date: [1920..1930]
Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
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