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[Pierce-Fordyce Refinery in Texas City]

[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.

Creator: Unknown
Location:
Creation Date: 1920 - 1930
Partner(s):
Moore Memorial Public Library
Collection(s):
Rescuing Texas History, 2006
Creator:
Unknown
Original Creation Date: 1920 - 1930
Coverage:
Place
United States - Texas - Galveston County - Texas City
Era
Oil and Gas, 1901-Present
From 1920 to 1930
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.

Note:

[This photograph was also published on page 29 in Texas City : Images of the Twentieth Century by Collier A. Campbell and Susie M. Moncla, published by The Donning Company Publishers in 1999. The caption there is listed as "Partial view, Pierce-Fordyce Refinery."]

Physical Description:

1 photographic print : b&w ; 7 x 5 in.

Language: No Language
Subject(s):
Partner:
Moore Memorial Public Library
Collection:
Rescuing Texas History, 2006
Identifier:
  • LOCAL-CONT-NO: TCIM-13
  • ARK: ark:/67531/metapth15194
Resource Type: Photograph
Format: Image

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