The Lucas Gusher, 1901
| Description: | Photograph of the Lucas gusher in 1901. The Lucas gusher is a spindletop that is gushing oil out of the top of it. On the ground surrounding the spindletop are several workers, two holding a large hose. |
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| Creator: | Unknown |
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| Creation Date: | 1901 |
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University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
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| Collection(s): |
Where the West Begins: Capturing Fort Worth's Historic Treasures
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| Original Creation Date: | 1901 | |
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| Description: | Photograph of the Lucas gusher in 1901. The Lucas gusher is a spindletop that is gushing oil out of the top of it. On the ground surrounding the spindletop are several workers, two holding a large hose. |
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Attached to the back of the photograph is a newspaper article from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram on Sunday, September 28, 1941. The headline reads, "Birthday Party for Spindletop... World's Most Famous Oil Field". The article reads, "Spindletop, the world's most famous oil field, is having a birthday party next month. Discovered 40 years ago when the Lucas gusher roared in on a low hill south of Beaumont to open America's first great oil field, Spindletop was the beginning of the modern petroleum industry and started a new industrial era for Texas. The Texas Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association is holding a three-day anniversary celebration at Beaumont in connection with its annual convention. On Oct. 9, a monument will be dedicated to the Spindeltop pioneers, and on Oct. 10 a reunion of oldtimers will be held. In these pictures you see the big oil field in its early days." |
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| Physical Description: |
One photographic image, b&w: 11.25 in. X 14.0 in. |
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| Language: | No Language | |
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| Keyword(s): | Gushers | Oil Gushers | Oil Workers | Hoses | Oil Field Workers | |
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University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
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| Collection: |
Where the West Begins: Capturing Fort Worth's Historic Treasures
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| Resource Type: | Photograph | |
| Format: | Image | |
