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[Oil Rig on Ship]

[Oil Rig on Ship]

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of a ship with an oil rig in the middle of open water.
Holding Partner: Heritage House Museum
[Drilling for Oil]

[Drilling for Oil]

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of an oil field. At the lower left hand side of the photograph is printed, "Drilling for the Golden Fluid."
Holding Partner: Heritage House Museum
[Drilling Rig "Santa Fe Mariner 1"]

[Drilling Rig "Santa Fe Mariner 1"]

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of the "Santa Fe Mariner" drilling rig. There is a large oil well on the "Santa Fe Mariner" and a few people are visible on board.
Holding Partner: Heritage House Museum
A derrick and steam engine at the Deweyville oil well

A derrick and steam engine at the Deweyville oil well

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Two men stand on the platform of an oil derrick next to two portable steam engines.
Holding Partner: Heritage House Museum
[Artist's Print of an Off Shore Drilling Platform]

[Artist's Print of an Off Shore Drilling Platform]

Date: unknown
Creator: Karppi, Frank
Description: Print of an off shore oil drilling platform. An oil derrick cantilevers out over the water and a crane raises above the platform.
Holding Partner: Heritage House Museum
[Artist's Print of an Off Shore Drilling Rig

[Artist's Print of an Off Shore Drilling Rig

Date: unknown
Creator: Karppi, Frank
Description: Print by Frank Karppi depicting an off shore oil rig out in the water. The platform has an oil derrick and a crane on it.
Holding Partner: Heritage House Museum
[U.S. Army Y-13 Oil Tanker]

[U.S. Army Y-13 Oil Tanker]

Date: unknown
Creator: Business Men's Studio
Description: Photograph of a U.S. Army ship in open water. Painted on the side of the ship is, "Y-13" and there is a man visible on board. Handwritten on the back of the photograph is, "LSC Hull No. 259, Oil Tanker 'Y-13', Built for U.S. Army, Completed 3-27-43, 162'-6"x27'x12'-8"."
Holding Partner: Heritage House Museum
[Oil Barge "LSC #51"]

[Oil Barge "LSC #51"]

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of a large barge in a drydock close to water. There is a trash oil drum in the foreground and unidentifiable buildings in the background. Handwritten on the back of the photograph is, "Oil barge 'L.S.C. #51', Built for Anderson Petroleum Co., Completed 6-7-59, 264'x50'x10'3"."
Holding Partner: Heritage House Museum
Burning Oil Tank

Burning Oil Tank

Date: unknown
Creator: Jack Nolan
Description: Photograph of a 55,000 barrel oil tank burning. Thick smoke is billowing from the top of the tank.
Holding Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame
Drill Bit

Drill Bit

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Negative of an Appleby drill bit. This bit is used for drilling oil.
Holding Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame
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