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["Woods #1", Oil Well]

Description: Photograph of industrial implements around a large oil well in Midland, Texas. Notes on the back indicate that the well is being re-fracked. Numerous trucks loaded with equipment are piped to each other in front of the well. Caption on the back: "Woods #1 5/56 Re-Frac. 40,000 gals @ 3# sd. Cost about $12,000. Tubing standing in work-over rig. Dowells 6 or $800,000 worth of equipment Not all equipment shown 4-500 Bbl. tanks not shown. Tank batter right hand (upper corner." [sic]
Date: May 1956
Partner: Midland Historical Society
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[News Clip: Texans Work]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: February 27, 1991, 5:00 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 51 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Well Digger]

Description: B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: July 8, 1996, 10:00 p.m.
Duration: 41 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Oil Economy]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: October 4, 1988, 6:00 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 57 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Plaque for a Discovery Well in Batson, Texas]

Description: Photograph of a plaque commemorating the discovery of oil in a Batson, Texas oil field in a well known as Paraffine Oil Co. No. 1. The plaque notes that the well reached a depth of 790 feet, initially produced 600 barrels of oil, and was completed on October 31st, 1903. Located in Ada Belle Oil Field.
Date: February 13, 1977
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Partner: Lamar University

[Mechanism on Derrick Floor in Orangefield]

Description: Photograph of a mechanism on the derrick floor in an oil field in Orangefield, Texas. The mechanism sits on a concrete base and features a gear and a motor. Poles extend up from the mechanism. An electrical box is visible in the background on the right side of the frame.
Date: unknown
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Partner: Lamar University
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[News Clip: Hoxsey involved in oil lease suit]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the oil lease suit involving Harry Hoxsey and William Nathan.
Date: March 12, 1957
Duration: 1 minute 28 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Oil well fire]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about an oil well fire near Throckmorton.
Date: March 1, 1957
Duration: 2 minutes 46 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: 50 pounds of nitro found under bridge]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about two construction workers finding 50 pounds of nitroglycerin explosives under Bear Creek bridge in Tarrant county.
Date: September 22, 1955
Duration: 1 minute 21 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Blazing oil well is extinguished]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about an oil well fire in the East Texas town of Hawkins. Firemen manage to extinguish the blaze after nearly a day.
Date: October 25, 1955
Duration: 3 minutes
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Hull community hits oil]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about oil being found under Hull, Texas, near Houston.
Date: February 17, 1955
Duration: 50 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Carter's oil well]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the renewal of deep oil exploration in Tarrant county.
Date: February 14, 1955
Duration: 1 minute 08 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Drill Pipe]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the renewed emphasis on the search for domestic oil which has revealed that a critical shortage of a commodity which is critical in drilling new wells.
Date: May 1, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Tease]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of two men who are under arrest and charged in the murders of four persons.
Date: May 1, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Lone star steel]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Lone star steel company of Dallas which reports tremendous success in a project aimed at getting one wildcat oil well drilled per day.
Date: March 13, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Firemen Killed]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of 3 persons who were killed near the Abilene suburb of Clyde when a firetruck exploded at an oil well.
Date: February 11, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Oil and Gas Drills]

Description: B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about residents' worries about potential bushfires due to oil and gas drills.
Date: January 16, 2008
Duration: 20 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Oil Wells Fire]

Description: B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about potential bushfires due to oil wells.
Date: January 16, 2008
Duration: 59 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Oil Drills]

Description: B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about oil and gas drilling machines.
Date: January 16, 2008
Duration: 49 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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