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IDNO:
000668
Title:
Oil Tanks to E. E. Swiger Well No. 1 Phila Co. Shinnston, W. Va. No. 2
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
Two horse drawn carts. Oil tanks and derrick in the background.
IDNO:
000676
Title:
Adamsville No. 2 Oil Well, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
IDNO:
000685
Title:
Teaming in Oil Field No. 27, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
Team of Six Horses Hauling an Oil Storage Tank to Oil Field No. 27
IDNO:
000695
Title:
Horse Teams and Teamsters Transporting Engine Bed-Plate for Peora Gas Pumping Station. H. C. Co. Shinnston, W. Va. No. 2.
Date:
ca. 1910
IDNO:
000696
Title:
Teams of Horses Hauling Engine Bed-Plate
Date:
1913
IDNO:
000697
Title:
Breaking Swab - Two Crewmen at T. L. Swiger Well No. 6, Phila. Co. Shinnston, W.Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
Swabbing is the act of pulling fluid from the well bore through the use of wire rope and cup assembly. Swabbing equipment includes a swabbing assembly, lubricator with an oil saver, and shut-off valve on the well, also called a swabbing valve.
IDNO:
000712
Title:
Oil Derricks
Date:
undated
Description:
Four derricks with their adjoining oil company buildings.
IDNO:
000713
Title:
Wind Damaged Oil Rig
Date:
1935
IDNO:
000715
Title:
Shooting Wells with Nitroglycerin
Date:
undated
Description:
Five derricks and rigs. Oil gushing from well in foreground.
IDNO:
000716
Title:
William Fencher Well No. 1, S. P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
Oil rig and derrick in the countryside.
IDNO:
000718
Title:
Bushnell Kennedy Well No. 4, S. P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
Oil rig and derrick.
IDNO:
000723
Title:
Trucks Transporting Oil Pipes in Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1924
Description:
'It took skill to drive trucks.'
