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A flowing oil well, showing the effect of an eighty-quart shot of nitro-glycerine. Harrison County.

1. Oil Well Gusher after Shot of Nitro-Glycerine

IDNO:
000753
Title:
Oil Well Gusher after Shot of Nitro-Glycerine
Date:
undated
Description:
A flowing oil well, showing the effect of an eighty-quart shot of nitro-glycerine. Harrison County.
James Thompson, the Veteran Shooter, placing a twenty-quart nitro-glycerine shell. Harrison County Oil Fields.

2. Placing a Twenty Quart Nitro-Glycerine Shell.

IDNO:
000754
Title:
Placing a Twenty Quart Nitro-Glycerine Shell.
Date:
ca. 1901
Description:
James Thompson, the Veteran Shooter, placing a twenty-quart nitro-glycerine shell. Harrison County Oil Fields.
Men standing in front of a Virginia Torpedo Co. wagon carrying nitro-glycerin. From Grant's Photo. Record of West Virginia.

3. Nitro-Glycerine Wagon Loaded for Business in Harrison County Oil Fields

IDNO:
000774
Title:
Nitro-Glycerine Wagon Loaded for Business in Harrison County Oil Fields
Date:
undated
Description:
Men standing in front of a Virginia Torpedo Co. wagon carrying nitro-glycerin. From Grant's Photo. Record of West Virginia.