Browsing West Virginia History OnView | WVU Libraries

Start Over

You searched for: Topical Subjects Oil and Gas Industry. Topical Subjects Nitroglycerin.

1 - 3 of 3

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.