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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.

Oil field in a hilly area, oil derricks are visible. From Grant's Photograph Record of West Virginia.

2. Section of Wolf Summit Oil Fields, Harrison County, W. Va

IDNO:: 000775
Title:: Section of Wolf Summit Oil Fields, Harrison County, W. Va
Date:: ca. 1901
Description:: Oil field in a hilly area, oil derricks are visible. From Grant's Photograph Record of West Virginia.