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Title
Tanner oil well on Dan Harrison farm, Greene Co., PA
Collection

"The Pageant of America" Collection

v.5 - The epic of industry

(unpublished photographs)

Petroleum and natural gas

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1860 - 1920 (Approximate)
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: PoA (UnPub.), v. 5.27.037
Topics
Petroleum industry -- United States
Oil wells
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: 172 Stone [handwritten text, on separate paper] Since the first wells in Pennsylvania were not deep compared to some modern wells the derricks did not tower as high as those common today. The illustration shows the sort of derrick most often encountered in the early development of the Pennsylvania oil field.
Content: Title from typewritten caption on back.
Physical Description
Extent: 9 x 12 cm
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Photo Order: 57780
TMS ID: 124181
TMS Object Number: PoA (UnPub.), v. 5.27.037
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b8979100-c613-012f-aa71-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1860: Issued (Approximate)
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Tanner oil well on Dan Harrison farm, Greene Co., PA" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1860 - 1920. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-b627-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Tanner oil well on Dan Harrison farm, Greene Co., PA" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-b627-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1860 - 1920). Tanner oil well on Dan Harrison farm, Greene Co., PA Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-b627-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Tanner oil well on Dan Harrison farm, Greene Co., PA