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Title
Control installation on an oil well.
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(unpublished photographs)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. 5.27.070
Topics
Petroleum industry -- United States
Oil wells
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: When the well is brought in, the derrick is removed and the well coupled directly to the pipe line. The two valves shown in the picture are capable of withstanding a pressure of 2500 lbs. to the square inch each. Photo courtesy Sinclair Consolidated Oil Corp.
Physical Description
Extent: 19.5 x 24 cm.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
TMS ID: 124214
TMS Object Number: PoA (UnPub.), v. 5.27.070
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c2c1f140-c613-012f-7992-58d385a7bc34
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. "Control installation on an oil well." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1860 - 1920. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-b648-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. "Control installation on an oil well." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-b648-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). Control installation on an oil well. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-b648-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Control installation on an oil well.