Photograph
Burning Oil Tank
An oil tank burns in Tulsa, a city that had earned the title "Oil Capital of the World" and whose population grew to 72,000 by 1920. The Texas Company was founded in 1901 and became the first U.S. oil company to sell its gasoline nationwide under one single brand name in every state. |
Image ID: | 73392 |
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Creation Date: | circa 1920 |
Creator Name: | Unknown |
City: | Tulsa |
County: | |
State: | Oklahoma |
Collection Name: | Albertype Company photographs, circa 1880s-circa 1950 |
Genre: | Photograph |
Original Format Type: | negative, original |
Original Format Number: | (A6)01974 |
Original Dimensions: | 5 x 4 inches |
Fires |
Storage tanks |
Outdoor photography |
Signs and signboards |
Petroleum industry and trade |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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