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| Description: | Elevated view of the oil rigs. Oil was first discovered at Glen Pool oil on November 22, 1905 by Robert Galbreath and Frank Chesley. The Glenn Pool has pro... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Low perspective of a dirt country road curving into the distance. The road is bordered by fields and scattered wooden buildings while a solitary figure ap... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | View from hill of oil derricks and steel tanks at Glenn Pool Oil Field where oil was first discovered on November 22, 1905 by Robert Galbreath and Frank Ch... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | A view of rows of oil derricks and steel tanks at Glenn Pool Oil Field where oil was first discovered on November 22, 1905 by Robert Galbreath and Frank Ch... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | A view of rows of oil derricks and steel tanks at Glenn Pool Oil Field where oil was first discovered on November 22, 1905 by Robert Galbreath and Frank Ch... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Tulsa, and its vast oil fields. Caption reads: "Oil Fields Near Tulsa, Okla." |
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| Description: | Oil wells in Tulsa, a city that had earned the title "Oil Capital of the World" and whose population grew to 72,000 by 1920. Caption reads: "Oil Wells near... |
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| Description: | A windmill in an open field, with a pitched tent and trees in the background. |
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| Description: | A view of "The Old Mill," a small thatched tower in an open field. |
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| Description: | A view of an old windmill surrounded by wooden fencing in Nantucket, possibly Cottage City. Caption reads: "Old Mill, Nantucket." |
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| Description: | A compilation of illustrative images of several different types of windmills. Caption reads: "'The Old and New' Types of Windmills, Cape Cod." |
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| Description: | A view of the Eastbourne House Windmill in Chatham on Cape Cod. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of smoke rising from the oil fields in the distance, resulting from an electrical storm. |
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| Description: | An oil truck on it way to Salt Creek oil field, at one time responsible for producing approximately one-fifth of all petroleum in the United States. Captio... |
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| Description: | An oil refinery field of the Union Petroleum Company. Caption reads: "Union Petroleum Co's. Oil Refinery at Wellsville, N.Y." |
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| Description: | View from field of the Hillside Home School buildings near Spring Green. |
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| Description: | A view of two cannons on a battlefield at Fort St. George, in which a battle broke out on November, 23, 1780. |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Left to right, Maria, Fred, Oscar, and Alma Getto standing in a field. Henry Getto is in a horse-drawn wagon in the background. |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of buildings and soldiers marching in a field. Automobiles are parked on the lower right. |
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| Description: | A view of the garden, with four men tending to the plants. In the background to the left are two large outbuildings connected by a smaller structure. |
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