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| Date: | 11 13 1909 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard of an elevated view of people walking to the mine (in the distance) after a disaster. Caption reads: "Scene at Mine Disaster, Cherry,... |
| Date: | 1872 |
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| Description: | Galena (lead sulfide) was melted at this open hearth furnace owned by Richard Straw and Company on the Roundtree Branch of the Little Platte River. The men... |
| Date: | 1874 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye map of Chippewa Falls. |
| Date: | 09 1929 |
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| Description: | View across field towards the Carbide & Carbon Chemicals Co. Pyrofax plant under construction, 130 Fair Oaks Avenue, almost finished. |
| Date: | 09 1929 |
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| Description: | View across field towards the Carbide & Carbon Chemicals Co. Pyrofax plant under construction, 130 Fair Oaks Avenue, almost finished. |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | A deteriorating mining building seen from across a field. |
| Date: | 10 1928 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of Sun Prairie, including the central business district, residences, and the surrounding countryside stretching to the horizon. |
| Date: | 07 24 1900 |
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| Description: | Engineer E.A. Johnston operating a single-cylinder version of the McCormick Auto-Mower at the McCormick Works. Johnston was Director of Engineering for the... |
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| Description: | Next to a billboard, a road cuts through a field of petroleum derricks. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | A vast oil field displays how Oklahoma became the the largest oil-producer in the country. Caption reads: "A View of Oklahoma Oil Fields, Tulsa, Okla." |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | A vast oil field displays how Oklahoma became the the largest oil-producer in the country. Caption reads: "Oil Fields near Tulsa, Okla." |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | At Glenn Pool Oil Field, oil was first discovered on November 22, 1905 by Robert Galbreath and Frank Chesley. The Glenn Pool has produced 340 million barre... |
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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: | 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: | 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: | An oil refinery field of the Union Petroleum Company. Caption reads: "Union Petroleum Co's. Oil Refinery at Wellsville, N.Y." |
| Date: | 1887 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Marinette looking toward the mouth of the river from the tower of City Hall. Fences, fields, and industrial buildings are in the foregroun... |
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