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Flatrock Pool
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Three men load a shell with nitro-glycerine in preparation of shooting an oil well at Flatrock Pool, between the cities of Tulsa and Skiatook. Caption reads: "Loading a shell with nitro glycerine preparatory to shooting an oil well, Flatrock Pool."
1925
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Flatrock Pool
1925
Three men load a shell with nitro-glycerine in preparation of shooting an oil well at Flatrock Pool, between the cities of Tulsa and Skiatook. Caption reads: "Loading a shell with nitro glycerine p...
Shooting an Oil Well
1915
Shooting an oil well 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: "Shooting an Oil Well, Tulsa, Okla."
Glen Oil Field
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 produced 340 million barrels of oil since tha...
Oil Derrick and Steel Tank
1920
An oil derrick and a steel tank are reflected in a pool in Tulsa.
Glenn Oil Field
1920
View of oil rigs. Oil was discovered at Glenn Pool Oil Field on November 22, 1905 by Robert Galbreath and Frank Chesley, and since then the Glenn Pool has produced 340 million barrels of oil. Capti...
Glenn Oil Field
1920
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 Chesley. The Glenn Pool has produced 340 mil...
