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[Oil derrick]

Photograph of an oil derrick. The derrick is standing in the center of the image and is extending above the frame of the image. There is machinery around the derrick that is emitting a great amount of smoke. A man is visible in the background of the image behind the equipment and a pile of dirt is visible on the right side of the image.

Date: 1918

Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Bradley's Corner]

Photograph of Bradley's Corner on a postcard. Bradley's Corner was an oil boom town near Burkburnett, Texas that appeared after Fower Number 1 gusher.

Date: 1918

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Midwestern State University

Well Drilling Machine.

Patent for a driving mechanism to reduce the numbers of shafts and other parts needed for well drilling. The invention allows for one main driving shaft to be used as the primary source for well drilling.

Date: February 5, 1918

Creator: Herdman, Adam H.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Device For Extracting Cores From Wells.

Patent for a device to obtain samples of the core formed by drilling tools at any depth and withdrawing the same to the surface during the process of drilling.

Date: January 8, 1918

Creator: Dodds, Redus D.