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Man by Canal

Description: Photograph of a Shell Oil employee, referred to as Mr. Ditman, in a suit. Hat in hand, he is standing on a wooden deck with water in the background.
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

Men on Boat

Description: Photograph of three men, one in a suit, on the deck of a small boat named the Western Star. The boat is docked on the waterfront.
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

Cloud of Smoke and Dust

Description: Photograph of a controlled explosion, called a "land shot", near the Louisiana Gulf Coast in the late 1920's. A large cloud of smoke and dust rises into the air.
Date: 192X
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

Explosion

Description: Photograph of a controlled explosion, called a "land shot", in the Texas/Louisiana Gulf Coast region during the late 1920s. A large cloud of smoke and dust rises into the air.
Date: 1928~
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

Water Shot

Description: Photograph of a controlled explosion in a body of water, called a "water shot", in the Louisiana Gulf Coast region during the late 1920's. A large cloud of smoke and dust rises into the air.
Date: 192?
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

Water Shot

Description: Photograph of a controlled explosion in a body of water, called a "water shot", in the Louisiana Gulf Coast region during the late 1920's. A large cloud of smoke and dust rises into the air.
Date: 192?
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

Truck in Field

Description: Photograph of a truck with a covered shelter on the back. The shelter houses the seismograph used by the team from Shell Oil in West Texas.
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

Shell Oil Team Drilling

Description: Photograph of two men operating a drill. The men are members of the seismograph team from Shell Oil. An unnamed man is standing on the drill, while Earle Johnson is standing on the ground
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

Shell Oil Drillers by Truck

Description: Photograph of two men (drillers) from the seismograph team from Shell Oil. The two drillers are in muddy coveralls, posing next to a truck. The back of the truck is loaded with barrels.
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

Man Drilling

Description: Photograph of a man, from the seismograph team from Shell Oil, in a hat and muddy overalls working on a drilling rig.
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame
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