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Standard of Drilling Rig

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of a drilling rig near Taft, Texas. A large wooden platform is raised off the ground. A ladder on the right leads to the top of the platform. A ramp leads up the opposite side of the platform. A large drilling rig is in the middle of the platform. In the middle of the rig is a large pulley.
Date: unknown
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

Willacy Oil Well

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of an oil well west of Portland, TX. A single drilling rig is shown in the middle of a field of wild plants and grasses. A wire fence with stone posts encloses the area around the well. The well is on a raised portion of ground devoid of any of the surrounding plants.
Date: unknown
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

Two Couples at Willacy Oil Well

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of four people at the Willacy Oil Well in Portland, TX. The well is on a large, wooden platform. Several workers are walking around the base. A machine is shown to the right of the well. The two couples are standing in front of the well. They are identified as Mr. and Mrs. Willacy and Mr. and Mrs. Smith. All four are wearing hats. The women are wearing dresses. The woman on the far right is wearing a long set of dark pearls.
Date: unknown
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library
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