Texas Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association convention

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20046956

Description

Texas Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association convention attendees (left to right) E. L. Smith, Dallas, Texas and J. L. Collins, Corsicana, Texas. In the picture you can see Mr. Smith holding a plaque and looking at Mr. Collins; both men are wearing suits. The plaque is a gift to the citizens of Corsicana, Texas from the Texas Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association to commemorate Corsicana being the location of the first important oil field and successful refinery in Texas.

Archival Date

1940-11

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1266

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

Rights

Rights held by The University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, Special Collections. Any use of content downloaded or printed from this page is limited to non-commercial personal or educational use, including fair use as directed by U.S. copyright laws. For more information or for reproduction requests, please contact UTA Special Collections by emailing spcoref@uta.edu.

License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License

Subjects

Texas Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association; Smith, E. L.; Petroleum industry; Meetings; Refineries; Oil wells; Plaques; Collins, J.L.; Business people