Texas Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association convention

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20046951

Description

Pioneers of the Oil Industry were on hand for the spudding of the wildcat, celebrating the discovery of oil in this state 45 years go. The overall-covered pioneers are (left to right) J. P. Shannon, C. D. Speed Senior, Corsicana, Texas; J. G. Hamill, Fort Worth, Texas, and A. W. Hamill of Tulsa, Oklahoma; William M. Elliott, Corsicana, Texas, and Frank Pickrell, Fort Worth, Texas. All were in town to attend the Texas Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association convention. The attendees are shown standing around a newly christened oil rig. Published in The Fort Worth Star-Telegram Evening Edition November 01, 1940.

Archival Date

1940-10-31

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1266

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Petroleum industry; Meetings