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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
Names
Texas Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association; Shannon, J. P.; Hamill, J. G.; Speed, C. D.; Elliott, William M.; Pickrell, Frank
Subjects
Petroleum industry; Meetings