Petroleum -- History.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
General historical manuscripts, documents and photographs
Collection
Identifier: 1981-008
Scope and Contents
This artificial collection was begun as a catch-all for small single gifts and purchases, and to make them easier for scholars to search them. This assemblage consists primarily of documents, correspondence, photographs, broadsides and artifacts, dealing mostly with United States history.
Dates:
1747 - 1985
Paul Henry Giddens collection of Pennsylvania Oil Region photographs, 1847-1949
Collection
Identifier: 1976-008
Scope and Contents
Consists primarily of photographic reproductions (some with photo-negatives) plus a small number of original stereoscopes. The images feature scenes of the northwestern region of Pennsylvania--most were used to illustrate the book, Early Days of Oil, by Paul Henry Giddens. Images include: maps of the region; scenes of oil farms and drill sites, oil towns, refineries; drilling methods and equipment; transportation methods, etc; Many of the photographic images and their negatives were...
Dates:
1847 - 1949
"Story of Oil" HO gauge scale model kits, 1957, 1959
Collection
Identifier: 2013-052
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of:
1. The Fabulous Story of Oil model oil field kit, Model #500, manufactured by Models of Industry Inc., Berkeley, CA; complete with handbook, instructions, and materials to build a drilling derrick with field equipment and men. 1957.
2. Model Oil Refinery Kit, Model #600, manufactured by Models of Industry Inc., Berkely, CA; complete with handbook, instructions, plans and materials for building a simple oil refinery. 1959.
Dates:
1957 - 1959