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Petroleum Industry Labor and Infrastructure in the American Southwest: Texas Oil Field Operations Photographs, 1970s

Petroleum Industry Labor and Infrastructure in the American Southwest: Texas Oil Field Operations Photographs, 1970s by Oil Drilling in Texas

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Seller: Max Rambod Inc.
Title
Petroleum Industry Labor and Infrastructure in the American Southwest: Texas Oil Field Operations Photographs, 1970s
Author
Oil Drilling in Texas
Seller
Max Rambod Inc. (United States)
Description
1970. [Texas] [Labor History] [Environmental History] [Photography] Unidentified photographer, Texas oil field photographs, circa 1970s document petroleum extraction, industrial labor, and land transformation in the American Southwest during a period of sustained energy production and infrastructure expansion. The images provide direct visual evidence of drilling operations, mechanical systems, and work crews engaged in oil field development, situating human labor within the broader environmental changes associated with resource extraction. The archive supports research into energy history, industrial technology, and the reshaping of rural landscapes through oil production in the late twentieth century. Texas, circa 1970s. Archive of 82 original color snapshot photographs, each measuring approximately 3.5 x 4.75 inches, depicting oil drilling sites, machinery, and surrounding terrain. The photographs include wide views of steel derricks and drilling rigs with visible components such as rotary tables, crown blocks, and mud systems, as well as close range images of workers engaged in construction, welding, and equipment alignment. Additional scenes show cement mixing and foundational work amid limestone aggregates, trailer mounted compressors and generators, oil storage tanks, and transport vehicles positioned throughout the worksite. The surrounding environment is documented through images of cleared access roads, graded earth, holding ponds, fencing, and mesquite brush, alongside occasional views of adjacent ranch life including livestock enclosures and domestic scenes. The archive situates oil extraction within the broader transformation of rural Texas landscapes during the late twentieth century, when energy production reshaped land use, infrastructure, and local economies. The juxtaposition of heavy industrial equipment with agricultural and residential elements illustrates the integration of petroleum development into existing rural environments. Seasonal variation, including a snow covered pasture, further emphasizes the continuity of operations across changing conditions. Light edge wear and minor curling to some prints; colors remain strong and images clear. Overall very good condition. A substantial photographic record of oil industry labor and environmental change in Texas during the 1970s.
James Stirling: A Sketch of His Life and Works Along with His Scientific Correspondence

James Stirling: A Sketch of His Life and Works Along with His Scientific Correspondence by [James Stirling] Charles Tweedie

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James Stirling: A Sketch of His Life and Works Along with His Scientific Correspondence
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[James Stirling] Charles Tweedie
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Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (United States)
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Very Good
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Oxford, UK: Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1922. Very Good. Oxford, UK: Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1922. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's blue cloth boards with spine stamped in gilt; no dust jacket; 213pp. Two facsimile fold-outs. Bumping and rubbing to boards; binding sound; bookplates to preliminaries; off-setting to endpapers, else unmarked; Very Good and sound. Quite scarce in retail.

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