Oil Field Workers Using Elevator in Kilgore Texas 1939

Oil field workers operate an elevator to remove pipes from a drill hole in Kilgore, Texas. This historical image, created in April 1939, documents the oil industrys significance in Texas during the late 1930s. It is part of the FSA/OWI Collection, reflecting the labor and innovation of the era in Americas oil fields.

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