Kilgore Texas Oil Workers Connecting Pipes 1939

In April 1939, workers in Kilgore, Texas, connect lengths of pipe using pipe wrenches at an oil well. This image records the expansion of the Texas oil industry, which played a crucial role in the states economy. The discovery of oil in the East Texas oil field in the 1930s led to rapid industrial growth and job creation in the region.

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