Oil Field Worker Greasing Drill Stem Kilgore Texas 1939

An oil field worker applies grease to a drill stem at an oil well in Kilgore, Texas, in April 1939. The East Texas oil field, discovered in the 1930s, was one of the largest in the United States. The boom in oil production significantly contributed to the economic growth of Texas and the nation during this time.

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