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Title
First well drilled with steel wire rope
Creator
Myers, Ernest W
Date Created and/or Issued
1905 ca (?)
Contributing Institution
Center for Sacramento History
Collection
Center for Sacramento History Photo Collection
Rights Information
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Description
A view of an oil derrick with others in the background. A horse and buggy with driver is parked next to the derrick and a man is standing in front of the derrick. Printed at the bottom of the image "Frist well drilled with stee (sic) wire rope, Well No 2 Wilson Oil Co. Kern River Dis't ".
Type
image
Identifier
62ECB0BB-3957-499E-B1F2-723944496337
1989/041/4888
Subject
Equipment
Derricks
Carriages
Men

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