Shows fishing agent James Robinson of Patterson, Mitchell & Co. (Oil City) standing near an oil derrick near tools of his trade, including a bull wheel and spud. Patterson stands on several pipes in front of three other laborers at the base of the derrick. Another laborer stands on an upper plank within the derrick., Title and publisher's imprint printed on verso., Buff mount with rounded corners., Description of "fishing", i.e., the removal of drilling tools immobolized in the wells, printed on verso., Digitized for AMD: Global Commodities., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Robbins, Frank, b. 1846
Date
[ca. 1870]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Robbins - Industry [P.9276.64]
View showing the stills of the Imperial Refining Company Works founded in Oil City in the 1860s by Jacob Vandergrift. Refinery workers stand in front of the engine house and stills near a railroad platform. Oil tank cars and freight cars rest on the railroad tracks in the foreground. The Standard Oil Company, owned by John D. Rockefeller, bought the company in 1874., Title, publisher's imprint, and brief description of the oil refining process printed on verso., Buff mount with rounded corners., Digitized for AMD: Global Commodities., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Robbins, Frank, b. 1846
Date
[ca. 1875]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Robbins - Industry [P.9276.62]
