Drilling Thru [sic] the Poison Gas in Borger, Texas, Oil Fields

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Title	Drilling Thru [sic] the Poison Gas in Borger, Texas, Oil Fields
Creator	Baker
Date	ca. 1926
Decade	1920-1929
Part Of	Collection of real photographic postcards of Texas
Place	Borger, Hutchinson County, Texas
Notes	Recto: [inscribed] Drilling Thru [sic] the Poison Gas in Borger, Texas, Oil Fields. Baker, Borger, 571. Verso: [written] They find pockets of this gas at about 2000' down and men working in the wells either have to wear gas masks or run like H---. A heavy dose will kill, but so far, no one has died from the effects, but several have had light doses which makes them feel like the morning after the night before.
Related Resources	MARC record: http://libcat.smu.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=1935428
Keywords	petroleum industry; oil wells; oil well drilling rigs; natural gas; boring; derricks; oil fields; Texas; real photographic postcards; RPPC; Baker, Gayle H.
Physical Description	1 photographic print (postcard)
Form/Genre	Postcards Photographic postcards Photographs Photographic prints Gelatin silver prints
Digital Resource Type	Image
Digitization Date	Digitized: 2012
Digital Format	Displayed as .jp2; uploaded as .jpg
Archival File Resolution	Archival scan: 6800 w x 4500 h pixels, 48-bit RGB
Digitization Process	Digitization process: Scanned using an Epson 750 as 1200 ppi, 48-bit, RGB .tif; derivatives of both sides merged into single file, resampled to 3000 pixels on the long edge, 24-bit .jpg
Physical Location	Box 3: Oil
Call Number	Ag2005.0001
Upload File Name	ag2005_0001_03_015_c_borger_opt.jpg
Archival File Name(s)	ag2005_0001_03_015_r_borger.tif; ag2005_0001_03_015_v_borger.tif
Archival File Path	ARCHIVE\DeGolyer\reproductions\Ag2005-0001
Digital Collection	Texas: Photographs, Manuscripts, and Imprints
Library	DeGolyer Library
Publisher	Central University Libraries, Southern Methodist University
Rights	Please cite Southern Methodist University, Central University Libraries, DeGolyer Library when using this file. A high-quality version of this file may be obtained for a fee by contacting degolyer@smu.edu.

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