Drilling Thru [sic] the Poison Gas in Borger, Texas, Oil Fields
Rating
Title
Drilling Thru [sic] the Poison Gas in Borger , Texas , Oil Fields
Creator
Baker, Gayle H.
Date
ca. 1926
Date (EDTF)
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 .
Keywords
petroleum industry ; oil wells ; oil well drilling rigs ; natural gas ; boring ; derricks ; oil fields ; RPPC
Physical Description
1 photographic print (postcard)
Form/Genre
Real 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
Digital Collection
Texas: Photographs, Manuscripts, and Imprints
Library
DeGolyer Library
Publisher
Central University Libraries , Southern Methodist University
Rights
Please cite DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University when using this file. A high-resolution version of this file may be obtained for a fee. For details see the https://sites.smu.edu/cul/degolyer/research/permissions/ web page. For other information, contact degolyer@smu.edu.
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