OIL INDUSTRY PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION

Finding Aid

Size: 1.0 linear feet

Literary rights:
Literary rights were not granted to Wichita State University. When permission is granted to examine the manuscripts, it is not an authorization to publish them. Manuscripts cannot be used for publication without regard for common law literary rights, copyright laws and the laws of libel. It is the responsibility of the researcher and his/her publisher to obtain permission to publish. Scholars and students who eventually plan to have their work published are urged to make inquiry regarding overall restrictions on publication before initial research.

Restrictions: None

Content note:
The Oil Industry Photograph Collection contains over 240 photographs of various oil industry activities in Kansas and elsewhere in the southwest. These photographs date from 1920 to 1940 and show such equipment and activities as derricks, cellars and runways, pumps, production methods, housekeeping, publicity, safety and fires. These photographs give interesting information about the early history of the oil industry in Kansas and the Southwest.

Acquisition: Purchased from Hal Ottaway

Processed by: RL, 5-1-1986; JEF, 2-25-1998