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John D Rockefeller, American industrialist, late 19th century (1956). Rockefeller (1839-1937) made his fortune in the petroleum industry
Railway Station at the Franklin Petroleum Oil Works, Pennsylvania, 1864. Creator: UnknownRailway Station at the Franklin Petroleum Oil Works, Pennsylvania, 1864. 'The casks or barrels of crude oil are conveyed from the Franklin and Titusville stations by the Atlantic
The Petroleum Oil Works at Franklin, Pennsylvania, 1864. Creator: UnknownThe Petroleum Oil Works at Franklin, Pennsylvania, 1864. In 1859. 'The apparatus to be seen at Oil Creek is of a simple description
Mr Henry Clay Pierce, 1899. Creator: Anders Leonard ZornMr Henry Clay Pierce, 1899
Dr. Walter F. Rittmen, Gasoline Plant at Pittsburg, 1915. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Dr. Walter FDr. Walter F. Rittmen, Gasoline Plant at Pittsburg, 1915. Walter Frank Rittman was a chemical engineer with the United States Bureau of Mines
John Dustin Archibold, Clapp Hearings, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing. John Dustin Archibold, Clapp Hearings, 1912John Dustin Archibold [sic], Clapp Hearings, 1912. [Businessman John Dustin Archbold, one of the United States earliest oil refiners]
Oil fields, Kern County, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeOil fields. Kern County, California
Outskirts of oil boom town, Texas, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeOutskirts of oil boom town. No living quarters available in town. Hundreds of families pouring in for jobs. Texas
Oil tanks near Midland, western Texas, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeOil tanks near Midland, western Texas
Oil tank farm near Odessa, Texas, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeOil tank farm near Odessa, Texas
Looking down Lincoln Boulevard toward the state capital, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeLooking down Lincoln Boulevard toward the state capital. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. ['British-American Oil Producing Co - Parkway State No1 - Tract 1- - State Capitol Ground']
Oil industry on January 1, 1933, 1934. Creator: Mikhail Alekseevich TSvetkovOil industry on January 1, 1933, 1934. From the atlas "Industry of the USSR at the beginning of the 2nd Five-Year Plan
Oil-springs at Tarr Farm, Oil Creek, Venango County, Pennsylvania, 1862. Creator: UnknownOil-springs at Tarr Farm, Oil Creek, Venango County, Pennsylvania, 1862. Engraving of Woodford and Phillips's Spouting Wells from a photograph by Alexander S. Macrae, petroleum oilbroker
View of the City of Tyumen on the Right Bank of the Tura River. Kurbatov Plant, 1880-1889. From a collection of paintings, lithographs, sketches, studies, and drawings
Professor Benjamin Silliman, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: UnknownProf. Sillman [sic], between 1855 and 1865. [Professor of chemistry at Yale University; instrumental in developing the oil industry]
Portrait of Benjamin Silliman, Jr. (1816-1885), Before 1885. Creator: UnknownPortrait of Benjamin Silliman, Jr. (1816-1885), Before 1885
Oil Refining, Whiting, Indiana, 1915. Creator: Joseph PennellOil Refining, Whiting, Indiana, 1915
Map illustrating the Operations in the Persian Gulf, First World War, 1915, (c1920)....showing the British oil pipe guarded against the Turkish attacks and the advance up the Tigris to Amara
British oil pipeline in the Middle East, First World War, 1915, (c1920). Creator: UnknownBritish oil pipeline in the Middle East, First World War, 1915, (c1920). Map illustrating the Operations in the Persian Gulf; showing the British oil pipe guarded against the Turkish attacks
Ebano bitumen stored at Elizabeth Wharf, Limehouse, London, c1900Barrels of Ebano bitumen stored at Elizabeth Wharf, Limehouse, London, c1900. The Ebano Oil Company imported bitumen from Mexico
Lord Bearsted, 1922. Artist: William Newenham Montague OrpenLord Bearsted, 1922. Portrait of Marcus Samuel, Lord Bearsted, British businessman and founder of the Shell Transport and Trading Company. He was Lord Mayor of London in 1902-1903
EH Harriman, American railway executive, 1901. Edward Henry Harriman (1848-1909) became President of the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1901
John D Rockefeller, American tycoon and philanthropist, in his later years, 20th century. Rockefeller (1839-1937) made his fortune in the petroleum industry
Construction of deep sea inspection chambers, Markham & Co, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, 1966. A welder at work on a deep sea inspection chamber being built for the North Sea oil industry
A petrochemical plant towering over residential housing, Baglan Bay, Wales, 1975. By the late 1960s British Petroleums (BP) plant at Baglan Bay, near Swansea
The Nobel Brothers Petroleum Company in Baku, Second Half of the 19th cen. Private Collection
Oil, 2. - Controlling a Gusher, U. S. A. 1928Oil, 2. - Controlling a Gusher, U.S.A. 1928. From Players Cigarettes - Products of the World: A Series of 50 [John Player & Sons, London, 1928]
Filling a shell with nitro-glycerine, oil field in Pennsylvania, USA, early 20th century(?). Preparatory to shooting the well. Stereoscopic card. Detail
Railway and motor routes and pipelines, Syrian desert, 1937. Artist: Emery Walker LtdRailway and motor routes and pipelines, Syrian desert, 1937. A print from The Syrian Desert: Caravans, Travel and Exploration, by Christina Phelps Grant, A & C Blacks Ltd, London, 1937
American tycoon John D Rockefeller and his wife arriving at Cleveland, Ohio, 1912 (1951). Rockefeller (1839-1937) made his fortune in the petroleum industry
The Nobel Brothers Petroleum Company in Baku, 1890s. Private Collection
Oil wells at Baku on the Caspian Sea, Russia, c1890. Artist: Dmitri Ivanovich YermakovOil wells at Baku on the Caspian Sea, Russia, c1890. By the beginning of the 20th century, the area around Baku, in modern Azerbaijan, was producing almost half the worlds oil
Oil extraction in Baku, Russia, c1903-c1906. By the beginning of the 20th century, the area around Baku, in modern Azerbaijan, was producing almost half the worlds oil
A gusher in the Pennsylvanian oilfields, USA, 1886. Edwin L Drake drilled the first oil well in Pennsylvania near Titusville in 1859
