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| Title | Townley oil drilling camp near Robinson, No.Dak. |
| Date of Original | 1926-03-04 |
| Description | View of wood oil derrick with other buildings at the base and nearby. One building has a smokestack that is emitting black smoke. Group of men standing between two out buildings. |
| Ordering Information | Consult: http://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/duplication-services |
| General Subject | Business & Industry
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Oil wells
Petroleum industry
Smoke
Oil well drilling rigs
Smokestacks
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| Personal Name | Townley, A. C. (Arthur Charles), 1880-1959
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| Location | Robinson (N.D.)
Kidder County (N.D.)
North Dakota
United States
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| Decade | 1920-1929
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| Item Number | 2039.10.6 |
| Format of Original | Gelatin silver prints
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| Dimensions of Original | 17 x 22 cm. |
| Transcription | "This picture shows where Townley is drilling for oil about two miles east of Robinson, N.D. The derrick shown in the picture is equipped with a 20 inch core drill. The bunk house, where about 200 people can be accommodated with sleeping quarters and the cook house where several hundred can be fed at one time are seen in the center and right of the picture. For many months several hundreds people have gathered weekly to listen to Townley's story at this camp" - Text accompanying photograph in issue of Fargo Forum, March 4, 1926, p. 1. |
| Notes | Title handwritten on back of print.
Photographer unknown. |
| Biography/History | In August 1925 gasoline discovered in the town well at investigate oil prospects. A.C. Townley developed oil drilling operation by 1926 but ceased within several years without any major oil discovered. |
| Bibliographic Reference | Wells, Verne. "The Townley oil well." Golden Jubilee, Robinson, North Dakota. [S.l. : s.n.], 1961. |
| Repository Institution | North Dakota State University Libraries, Institute for Regional Studies
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| Repository Collection | North Dakota Oil Industry Photograph Collection 2039
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| Collection Finding Aid | Consult: http://hdl.handle.net/10365/1102 |
| Credit Line | Institute for Regional Studies, NDSU, Fargo (2039.10.6) |
| Language | eng
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| Digital ID | rs001924 |
| Original Source | Photographic print |
