Oil

1928 GilbertFarmGasWell 1928 Gilbert Farm Gas Well. Collection of Ray Payne.
1928 GilbertFarmGasWell

1928 Gilbert Farm Gas Well.

Collection of Ray Payne.

1947 Drilling Crew 1947 Drilling Crew. Collection of Ray Payne.
1947 Drilling Crew

1947 Drilling Crew.

Collection of Ray Payne.

1947 Drilling Crew2 Collection of Ray Payne.
1947 Drilling Crew2
Collection of Ray Payne.
Beautiful Rig A truly Picturesque Drilling Rig. Collection of Ray Payne.
Beautiful Rig
A truly Picturesque Drilling Rig. Collection of Ray Payne.
BolivarOilFarms Bolivar Farms turned into Oil Farms. Photo Album Page of Ray Payne Curator, Pioneer Oil Museum
BolivarOilFarms
Bolivar Farms turned into Oil Farms. Photo Album Page of Ray Payne Curator, Pioneer Oil Museum
BolivarRefiners1 Allegany Refiners #1. Collection of Ray Payne.
BolivarRefiners1
Allegany Refiners #1. Collection of Ray Payne.
BolivarRefiners2 Allegany Refiners #2. Collection of Ray Payne.
BolivarRefiners2
Allegany Refiners #2. Collection of Ray Payne.
BolivarRefiners3 Allegany Refiners #3. Collection of Ray Payne.
BolivarRefiners3
Allegany Refiners #3. Collection of Ray Payne.
BolivarRefiners4 Allegany Refiners #4. A View looking toward Rte 417. Collection of Ray Payne.
BolivarRefiners4
Allegany Refiners #4. A View looking toward Rte 417. Collection of Ray Payne.
CableDrilling Cable Drilling. Collection of Ray Payne.
CableDrilling
Cable Drilling. Collection of Ray Payne.
EarlyRig Early Rig. Collection of Ray Payne.
EarlyRig
Early Rig. Collection of Ray Payne.
EdRoot&RoyCorbin Turning the screw, Ed Root & Roy Corbin. Collection of Ray Payne.
EdRoot&RoyCorbin
Turning the screw, Ed Root & Roy Corbin. Collection of Ray Payne.
Jones_Lease1 Pouring the Nitro. THE HISTORY BOOK (Unknown Newspaper) This photo was taken on Patrick Henry Jones' oil lease on Daggett Hill, off Salt Rising Road in Bolivar....
Jones Lease1
Pouring the Nitro. THE HISTORY BOOK (Unknown Newspaper) This photo was taken on Patrick Henry Jones' oil lease on Daggett Hill, off Salt Rising Road in Bolivar.…
Jones_Lease2 Pouring the Nitro. This photo was taken on Patrick Henry Jones' oil lease on Daggett Hill, off Salt Rising Road in Bolivar. Mr. Jones is the grandfather of Carl...
Jones Lease2
Pouring the Nitro. This photo was taken on Patrick Henry Jones' oil lease on Daggett Hill, off Salt Rising Road in Bolivar. Mr. Jones is the grandfather of Carl…
OilWells Kossuth Kossuth Oil Fields; At the edge of Bolivar; 1909 postmark. Collection of Dan Nicholson.
OilWells Kossuth
Kossuth Oil Fields; At the edge of Bolivar; 1909 postmark. Collection of Dan Nicholson.
Olean-BradfordScene An Olean/Bradford Scene Where did the rabbits live? Collection of Ray Payne.
Olean-BradfordScene
An Olean/Bradford Scene Where did the rabbits live? Collection of Ray Payne.
PioneerOilDrillingCrew Pioneer Oil Drilling Crew. Collection of Ray Payne.
PioneerOilDrillingCrew
Pioneer Oil Drilling Crew. Collection of Ray Payne.
PouringAShot Collection of Ray Payne.
PouringAShot
Collection of Ray Payne.
RayPayne-BolivarSign1 Ray Payne with Historic Sign. Collection of Ray Payne
RayPayne-BolivarSign1
Ray Payne with Historic Sign. Collection of Ray Payne
RayPayneBolivarSign2
RayPayneBolivarSign2
Results of 1881-4 1881 started it all A report of the production. Collection of Ray Payne.
Results of 1881-4
1881 started it all A report of the production. Collection of Ray Payne.
StartingYoung-Oilfields They started them young in the oil fields! Ron Taylor note: "My grandfather gave me this same job; he said the oilers were the most important job. " Collection...
StartingYoung-Oilfields
They started them young in the oil fields! Ron Taylor note: "My grandfather gave me this same job; he said the oilers were the most important job. " Collection…
StartingYoung2
StartingYoung2
Success In the Air This is what a well owner/driller hopes for Success! Collection of Ray Payne.
Success In the Air
This is what a well owner/driller hopes for Success! Collection of Ray Payne.
Successful Shooting
Successful Shooting
TankFire 1906 1906 Tank Fire. Collection of Ray Payne.
TankFire 1906
1906 Tank Fire. Collection of Ray Payne.
TheFlats-Richburg-Bolivar Drilling up "The Flats". Collection of Ray Payne.
TheFlats-Richburg-Bolivar
Drilling up "The Flats". Collection of Ray Payne.

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