Oil Well Derrick or Rig

One of 472 items in the series: Sons and Daughters of the Cherokee Strip Collection available on this site.

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Photograph of an oil well drilling derrick or rig.

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1 photograph : sepia

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Creator: Unknown. Creation Date: Unknown.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center Collection and was provided by the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center to The Gateway to Oklahoma History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center

The Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, a property of the Oklahoma Historical Society, tells the story of the largest land run in American history. Its archives house a varied collection of historical material—including numerous eyewitness pioneer accounts, oral histories, original manuscripts, books, and more than 20,000 original and reproduced photographs.

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Photograph of an oil well drilling derrick or rig.

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1 photograph : sepia

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Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center Collection

Images spanning some five decades of Oklahoma history.

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  • May 18, 2023, 11:25 a.m.

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  • July 17, 2023, 2:54 p.m.

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Oil Well Derrick or Rig, photograph, Date Unknown; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2110174/: accessed November 14, 2025), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center.

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