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[Photograph 2012.201.B0957.0424]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Urban renewal, petroleum industry style, is depicted in this scene of a Phillips Petroleum Co. well, the No. 1 Vera Lee, at NE 6 and Lindsay in Oklahoma City."
Date: March 26, 1969
Creator: Albright, Bob
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0957.0415]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Q: Why is it that the grounds at Northeast High School are the worst kept of any in town? A: It's that old oil well on the grounds that's causing the problem, Dr. Wallace Smith, director of buildings and grounds for the OKC school board, says. Dr. Smith said efforts are being made to remove the well, and clean up the area."
Date: October 14, 1969
Creator: Argo, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0957.0433]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Christmas Tree is first of its kind in Oklahoma and stands as a marker at the state's first quadruple-producer, Gill Oil No. 2 McAfee, on the northwest flank of the Healdton Field, in Jefferson County."
Date: February 12, 1961
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0957.0430]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "New landmark in the Oklahoma Panhandle, this all-steel derrick in Guyman, was erected as a monument to the petroleum industry. The 96-foot derrick, located in a shopping center, was furnished by Kerr-McGee Oil Industries, Inc., and Phillips Petroleum Co. The Guymon Chamber of Commerce will develop a tourist area around the site."
Date: December 6, 1962
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0957.0403]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Looking like a giant movie projector, Bethlehem Steel's Alpha I oil well pump is still being evaluated by the company. This well is located in southeast Oklahoma City, near Crossroads Mall."
Date: September 3, 1981
Creator: Southerland, Paul
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0957.0402]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Not an attempt to mislead Oklahoma University football fans, who probably know their team is really No. 17 in the polls, this OU No. 1 sign is merely proclaiming the name of the oil well in the background. Oil wells are frequently named after the owner of the property on which a well sits. OU owns the property under this well, which was the first in the area."
Date: October 22, 1980
Creator: Klock, Roger
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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