AHJ_ah02244 Inventory of the Wyoming Oilfields Photograph Album, 1921-1925 Wyoming Oilfields Photograph Album Processed by D. Claudia Thompson University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
American Heritage Center Dept. 3924, 1000 E. University Avenue University of Wyoming Laramie, WY 82071 Phone: 307.766.2574 Fax:307.766.5511 Email:ahcref@uwyo.edu URL:http://ahc.uwyo.edu/
2010

University of Wyoming

 Finding aid encoded by D. Claudia Thompson June 2010 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Wyoming Oilfields photograph album 1921-1925 02244 .25 cubic ft. (1 box) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English A photograph album of scenery, equipment, and people in the oilfields of Wyoming in the 1920s. Arrangement of the Collection

Scope and Content

The album contains snapshots of scenery, equipment, and people in oilfields in the vicinity of Casper, Wyoming, between 1921 and 1925. Some of the identified locations are Baxter Basin, Billy Creek, Woodside, Midwest, Poison Spider, Lost Soldier, Elk Springs, Beaver Creek, Oregon Basin, Salt Creek, Hamilton Dome, and Big Sand Draw. Companies represented include Union Oil Co., Wertz Producing and Refining Co., Bair Oil Co., Fargo Oil Co., Fremont Petroleum Corporation, Hughes Oil Co., Bluff Oil Co., Ohio Oil Co., Richfield Oil Co., Associated Oil Co., and Obispo Oil Co.

 Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

 Copyright Information

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

 Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by the unknown photographer of the Wyoming oilfields photograph album at the date of processing.

 Acquisition Information

This material was received from John A. Fraher in 1967. The album was given to Fraher by an unknown oilman in Casper, Wyoming.

 Processing Information

The collection was processed by D. Claudia Thompson in June 2010.

 Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

 Existence and Location of Copies

Digital reproductions of this entire collection are available at http://digitalcollections.uwyo.edu:8180/luna/servlet/uwydbuwy~76~76.

 Access Terms Oil fields -- Wyoming Petroleum industry and trade -- Wyoming Wyoming -- History -- 1919-1945 Salt Creek Oil Field (Wyo.) Oregon Basin Oil Field (Wyo.) <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> Mines and Mineral Resources Agriculture and Natural Resources Energy Production Photographs Wyoming Container List 1 Photograph Album (showing locations and activities in oilfields in the Casper, Wyoming, area) 1921-1925