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Postcards from the Oil Excitement Era

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Two postcards of wells completed in the Queen Sand Field in 1922 ~

Caption: "Nr. 1 Well on the Siggins Farm.
This well opened the Queen Sand Field at Tidioute, Pa. Completed May 1st, 1922, it flowed 150 bbls., of Oil the first 24 hours.
Owned by Chas E. Carnahan. Other wells in this field produced as high as 1000 bbls., of oil per day."

Oil well postcard

Postcard image courtesy of Warren County Historical Society, Warren, Pa.

Caption: "Natural Gasoline Company's No. 1 Well of the Shanley Farm.
Drilled in the Queen Sand Oct. 6th,, 1922 and flowed 100 barrels of Oil per day."

Oil well postcard

Postcard image courtesy of Warren County Historical Society, Warren, Pa.

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