Oil & Gas, Carter's #1 Royston near Blevins and Old Washington, November 1959 [View 4] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. 1959.

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Oil & Gas, Carter's #1 Royston near Blevins and Old Washington, November 1959 [View 4] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. 1959.

Negative taken for November 3, 1959, Arkansas Gazette article "Historic Old Town Pinning Hope On Search for Underground Wealth," B1:2. Number One Royston Oil Rig probing for oil along the historic Southwest Trail near Old Washington, Hempstead County, Arkansas, for the Kern Drilling and Production Company, making an important exploration for Carter Oil Company.

1 negative : b&w ; 4 x 3 cm. (1 x 1 in.)

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Arkansas History Commission

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Deane, Ernie

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Carter Oil Company

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The Carter Oil Company was founded by John Joyce Carter in 1893 in Sisterville, West Virginia. A controlling interest was acquired in 1893 by South Penn Oil Company (later Standard Oil Company of New Jersey). In 1915, headquarters were established in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The company participated in development of the Salt Creek and Billy Creek pools in Wyoming and Kevin-Sunburst in Montana. From the description of Carter Oil Company records, 1910-1945. (University of Wyoming, American He...

Arkansas History Commission

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The Arkansas History Commission was created by the General Assembly in 1905. Inspired and guided during its early years by John Hugh Reynolds, the commission is the official archives of the state, responsible for collecting and preserving the source materials of the history of Arkansas. From the description of Arkansas History Commission records, 1905-1984 [microform]. (Arkansas History Commission). WorldCat record id: 244818119 ...

Number One Royston Oil Rig (Hempstead County, Ark.)

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Kern Drilling and Production Company.

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