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1962173982Rangoon Burma: The Burma Oil Co 1962 88 pages The cover has a bit of wear with a few small scuffs on the edges light tanning and fading. The page edges are lightly tanned and foxed. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown. Paperback. Good. The Burma Oil Co paperback
1970233331970. Texas and Kansas petroleum infrastructure photo archive 1970s and 1984 documenting the industrial system that linked Gulf Coast fabrication yards port facilities heavy marine transport offshore petroleum extraction and inland drilling in the mature oil fields of Kansas. The photographs show offshore structures moving from shore side assembly into open water service and a separate 1984 Kansas sequence inscribed "Lee's oil well" where a land based drilling rig trucks workers and rig floor equipment record oil production away from the coast. The archive places petroleum extraction within both the Gulf Coast industrial corridor that built and deployed offshore structures and the inland lease field where drilling remained dependent on mobile rigs pipe handling and small crews. Its value lies in that shift of scale from Galveston waterfront engineering and offshore installation to the working machinery of a Kansas well in the early 1980s.<br /> <br /> Photo archive of 42 chromogenic color photographs 3.5 x 5 inches Galveston Texas circa 1970s and Kansas 1984. The photographs center first on large offshore structures at several stages of completion and deployment including jack up rigs elevated decks cranes and a prominent circular helipad or radar platform mounted above the main deck. Several views show rigs still at dockside beside harbor pavement parked vehicles and industrial lifting equipment; others place the same or similar structures offshore standing above open water on extended legs or surrounded by service craft. One photograph includes a banner reading "Galveston Project Post USA" anchoring part of the sequence to a named project site while another frames the Galveston waterfront with dense ranks of harbor cranes and marine industrial equipment. Additional images show smaller fixed platforms a long yellow boom or gangway extending over water crane barges maneuvering beside offshore structures and a wider sea view with multiple platforms operating at once establishing repeated movement between fabrication yard port transfer and offshore installation. Six later Kansas photographs show "Lee's oil well" in 1984 including a land drilling rig in open field country truck mounted support equipment a lowered mast or rig component being moved into position workers on the rig floor handling chain and pipe a standing derrick and close views of the drill string hoisting line block and metal rig fittings.<br /> <br /> By the mid 1960s offshore oil had become central to both the U.S. energy economy and Texas coastal industry. Gulf Coast yards built and serviced the jackets pipe vessels and equipment that allowed companies to move farther offshore and later federal studies described fabrication yards as a core part of the offshore system that linked land based labor to offshore production. Texas held a special place in that expansion because its ports yards engineering firms and petroleum capital helped turn the Gulf into a permanent industrial frontier. Kansas had a different petroleum history beginning with commercial production in the 1890s and continuing through thousands of smaller lease fields where independent operators and mobile drilling crews extended the life of older oil districts. The 1984 "Lee's oil well" photographs add that inland production economy to the Galveston material showing how petroleum infrastructure depended not only on large coastal fabrication and marine transport but also on field rigs pipe work trucks and crew labor at individual wells. Light surface wear mild fading and minor edge wear; overall very good condition. A concentrated visual record of how American petroleum production moved between Gulf Coast offshore construction marine installation and inland drilling work in late twentieth century Texas and Kansas. unknown
1952217461952. Oil Extraction and Oil Well Fires in South Texas. Three silver gelatin black-and-white photographic prints including one gelatin silver press photo 8 x 10 in. and two photo prints from negatives 5 x 7 in. Dated 1952 and 1954. Content includes an image of a wildcat rig in Lavaca County Texas and dramatic scenes of oil well fires. All photos with extensive manuscript notations on verso including references to press filing. This small but gripping photo archive documents the volatility and danger of oil drilling operations in mid-century South Texas including one catastrophic blowout and fire. The 8 x 10 inch silver gelatin press photograph dated June 1954 and stamped "RETURN TO CHRONICLE FILES" shows a towering oil derrick rising above dense trees. The reverse identifies the location as Lavaca County and describes a wildcat operation in Hallettsville Texas where drilling reached 8000 feet. A hand-written note reads "Field Drilling Co. Ext. Exterior - cementing protective casing 10240 down to 8000 ft - Lavaca County 2 1/2 mi. N. Hallettsville."<br /> <br /> The two smaller prints-captioned in manuscript as "Oil Well Fires"-capture the momentous force of an uncontrolled eruption. One image shows a roiling column of black smoke and flame rising from a well site surrounded by distant silhouettes of onlookers. Another more closely framed emphasizes the explosive power as the plume expands over nearby treetops. A note on the verso dates one of these prints to October 1952 stating it is a "Print from Studio of late Cecil Thomson." Cecil Thomson 1881-1953 was a prolific Houston-based commercial photographer and photojournalist who operated Thomson Studio a major supplier of images to regional newspapers including the Houston Post and Houston Chronicle. His studio active from 1909 until his death in 1963 continued producing prints posthumously from its extensive negative archive making it likely these fire images were developed and distributed under the studio's imprint even if not taken by Thomson personally.<br /> <br /> All three photos are from the Houston Chronicle archives with two stamped or inscribed "Return to Chronicle Morgue." One image includes the notation "Sunday Oil - Lavaca County Wildcat." These images preserve both the ambition and peril of mid-century oil operations in Texas a period when wildcat drilling fueled economic speculation and technological innovation often with great human and environmental risk. Surface creases and light wear to edges; verso of each image shows editorial markings and annotations in grease pencil and ink. Overall very good condition. A vivid visual record of the oil industry's volatility in 1950s Texas with provenance from the Houston Chronicle press files. unknown
1965233141965. Offshore oil construction photographs documenting platform fabrication barge work marine transport and field logistics tied to the Gulf Coast petroleum industry in 1965-66 with direct evidence of how offshore drilling depended on a broad labor system before a rig ever reached a producing field. Taken at Farmers Marine Copper Works in Galveston Texas the archive records the building and handling of steel jackets deck sections cranes work barges service vessels and crew activity that made offshore extraction possible. The Gulf of Mexico was the proving ground of the modern offshore petroleum industry as the region became the incubator for an industry later exported worldwide.<br /> <br /> Photo archive of 53 color photographs 3.5" x 3.5" Galveston Texas 1965-66. The photographs show offshore structures in multiple stages of assembly and movement rather than a single completed drilling scene. Repeated views include steel platform legs and jacket sections standing in the water beside cranes and barges; large deck modules being hoisted or aligned over pilings; work decks with hoses railings and moored service boats; crewmen gathered onshore and aboard vessels; and small aircraft and automobiles used in project access and inspection. Several images show major marine lifts in progress with cranes extending over partially assembled structures and barges positioned tight against the work. Others widen out to open water towing scenes or partially completed platforms against distant mountainous terrain indicating that some photographs may record project deployment or field work beyond Galveston even if no specific destination is identified on the objects themselves. Handwriting on one verso of a group of men identifies "McClure / Chas. Young / Smithy."<br /> <br /> By the mid 1960s offshore oil had become central to both the U.S. energy economy and Texas coastal industry. Gulf Coast yards built and serviced the jackets pipe vessels and equipment that allowed companies to move farther offshore and later federal studies described fabrication yards as a core part of the offshore system that linked land based labor to offshore production. Texas held a special place in that expansion because its ports yards engineering firms and petroleum capital helped turn the Gulf into a permanent industrial frontier. Light handling wear and most exhibit curling; images generally clean and well preserved. Overall good condition. A strong documentary record of offshore construction labor at the moment when Texas Gulf Coast yards were helping scale the offshore oil industry from regional enterprise to national system. unknown
1970233351970. Offshore oil rig construction photographs of marine industrial labor and heavy equipment operations at the Port of Galveston Texas undated showing how Gulf Coast petroleum infrastructure was assembled through coordinated crane work deck staging and vessel support. Made by an unidentified worker contractor or site observer with direct access to the platform and adjoining work areas the group records the operational system behind offshore petroleum expansion rather than only the finished structure: derrick components rising between lattice boom cranes machinery positioned on crowded deck surfaces workers monitoring equipment from railings and platforms and service craft moving below the job site. Within the history of Gulf Coast oil and gas development these images preserve the waterfront and offshore construction process through which drilling and extraction infrastructure entered service in one of the chief locations which allowed Texas entry into national and international trade.<br /> <br /> <br /> Photo archive of 17 silver gelatin snapshot photographs each about 3.5" x 5" also includes 18 negative images 35 mm Port of Galveston Texas circa 1960s-1970s. The prints concentrate on a single marine construction environment with repeated views of tall lattice cranes a derrick or drilling tower under assembly steel framework catwalks railings deck mounted machinery and industrial piping. Several photographs move between wide and close vantage points: one looks down onto a work deck strewn with cables drums tools and structural members; another isolates a crane boom overhead; others frame the rig against open water with a small service boat alongside. Two views show a worker in coveralls standing at the railing and looking across the site; in one image the patch on his back reads "Farmers Marine Copper Works Inc. Petro Chemical Marine Galveston Texas" directly tying the group to a named Galveston industrial contractor. Another figure in light clothing appears deeper in the structure. Interior or semi enclosed machinery views include a hopper shaped component rollers and processing equipment. The accompanying negative strips are marked and the original photo processing envelope survives with printed instructions preserving the group's original commercial processing context.<br /> <br /> <br /> Galveston's port facilities formed part of the larger Gulf Coast industrial network that supported offshore petroleum construction marine transport and heavy fabrication across the twentieth century and this group fixes that system at deck level through workers machinery staging practices and support traffic in the water below. Light wear curling and handling to prints and negatives; processing envelope creased and worn. A concise visual record of offshore oil infrastructure under construction with strong research value for petroleum history labor history and Gulf Coast industrial development showing Galveston as a site where harbor industry and offshore oil support work converged making the port a key setting for mid twentieth century energy expansion.<br /> l. unknown
2090502113715442Not Available N.A. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
2012Q-1602930074Krishna Books Incorporated 2012-05-30. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Krishna Books Incorporated hardcover
2010Q-1602930015Krishna Books Incorporated 2010-12-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Krishna Books Incorporated hardcover
18-1483Nevada: Sunset-Francis Oil Company 1916. Single page. 11 x 8 inches. Printed both sides. Good. Quarter inch tears at bottom edge not affecting image. Revenue stamp in top left corner. Certificate has been canceled as inscribed across the face. Issued to H. H. Ashley. Dated March 23 1916. Signed by President and Secretary. Nevada: Sunset-Francis Oil Company, 1916. unknown
0526557648.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
19555578Greggton TX: Stanolind Oil and Gas Company. 1955. Third Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 363 pages; Manual No. 509. This is truly a remarkable find. Black & White Photographs of Field Operations. Book Shows Little Wear Text is clean no markings seen No Dust Jacket. Comes with a letter of introduction to the Stanolind Oil and Gas Company. Glass case 47-E . Stanolind Oil and Gas Company paperback
19421302150014Standard Oil Co 1/1/1942. First Edition. Paperback. Good. 0x0x0. Original comic 1942. Good binding. Minor shelf wear and small tear at spine cover. Discoloration along the edge of back cover. Fully illustrated. Interior pages are clean and unmarked with average age toning. From the library of noted military historian and community leader Sheldon Goldberg. An avid scholar of military and aviation history Sheldon served as a declassification specialist and Chief of the Reference Branch for the US Air Forceresponding to such critical inquiries as OPERATION TAILWIND and the No Gun Ri controversy. Standard Oil Co paperback
1258528266New. Brand new and still unused unknown
1258541580.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1258528266.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1938Alibris.0024600CHICAGO-INDIANA: STANDARD OIL CO 1938. Trade paperback. Good. No dust jacket. GOOD TO VERY GOOD. 67 p. FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF LUBRICATING SALESMEN; TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT STANDARD OIL COMPANY INDIANA CHICAGO. FT-58 STANDARD OIL CO paperback
0260579076.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
0265035732.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1947004434Standard Oil Corp. 1947. First Edition. . Hardcover. Good. Gasoline Advertisement Chevron Standard Oil Collectibles Travel Western Scenic Views Retro Americana Advertisement Gasoline Memorabilia 34 prints These prints are from the late 1940's. Standard Oil Company of California offered a promotion where you received a print reproduction of original photos when you filled your tank at one of their stations. This promotion started in 1947. The complete set of 60 meant that you traveled around the United States by car gathering and collecting these beautiful prints. This set in redwood binder with leather hinges contains 34 prints. Most print are in excellent condition but do have some slight tanning due to paper used and being kept in redwood book. These are lovely prints with full history of sites on back of each. "See Your West with us . let us personally guide you to the glories of the West which no picture however lovely can quite match. We will without charge make up special trip routings supply exclusive Log Books describing your route and give you full travel information based on expert integrated knowledge of all the West." was Standards promotion. Prints are in full color. Pictures are appx 15' long overall with border appx 17.5" height is 12". Due to size of redwood binder additional postage may be necessary and this item is NOT suiteable for international shipping due to its over size and weight. <br/> <br/> Standard Oil Corp. hardcover
am7-3-22-24-Paperback. Fair. Rare stapeled booklet some edge wear and mosture staine on edge. Some other stain on back. paperback
1258625490.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
a6936519380-1940. 1-The Mexican Confiscations Together with a Careful Survey of the Present Revolutionary Trends in Mexico by Henry J. Allen. August 1938 35pp.; 2-Diplomatic Notes Exchanged Between the Mexican and British Governments on Account of the Oil Industry Expropriation 1938 DAPP. 30pp; 3-Whose Oil is it the Question of Subsoil Rights in Mexico 1939 Standard Oil Co. 16pp.; 4-They Took What they Wanted SOC. 16pp.; 5-Diplomatic Protection 1939. SOC.; 6-Empty Promises 1940. SOC. 16pp.; 7-Investment and Trade. 1940 SOC. 19pp.;. 8- The Fine Art of Squeezing 1940 SOC. 22pp.; 9-The Solution for the Mexican Confiscation 1940 SOC. 15pp. All bound in one volume Hardcover. Octavo green cloth. Some library stamps on the binding and on a few pamphlets. Good. . hardcover
195011109Standard Oil Company of California. Very Good with no dust jacket; Blk Spiral bound with blue cloth flex cover . with gilt SOC embossed logo and name on front; no other publication . information; no foxing or defects on plates no marks or writing clean . tight binding;. 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Pub date 1940 - 1950; 60 beautiful full page tipped in color plates of the West starting in Colorado to HI with detail information of the location; ; 4to 11" - 13" tall . Standard Oil Company of California hardcover
2019BIBSD0107772312019. Premium Leather Bound. New. Size: 19.68 x 24.13 cms A Unique Premium Leather-Bound book for elite readers/collectors of old rare books. An Original Leather is being used for binding this book with Golden Leaf Printing and designing on Spine front and Back of the book with edge gilding. WE HAVE MULTIPLE OPTIONS IN COLOR OF LEATHER RED GREEN BLUE MAGENTA TAN DEEP BROWN BLACK AND WITH DIFFERENT COLOR LABELS. YOU MAY CHOOSE ANY COLOR OF YOUR CHOICE AND MAIL US. Original edition was published in 1946 and this unique edition is Reprinted in 2019 with the help of original edition. Black & white printing on high quality natural shade paper with sewing binding for longer life professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books we processed each page manually on computer and make them readable. We give our best to give you the best book but in some cases we have to adjust few pages which are blur or missing or black spots. We hope that you understand these issues in these old treasure. This is an important book for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure. Our dedicated team is trying to bring these rare books back to the shelves. We are also giving service of printing the hard-to-find books which are not listed in our store. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Lang: - English Pages 541 Product Disclaimer: Please be aware that because leather is a natural material slight discoloration or change in texture may be visible. FOLIO EDITION Size 12x19 Inches IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. hardcover
194638962New York: Standard Oil Company 1946. Second Printing. Hardcover. Good. 29 cm. 530 4 pages. Illustrations. Endpaper maps. Boards somewhat worn and soiled. Board edges/corners bumped. Inscribed by Captain Frank Shaw. Index of ships. The records of 135 ocean tankers of the Standard Oil Company New Jersey and the Panama Transport Company. This is the standard reference for people who want to learn more about Merchant Marine T-2 type tankers and the lives they led during WWII. The Standard Oil Company of New Jersey operated scores of oil tankers during World War II delivering the vital fuels and lubricants to the fighting fronts and combat ships all over the world. Many of their ships were lost to enemy action. After World War II Esso wrote a history of all their ships and the men who sailed them. "Ships of the Esso Fleet in World War II" provides a great history of the company during those vital years. Detailed histories of each ship are provided. A letter from the General Manager of Esso M.G. Gamble to the Marine Department and Shore Personnel was supplied with copies of the book when they were originally distributed to employees. The letter reads: "The management is pleased to present you with a copy of the book "Ships of the Esso Fleet in World War II." We feel that the entire shore staff through its close association with and fine cooperation in the operation of the Company's tankers will be interested in having this practical record of the war service of our ships and the officers and men who sailed them." Standard Oil Company hardcover
