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Historical Photographs, 1850s-1950s

National Museum of American History

Object Details

Collection Creator
American Petroleum Institute.
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American Petroleum Institute Photograph and Film Collection
Sponsor
Digitization of Series 1 though Series 4 was made possible by Andrew and Anya Shiva.
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier
NMAH.AC.0711, Series 1
Type
Archival materials
Collection Citation
American Petroleum Institute Photograph and Film Collection, 1860s-1990 (bulk 1955-1990), Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Arrangement
Subseries 1, Advertising, 1850s-1952, undated Subseries 2, Aircraft, 1903-1966 Subseries 3, Artwork, undated Subseries 4, Automobiles, 1896-1955, undated Subseries 5, Delivery, 1874-1929 Subseries 6, Disasters, 1880-1958, undated Subseries 7, Documents, 1855-1916, undated Subseries 8, Drilling, 1865-1930, undated Subseries 9, Equipment, 1921 Subseries 10, Exploration, 1920-1946, undated Subseries 11, Farming, 1918 Subseries 12, Land Rush-Oklahoma, 1891-1920s, undated Subseries 13, Lights and Stoves, 1859, undated Subseries 14, Memorials, 1876, 1901-1953, undated Subseries 15, Minerals, 1921 Subseries 16, Mining, 1895-1920s, undated Subseries 17, Natural Gas, undated Subseries 18, Oil Camps, 1920s, undated Subseries 19, Oil Company Offices, circa 1865-1932, undated Subseries 20, Oil Fields, 1895-1936, undated Subseries 21, Oil Saver, 1928 Subseries 22, Oil Towns, undated Subseries 23, Petroleum, 1918, 1921, undated Subseries 24, Pipelines, 1870s-1945, undated Subseries 25, Products, 1940s-1984, undated Subseries 26, Publications, 1867-1902, undated Subseries 27, Railroads, 1864-1933, undated Subseries 28, Refineries, 1872-1958, undated Subseries 29, Research, 1920-1957, undated Subseries 30, Roads, 1863-1947, undated Subseries 31, Safety, 1924, undated Subseries 32, Service Stations, 1905-1978, undated Subseries 33, Songs, 1864-1943, undated Subseries 34, Storage, 1862-1939, undated Subseries 35, Teamsters, 1860-1927, undated Subseries 36, War, 1914, 1940s, undated Subseries 37, Watercraft, 1861-1980s, undated Subseries 38, Wells, 1900-1947, undated Subseries 39, Wild Flower Oil, undated Subseries 40, Workers, 1887-1930s, undated
Collection Rights
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Reproduction permission from Archives Center: fees for commercial use.
Collection Restrictions
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Related link
Record ID
ebl-1503512057065-1503512057152-0
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep87210f84b-abcc-457e-b907-d94338c029e4

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