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Oil well worked by 'wildcat' drillers. Roughnecks, as derrick workers were called, use tools called...

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Oil well worked by 'wildcat' drillers. Roughnecks, as derrick workers were called, use tools called 'tongs' which are clamped on the drill stem, to screw on a new section of stem, added section by section, to reach oil far below the earth's surface. Oklahoma, 1944
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Oil well worked by 'wildcat' drillers. Roughnecks, as derrick workers were called, use tools called 'tongs' which are clamped on the drill stem, to screw on a new section of stem, added section by section, to reach oil far below the earth's surface. Oklahoma, 1944

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1940s / 20th century / USA / North America / America (continent) / worker / photo / Farm Security Administration / New Deal / mzphoto / 20th century / petroleum / hydrocarbons / historical / fossil fuels / oil / extraction / industry / energy / america / fuel / history / usa / Photograph / Photography / Mzphoto

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