Oil Industry

Black Gold

East Texas Oil Fields Donor: Hamon Arts Library - SMU Silent film documenting the development of new wells on the East Texas and Van Oil Fields between 1929 - 1932.	A. M. Harper, Easter Dinner; Coastal Birds; Oil Derrick Donor: Melissa Mellard
Flames Bar Rescue at Blazing Gusher Where 8 Met Death Fire fighters don asbestos suits to check spread of inferno through woods. Sinclair oil well in roaring conflagration as derrick floor explodes.	Explosion Starts Oil Fire Dramatic footage of an oil well fire.
Land Survey 2	Land Survey 1
Ray Jelinek Collection, no. 11 - Oil Drilling Operation Donor: Jan Valentine	R.H. Burton Geophysics Films (1931-1953) Donor: Bettie G. Burton
Texas - The Big State Donor: Jones Film and Video Collection, Southern Methodist University Commissioned by the Santa Fe Railway Company and produced by Dudley Pictures Corporation, this film provides a sweeping overview of the state of Texas.	Riches Loom for Village Folk in Texas Oil Rush
The Texas Experience - Steve Kanaly Presents the Spindletop Gusher Donor: Jim Ruddy Steve Kanaly discusses the history and significance of the discovery of oil at Spindletop.

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