Kirby Petroleum Company images, 1920s-1930s (MS 504)
This online collection consists of photographs from the Houston-based Kirby Petroleum Company and the records of George Sawtelle, who was president of the company for more than 20 years. This material provides a valuable look at the early days of the oil industry in Texas.
The original physical collection of this material plus more is available at the Woodson Research Center. Contact woodson@rice.edu.
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Young man on wooden tank, Kirby Petroleum Company
(1920)Photograph from the Houston-based Kirby Petroleum Company and the records of George Sawtelle, president of the company for more than 20 years. This material provides a valuable look at the early days of the oil industry in Texas. -
Wooden derrick, Kirby Petroleum Company
(1920)Photograph from the Houston-based Kirby Petroleum Company and the records of George Sawtelle, president of the company for more than 20 years. This material provides a valuable look at the early days of the oil industry in Texas. -
Young man next to big wheels, Kirby Petroleum Company
(1920)Photograph from the Houston-based Kirby Petroleum Company and the records of George Sawtelle, president of the company for more than 20 years. This material provides a valuable look at the early days of the oil industry in Texas. -
Wagon passing derrick, Kirby Petroleum Company
(1920)Photograph from the Houston-based Kirby Petroleum Company and the records of George Sawtelle, president of the company for more than 20 years. This material provides a valuable look at the early days of the oil industry in Texas. -
Sawtelle with three other men, Kirby Petroleum Company
(1920)Photograph from the Houston-based Kirby Petroleum Company and the records of George Sawtelle, president of the company for more than 20 years. This material provides a valuable look at the early days of the oil industry in Texas. -
Man in straw hat on pipes, Kirby Petroleum Company
(1920)Photograph from the Houston-based Kirby Petroleum Company and the records of George Sawtelle, president of the company for more than 20 years. This material provides a valuable look at the early days of the oil industry in Texas. -
Limited lease section 27, Kirby Petroleum Company
(1920)Photograph from the Houston-based Kirby Petroleum Company and the records of George Sawtelle, president of the company for more than 20 years. This material provides a valuable look at the early days of the oil industry in Texas. -
Hillside gusher, Kirby Petroleum Company
(1920)Photograph from the Houston-based Kirby Petroleum Company and the records of George Sawtelle, president of the company for more than 20 years. This material provides a valuable look at the early days of the oil industry in Texas. -
Roughnecks, Kirby Petroleum Company
(1920)Photograph from the Houston-based Kirby Petroleum Company and the records of George Sawtelle, president of the company for more than 20 years. This material provides a valuable look at the early days of the oil industry in Texas. -
Man and boy pass derrick, Kirby Petroleum Company
(1920)Photograph from the Houston-based Kirby Petroleum Company and the records of George Sawtelle, president of the company for more than 20 years. This material provides a valuable look at the early days of the oil industry in Texas. -
Derrick on wet ground, Kirby Petroleum Company
(1920)Photograph from the Houston-based Kirby Petroleum Company and the records of George Sawtelle, president of the company for more than 20 years. This material provides a valuable look at the early days of the oil industry in Texas. -
Tractor moving pipes, Kirby Petroleum Company
(1920)Photograph from the Houston-based Kirby Petroleum Company and the records of George Sawtelle, president of the company for more than 20 years. This material provides a valuable look at the early days of the oil industry in Texas. -
Families on derrick, Kirby Petroleum Company
(1920)Photograph from the Houston-based Kirby Petroleum Company and the records of George Sawtelle, president of the company for more than 20 years. This material provides a valuable look at the early days of the oil industry in Texas. -
Gusher with truck, Kirby Petroleum Company
(1920)Photograph from the Houston-based Kirby Petroleum Company and the records of George Sawtelle, president of the company for more than 20 years. This material provides a valuable look at the early days of the oil industry in Texas.