Brand New Equipment Showcased at the Oil Exposition in Tulsa Oklahoma – early 1920sStory SloaneJuly 1, 2016April 6, 2020 by Story SloaneJuly 1, 2016April 6, 2020 Courtesy of The Sloane Gallery – www.sloanegallery.com – 281-496-2212...
Pierce Junction Oil FieldStory SloaneJuly 1, 2016April 6, 2020 by Story SloaneJuly 1, 2016April 6, 2020 The Pierce Junction Oil Field was just south of Houston Texas and produced some fantastic wells. These old wooden derricks are long gone but the...
Special Thanks to Story Sloane IIIStory SloaneMay 4, 2016April 6, 2020 by Story SloaneMay 4, 2016April 6, 2020 Special thanks to Story Sloane III for supplying all the historic photos we publish. We love seeing what our industry was like for our fathers...
East Texas Gears and chains – 1930sStory SloaneMay 4, 2016April 6, 2020 by Story SloaneMay 4, 2016April 6, 2020 Photo courtesy of The Sloane Gallery, Houston, TX. Image for sale at www.sloanegallery.com or call 281-496-2212...
First Day on the Job – Pierce Junction 1928Story SloaneMay 4, 2016April 7, 2020 by Story SloaneMay 4, 2016April 7, 2020 Photo courtesy of The Sloane Gallery, Houston, TX. Image for sale at www.sloanegallery.com or call 281-496-2212...
Modern Day Gulf Station – 1930sStory SloaneMarch 3, 2016April 7, 2020 by Story SloaneMarch 3, 2016April 7, 2020 Long before the gas flows from the pump to the car the process of drilling for it has to start. Men made of steel willing...
Sometimes it Takes an Old Pro to Show the Young Roughnecks How it’s Done…1950sStory SloaneMarch 3, 2016April 7, 2020 by Story SloaneMarch 3, 2016April 7, 2020  Photo courtesy of The Sloane Gallery, Houston, TX. Image for sale at www.sloanegallery.com or call 281-496-2212...
Driller Jack Clark – 1930sStory SloaneMarch 3, 2016April 7, 2020 by Story SloaneMarch 3, 2016April 7, 2020 Driller Jack Clark (white shirt) and Crew east Texas 1930s. Long before the gas flows from the pump to the car the process of drilling...
Working the Tongs, West Texas – 1930sStory SloaneDecember 28, 2015April 16, 2020 by Story SloaneDecember 28, 2015April 16, 2020 Long before the gas flows from the pump to the car the process of drilling for it has to start. Men made of steel willing...
Foggy Morning Procession Towards the Drilling Site… 1950sStory SloaneDecember 28, 2015April 16, 2020 by Story SloaneDecember 28, 2015April 16, 2020 If you hunt, fish or drill for oil in the state of Louisiana you probably are going to do it in or close to...