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Coffee made with steam at Humble oil rig at Bayou Sales Louisiana in 1944
title
Coffee made with steam at Humble oil rig at Bayou Sales Louisiana in 1944
Subject
Oil wells, Humble Oil and Refining Company, Petroleum Industry, Petroleum workers
Date created ms
1944-09
Abstract
B&W photo, September 1944. Men drinking coffee made with steam from oil rig. Humble Oil, Bayou Sales District. Louisiana.
Tugboat in Black Crook Bayou
title
Tugboat in Black Crook Bayou
Subject
Tugboats, Bayous, Sunrises & sunsets
Date created ms
1944-09
Abstract
B&W photo, Sept. 1944. Tugboat (aka: towboat) Conjero tied up alongside rig, Miami Corporation, Black Crook Bayou, just before sundown. Surrounding location is marshland in which muskrats abound.
Mule team turning soil in Natchez Mississippi in 1944
title
Mule team turning soil in Natchez Mississippi in 1944
Subject
Animal teams, Mules, Plowing, Farming, Towers
Date created ms
1944-09
Abstract
B&W photo, September 1944. Mule team turning soil with tower in background in Natchez, Mississippi.
Roughnecks working on an oil rig in Natchez Mississippi in 1944
title
Roughnecks working on an oil rig in Natchez Mississippi in 1944
Subject
Petroleum workers, Oil wells, Oil well drilling rigs, Humble Oil and Refining Company, Petroleum Industry
Date created ms
1944-09
Abstract
B&W photo, September 1944. Written on photo: Screwing pipe into string which is going in the hole. Humble Oil. Ida Stower No. 1, Natchez, Mississippi.
Intracoastal canal at Bayou Sale with tugboat
title
Intracoastal canal at Bayou Sale with tugboat
Subject
Canals, Tugboats, Boats
Date created ms
1944-09
Abstract
B&W photo, Sept. 1944. Tugboat on Intracoastal canal at Bayou Sale.
Saint Joseph's churchyard on All Saint's Day in Loreauville Louisiana in 1945
title
Saint Joseph's churchyard on All Saint's Day in Loreauville Louisiana in 1945
Subject
Cemeteries, Graves, Prayer
Date created ms
1945-11
Abstract
B&W photo, November 1945. All Saints' Day, St. Joseph's churchyard, Loreauville, La.
Truck loaded with rice bound for Kaplan rice mill seen in background near Kaplan Louisiana in 1946
title
Truck loaded with rice bound for Kaplan rice mill seen in background near Kaplan Louisiana in 1946
Subject
Rice, Rice industry, Mills, Roads, Trucks, Water towers
Date created ms
1946-01
Abstract
B&W photo, January 1946. Loaded rice truck bound for Kaplan, Louisiana rice mill, which can be seen in the background. Truck is on route 25 near Kaplan, Louisiana. Date: Jan. 1946.
Humble oil field worker probably in Natchez Mississippi in 1944
title
Humble oil field worker probably in Natchez Mississippi in 1944
Subject
Petroleum industry, Petroleum workers, Men, ExxonMobil, Humble Oil and Refining Company
Date created ms
1944
Abstract
B&W photo,1944. Oil field worker, Dave Luke. Location not given, but possibly at Humble Oil in Natchez, Mississippi. Note: Humble oil is now ExxonMobil.
Sandy steps formed by silt collecting on willow matting laid down near Natchez Mississippi
title
Sandy steps formed by silt collecting on willow matting laid down near Natchez Mississippi
Subject
Flood Control, Floods, Sand
Date created ms
1944-09
Abstract
B&W photo, September, 1944. Three people sitting on the sandy steps formed by silt collecting on willow matting laid down, near Natchez Mississippi. Part of the government flood prevention and control program of the Mississippi River.
Mississippi River from Natchez Mississippi bluffs
title
Mississippi River from Natchez Mississippi bluffs
Subject
Rivers, Mississippi River
Date created ms
1944-09
Abstract
B&W photo, September 1944. Looking north from Natchez bluffs up Mississippi River.
Three women making pilgrimage to a graveyard on All Saints Day
title
Three women making pilgrimage to a graveyard on All Saints Day
Subject
Country life, Roads, Rural women, Pilgrimages, Religion, Cemeteries
Date created ms
1945-11
Abstract
B&W photo, November, 1945. Three rural women making pilgrimage to a graveyard on All Saint's Day. Rural Scenes.
Marsh at drilling rig of Humble Oil and Refining Company in 1944
title
Marsh at drilling rig of Humble Oil and Refining Company in 1944
Subject
Wetlands, Humble Oil and Refining Company, Petroleum Industry, Oil well drilling rigs
Date created ms
1944-09
Abstract
B&W photo, September 1944. Looking across the marsh at the drilling rig on the Dave Luke Number 8 location. Bayou Sale District, Humble Oil and Refining Company.
Combines in rice fields on farm near Kaplan Louisiana in 1945
title
Combines in rice fields on farm near Kaplan Louisiana in 1945
Subject
Rice, Combines (Agricultural machinery), Agricultural machinery & implements, Harvesting, Farms
Date created ms
1945-11
Abstract
B&W photo, November 1945. Combines in rice fields on the farm of Simon Gronet near Kaplan, Louisiana.
McCormick-Deering rice combine in operation on Simon Gronet farm in Kaplan Louisiana in 1945
title
McCormick-Deering rice combine in operation on Simon Gronet farm in Kaplan Louisiana in 1945
Subject
Rice, Combines (Agricultural machinery), Harvesting machinery, Agricultural machinery & implements, Harvesting, Farms, Farmers
Date created ms
1945-11
Abstract
B&W photo, November 1945. McCormick-Deering special rice combine in operation on Simon Gronet farm in Kaplan, Louisiana.
Humble oil workers Wilson Black and J.E. Cox and others in front of Tops Restaurant in Natchez Louisiana in 1944
title
Humble oil workers Wilson Black and J.E. Cox and others in front of Tops Restaurant in Natchez Louisiana in 1944
Subject
Petroleum industry, Petroleum workers, Men, Black, Wilson, Cox, J.E, Restaurants, ExxonMobil, Humble Oil and Refining Company
Date created ms
1944-09
Abstract
B&W photo, September 1944. Oil workers gather in the evening in front of Tops restaurant on Natchez's main street. Tops Restaurant was a favorite meeting place in Natchez for oil workers. Shown in photo is Wilson Black (to left of pole) and J.E. Cox (to right of pole) and others. Cox, about ready to leave for work on the morning shift, carries his lunch in his had. Ida Stowers No. 1, Natchez, Mississippi. Humble Oil and Refining Company. Note: Humble oil is now ExxonMobil.
Waiting for the school bus in Bayou Sale Louisiana in 1944
title
Waiting for the school bus in Bayou Sale Louisiana in 1944
Subject
Children, School children, School buses
Date created ms
1944-09
Abstract
B&W photo, September 1944. Bayou Sale school children wait at camp gate for St. Mary Parish district school bus.
Fishing at East Cote Blanche Bay in 1944
title
Fishing at East Cote Blanche Bay in 1944
Subject
Fishing
Date created ms
1944
Abstract
B&W photo, Fall 1944. Fishing at sundown at East Cote Blanche Bay near Bayou Sale Louisiana.
Humble oil workers Wilson Black and J.E. Cox in front of Tops Restaurant in Natchez Louisiana in 1944
title
Humble oil workers Wilson Black and J.E. Cox in front of Tops Restaurant in Natchez Louisiana in 1944
Subject
Petroleum industry, Petroleum workers, Men, Black, Wilson, Cox, J.E, Restaurants, ExxonMobil, Humble Oil and Refining Company
Date created ms
1944-09
Abstract
B&W photo, September 1944. Wilson Black (left) and J.E. Cox (right) standing in front of Tops Restaurant, favorite meeting place in Natchez for oil workers. Cox, about ready to leave for work on the morning shift, carries his lunch in his had. Ida Stowers No. 1, Natchez, Mississippi. Humble Oil and Refining Company. Note: Humble oil is now ExxonMobil.
Humble Oil Camp in Bayou Sale Louisiana
title
Humble Oil Camp in Bayou Sale Louisiana
Subject
Humble Oil and Refining Company, Camps
Date created ms
1944-09
Abstract
B&W photo, September 1944. Humble Oil & Refining Company Bayou Sale District. Bayou Sale company town showing recreation hall in foreground (screened barbecue pit behind it) with camp homes beyond.
Loading dock of Humble Oil & Refining Company in Baton Rouge Louisiana
title
Loading dock of Humble Oil & Refining Company in Baton Rouge Louisiana
Subject
Humble Oil and Refining Company, Loading docks, Petroleum industry
Date created ms
1946-01
Abstract
B&W photo, January 1946. Loading dock of Humble Oil & Refining Co. in Baton Rouge Louisiana.

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