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| Title | Rig that hit natural gas while drilling for water on the Parker farm south of Westhope |
| Date of Original | 1907? |
| Creator | Golden, Louis
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| Creator Role | Photographer
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| Description | Wooden drilling tower with an automobile and a group of people standing at the base. |
| Ordering Information | Consult: http://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/duplication-services |
| General Subject | Business & Industry
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Drilling & boring machinery
Wells
Natural gas
Gas industry
Automobiles
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| Location | Westhope (N.D.)
Bottineau County (N.D.)
North Dakota
United States
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| Decade | 1900-1909
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| Item Number | 2000.522.25 |
| Format of Original | Photographic postcards
Gelatin silver prints
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| Dimensions of Original | 9 x 14 cm. |
| Publisher of Original | Golden, Louis, photographer
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| Place of Publication | Westhope (N.D.)
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| Transcription | "Dear Lulia, I spose you girls tought I was funny I didint come cross the street and talk to you but I had as many as ten to cook for so I hadent much time here is only five. [portion of message appears to have been trimmed away at edge of postcard] byby with love. This is the gass well in Westhope, you can hardly tell were I am" - Handwritten on back of postcard, postmarked from [location illegible] Oct 11, 1910. Addressed to Miss Lulia Crowder, Bottineau, N.D. R.F.D. |
| Notes | Title taken from caption in book "This Land of Mine, An early history of Westhope, N.D. and its community" by Leonard and Bette Lodoen, p. 177. |
| Biography/History | Natural gas was discovered on July 3, 1907 when C. L. Murphy was drilling for water on land owned by W. B. Parker in Section 10, Brander Township, Bottineau County, N.D. After the discovery the gas was piped nine miles north to the town of Westhope to operate the lights in town. Problems with pipes freezing and depletion of the gas ended the venture within just a few years. Information taken from "This Land of Mine, An early history of Westhope, N.D. and its community" by Leonard and Bette Lodoen, p. 176-177. |
| Repository Institution | North Dakota State University Libraries, Institute for Regional Studies
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| Repository Collection | Ronald Olin North Dakota Postcard Collection 2000
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| Collection Finding Aid | Consult: http://hdl.handle.net/10365/1115 |
| Credit Line | Institute for Regional Studies, NDSU, Fargo (2000.522.25) |
| Language | eng
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| Digital ID | rs004530 |
| Original Source | Postcard |
