Seismograph party watching blast go off, Moffat County, Colorado, 1947.
Title
Seismograph party watching blast go off , Moffat County , Colorado , 1947 .
Creator
Collier, John, Jr., 1913-1992 (photographer)
Description
Carter Oil Company seismograph party working about fifteen miles southeast of Great Divide . Seismograph blast throwing rocks , mud , and water a hundred feet in the air . The shooting truck , cable truck , and observing truck can be seen on the road to the left .
Subject
Petroleum industry Automobiles Trucks Explosives Men Employees
Volume Number
088
Tab Heading
Seismograph Drilling- Dynamite Charge
Location Depicted
Moffat County (Colo.)
Region
Northwest
Date Original
1947-12
Object Type
Safety film negatives
Source
4 x 5 in. b&w safety film negative. Item no. SONJ 54559 in the Standard Oil (New Jersey) Collection, University of Louisville photographic Archives.
Citation Information
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Collection
Standard Oil (New Jersey) Collection
Collection Website
http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/sonj/
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Photographic Archives
Format
image/jpeg
Ordering Information
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Image Number
54559
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