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This photograph shows a group of men and two small children gathered around a possible oil well in Miami County, Kansas. According to information written on the back of the photograph the scene may have been located in Miami County, Kansas. In addition, two of the men have been identified as John Scafges to the extreme right and Harry Chockran second from left.
Date: 1920
Item Number: 447231
Call Number: FK2.M5.3 Pe.*2
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 447231
Built Environment - Function - Industry/Processing/Extraction
Business and Industry - Chemical, petroleum, and gas - Oil
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1920s
Environment - Natural resources - Oil
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
People - Children
Places - Counties - Miami
Type of Material - Photographs
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