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A digital curation of primary and secondary sources related to the Spindletop oil discovery of Texas in 1901.
Provides an insight from 26 years after the oil discovery as to it's immediate impact.
Provides a first hand account from a citizen of Beaumont, probably a worker correcting the editors of Scientific American on the some misinformation they printed about the events of Spindletop
A world famous photograph showing the Lucas Gusher when it struck oil in 1901.
Taken from American Petroleum Institute website. The site credits the American Petroleum Institute; however, a Texas roadside historical marker credits John Trost (June 24, 1868 - August 4, 1944)
Data taken from the Historical Statistics of The United States database.
Provides a first hand account showing that the discovery of more oil wells and widening oil circle at the Spindletop site.
This advertisement shows how oil companies presented themselves and advertised to draw people into the region or work for them.
This was the original article printed in the Dallas Morning News on the initial find at the Lucas Oil Geyser at Spindletop printed the day after the find.
A book detailing the history and impacts of the Spindletop oil discovery.
