Oil industries

Members of a joint U.S.-British Conference on International Oil Resources that met for the initial exploratory session in Washington, D.C. Ralph K. Davies, Deputy Petroleum Administrator for War fifth from left; Charles Raynor, U.S. State Department Chairman sixth from left; Commodore A.F. Carter, US Navy seventh from left; Sir William Brown, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., C.B.E., Secretary of the Civil Defence Department and head of the British Delegation fifteenth from left; and Brigadier General Howard Peckham, US Army, Representing the War Department eighth from left and Commodore A.W.

Charles Raynor (left), U.S. State Department Chairman and Sir William Brown (right), K.C.B., K.C.M.G., C.B.E., Secretary of the Civil Defense Department and head of the British Delegation at the Discussion between the United States and United Kingdom on the Petroleum Question at the State Department in Washington, D.C.

Men at the State Department prior to discussing the preliminary points on petroleum questions between the United States and the United Kingdom. From left to right: Commodore A. F. Carter, U.S. Navy; Commodore A. W. Clarke, Chief of Staff to British Admiralty Delegation to Washington; and Brigadier General Howard Peckham, U.S. Army, Representing the War Department.

Men at the State Department prior to discussing the preliminary points on petroleum questions between the United States and the United Kingdom. From left to right: Commodore A.F. Carter, U.S. Navy; Commodore A.W. Clarke, Chief of Staff to British Admiralty Delegation to Washington; and Brigadier General Howard Peckham, U.S. Army, Representing the War Department.

Charles Raynor (left), U.S. State Department Chairman, and Sir William Brown (right), K.C.B., K.C.M.G., C.B.E., Secretary of the Civil Defense Department and head of the British Delegation at the Discussion between the United States and United Kingdom on the Petroleum Question at the State Department in Washington, D.C.

Members of a joint U.S.-British Conference on International Oil Resources that met for the initial exploratory session in Washington, D.C. From left to right: Sir William Brown, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., C.B.E., Secretary of the Civil Defense Department and head of the British Delegation; Charles Raynor, U.S. State Department Chairman; Ralph K. Davies, Deputy Petroleum Administrator for War (fifth); Commodore A.W. Clarke, Chief of Staff to British Admiralty Delegation to Washington (eleventh); Commodore A.F.

Welders working on the pipeline in winter in eastern Pennsylvania. The welders are tying in a section of pipe on the crest of a hill of almost solid rock. From the Scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc.: Construction Views, Eastern Extension of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline Volume II.

Stove piping in the Allegheny Foothills. Terrain is so rough and muddy that only one stalk of pipe can be tied into the line at a time. Progress slows but does not stop. From the Scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc.: Construction Views, Eastern Extension of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline Volume II.

View of pipeline with overbend and side bend as it moves downhill. This pipeline is entering the western slopes of the Alleghenies in western Pennsylvania. The combination bend is factory-made by the National Tube at Lorain. From the Scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc.: Construction Views, Eastern Extension of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline Volume II.

Tow cat (a D-7) pulling a stringer truck up a hill. The stringer truck strings out pipe along the right of way to keep the line moving. When the stringer slows down, the tow cats lend a hand. From the Scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc.: Construction Views, Eastern Extension of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline Volume II.