Oil industries

Opening the oil pipelines valves at Norris City, Illinois so oil from Texas can be loaded into railroad tank cars for shipment East. Left to right: Burt E. Hull, Vice President and General Manager, War Emergency Pipelines, Inc.; W. Alton Jones, President of War Emergency Pipelines, Inc.; George H. Hill, Jr., Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Defense Supplies Corporation; and Ralph K. Davies, Deputy Petroleum Administrator for War. From the Scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc.: Construction Views, Eastern Extension of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline Volume I.

W. Alton Jones (foreground right) and Ralph K. Davies (background center) turn oil into the first tank cars loaded at Norris City, Illinois on February 19, 1943. Other people at unidentified. From the Scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc.: Construction Views, Eastern Extension of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline Volume I.

Group of men watching first train of tank cars roll toward the East in Norris City, Illinois after the Opening Ceremony. Back row left to right: W.L. Draeger, Chief Engineer, Defense Plant Corporation; W. Alton Jones, President of War Emergency Pipelines, Inc.; and George H. Hill, Jr., Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Defense Supplies Corporation. Front row from left to right: Major A.N. Horne, Vice President and Assistant General Manager, War Emergency Pipelines, Inc.; Ralph K. Davies, Deputy Petroleum Administrator for War; Burt E.

Three unidentified kids that were placed inside the oil pipe by the unidentified photographer. The children lived along the right of way of the pipeline and were put in the pipe to see if it could be done. From the Scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc.: Construction Views, Eastern Extension of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline Volume I.

Pipeline in a field being bent cold. The pipeliners experiment with bends as they lay pipe. If the pipe were bent too far it would buckle. From the Scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc.: Construction Views, Eastern Extension of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline Volume I.

Group of unidentified men working on firing line in Ohio. On a firing line the sections of pipe are loaded onto dollies along level terrain. The men then lever the pipeline slowly into position while welders bead it. From the Scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc.: Construction Views, Eastern Extension of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline Volume I.

View of oil pipeline as it approaches a corn field in Ohio. The pipeline will have moved on past the corn field before the farmer gathers his crop. Workmen are gathered around. From the Scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc.: Construction Views, Eastern Extension of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline Volume I.

View of slack in oil pipeline. The oil pipeline needs room to expand and contract with changes in weather. The slack seen in the photo (unidentified man walking along slack) allows this to happen. From the Scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc.: Construction Views, Eastern Extension of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline Volume I.

Section of pipe going down a hill, under a railroad and up another hill along Section Number 6. From the scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc: Construction Views - First Section of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline.

Tow cat "sucking" a stringer truck loaded with three pieces of pipeline. The stringer truck is moving the pipeline across the South Fork of Wheeling Creek in Western Pennsylvania and onto the right of way. From the Scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc.: Construction Views, Eastern Extension of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline Volume II.