Oil industries

Group of men working on Section Number 5 of the oil pipeline. The machine they are using is the cleaning and priming machine. From the scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc: Construction Views - First Section of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline.

Group of men working on oil pipeline. The machine in the picture is the cleaning and priming machine. From the scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc: Construction Views - First Section of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline.

A caterpillar lifts a section of pipe that is bent to follow the path of the pipeline down a hill. This pipe is on Section Number 3. From the scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc: Construction Views - First Section of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline.

A group of workers bend a section of pipe cold along Section Number 3. Cold bending is accomplished by placing a Caterpillar in the middle to hold the pipe in place. Then a Caterpillar is placed on either end on the opposite side to pull the other direction. The Caterpillar on the left is holding the pipe in place and the other Caterpillars are pulling the ends. From the scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc: Construction Views - First Section of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline.

Unidentified workers bend a section of pipe. This is achieved by placing a fire inside an oven by the center of the pipe to heat the steel. Then the ends are pulled together with cables attached to the "cold" end of the pipe. From the scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc: Construction Views - First Section of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline.

A Caterpillar moving a section of pipe along Section Number 3. There is a second Caterpillar in front of it. Each section of pipe weighs approximately 8 tons.

A Caterpillar moving a section of pipe into position along Section Number 5. The order given to the operators is "Pick her up and walk her". From the scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc: Construction Views - First Section of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline.

Unidentified welder who worked on Section Number 3. The oil pipeline attracted the best welders in the country. From the scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc: Construction Views - First Section of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline.

A completed weld on the oil pipeline. The hand in the picture is pointing out the welder's "autograph" that identifies the welder. From the scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc: Construction Views - First Section of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline.

Chief Falleaf of the Delaware Tribe examining a stringer bead weld on Section Number 4. From the scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc: Construction Views - First Section of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline.