Petroleum Collection (page 2)

USA. 19th century. Oil well in the Oil-Creek Valley. Colored engraving. The Spanish and American Illustration, 1872

Sir Boverton Redwood
SIR BOVERTON REDWOOD Chemist, whose work was particularly associated with the petroleum industry. Date: 1846 - 1919

First British motor car 1880
Henry J Lawsons patented design for a petroleum-powered motor car : if it was ever built, it was the first British motor car Date: patented 1880

Petroleum Building, Houston, Texas, USA. Date: circa 1928

Oil Pumps in the city of Los Angeles
Oil pumps (Nodding Donkies) can be found inside the city of Los Angeles

Street scene, St Ives, Cornwall
A street scene in St Ives, Cornwall, with houses and shops, and a sign advertising BP. Date: 1922

Bustenari Oilfield, Romania
Bustenari Oilfield, Prahova County, Romania. Date: circa 1905

United States (1870). Oil Creek Valley. Perforation of oil wells. Etching

United States (19th c. ). Oil exploitation in
" United States (19th c.). Oil exploitation in Pennsylvania. Picture from " L Illustration". Engraving."

LCC-LFB early foam tender at Southwark with crew
An early foam tender at Southwark HQ with crew. The coming of the motor vehicle brought with it the consequent risks involving fires of petroleum

Workmen laying an oil pipeline in Persia for the BP company. Date: circa 1925

Burning petroleum wells, Buzau, Romania, WW1
Burning petroleum wells at Buzau (Buzeu), Romania, during the First World War. Date: 1916

Filling Oil Cans - Hackney Wick
A female employee fills BP Oil Cans at a plant in Hackney Wick, London

Mule transports Kerosene in Iraq
Iraq - a mule is used to transport wooden cases of Palm Tree refined petroleum (kerosene), manufactured by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company

Filling large fuel barrels - Hackney Wick
A factory employee checks progress as large barrels are filled with fuel oil at Hackney Wick, London

Air and Petrol test - Hackey Wick
Female employees at the BP works at Hackney Wick, London perform an air and petrol test

Sealing Cans - Hackney Wick

Sir Henri Deterding(1866-1939)
Sir Henri Deterding(1866-February 4th 1939), oil magante and formerly managing director of the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company

Benzo-Moteur advertising poster
Advertising poster for Benzo-Moteur petrol for cars, featuring a confident lady driver glancing back at a couple in another motor

Oil Pipelines - Llandarcy Oil Refinery, Swansea
A row of eight oil pipelines at the Llandarcy BP Oil Refinery, Swansea, Wales

Tembi Pumping Station
A new BP oil pumping station was erected in the early 1920s on the left bank of the Tembi River in Iran to separate it from the main power station for the oil fields on the other bank

Petrol Pump and Pump Attendant
BP Petrol Pump and Pump Attendant

Loading Rail Tank Wagons - Llandarcy, Wales
Loading BP Rail Tank Wagons - at the BP oil refinery at Llandarcy, Swansea, Wales

Camp in the Mountains of Iran
A temporary camp in the mountains of Iran, close to oil exploration works undertaken in the early 1920s by British Petroleum

Gas Separators - Middle Eastern Oil Field Date: circa 1925

Wax run down at Llandarcy
The wax run-down at the BP crude oil processing plant at Llandarcy, Swansea, Wales

Gas Absorbtion Plant - Iraq
Gas Absorbtion Plant - industrial buildings and plant relating to BPs oil exploration in Iraq

Sir Marcus Samuel
SIR MARCUS SAMUEL Viscount Bearset, petroleum entrepeneur. Lord Mayor of London from 1902-3

Explosion at Regents Canal, a barge covered in petroleum and gun powder blew up as it passed underneath the bridge on the night of1st of October 1874

Clearing up after the explosion at Regents canal
Clearing up the debris after a massive explosion caused a bridge over the Regents Canal to blow up. A barge covered in petroleum

Daimler Petroleum fire engine
An example of an early Daimler petroleum fire engine for the country house of the Hon. Evelyn Ellis

Oil / Texas
Petroleum butadiene plant at Port Neches, Texas

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