johnvachon

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1939

1973

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New High Rise Apartments on Southern Outskirt of the City 02/1973 from U.S. National Archives uploaded September 2009
[Corn planting, Jasper County, Iowa] (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded May 2009
[Grand Grocery Co.], Lincoln, Neb. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Virgin redwood, 864 years old (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
[Man shovelling ears of dried corn from wagon through feed store window] (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Worker at carbon black plant, Sunray, Texas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
De-waxing plant at Mid-Continent refinery, Tulsa, Okla. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Employees at Mid-Continent Refinery, Tulsa, Okla. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Geologist examining cuttings from wildcat well, Amarillo, Texas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Workers leaving Pennsylvania shipyards, Beaumont, Texas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Melted sulphur from the wells pouring into relay station, Freeport Sulphur Co., Hoskins Mound, Texas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Nearly exhausted sulphur vat from which railroad cars are loaded, Freeport Sulphur Co., Hoskins Mound, Texas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Nearly exhausted sulphur vat from which railroad cars are loaded, Freeport Sulphur Co., Hoskins Mound, Texas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Freeport Sulphur Co., 60 foot high vat of sulphur, Hoskins Mound, Texas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Railroad cars loaded with sulphur, Freeport Sulphur Co., Hoskins Mound, Texas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008

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Employees at Mid-Continent Refinery, Tulsa, Okla. (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

John T said:
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called "I Love Oklahoma", and we'd love to have this added to the group!
itchy summer said:
Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the Tulsa Mid-Continent refinery is now the Sun Oil refinery. My graddad (I'll call him my dad since he and my grandmother Margaret raised my sister and me), Rusty Morton worked there for many years, retiring in 1982. As a matter of fact, I'm packing up to move from my home in Blaine, WA on Puget Sound, and my granddad's Sunray DX hard hat is in there on the kitchen counter.
A . said:
This is a great photo.
Roy Heim said:
Mike, The Mid-Continent Refinery in Tulsa was changed to Sun Oil Company, then Sunray DX. It was sold a couple years ago to HollyFrontier and is still being operated. HollyFrontier also bought the Sinclair Refinery at the same time. They completed an underground network to move products back and forth under the interstate and community last year. Roy Heim, Southwest Tulsa Historical Society. CrimeDet@aol.com. Thanks for posting the picture by John Vachon. He did some amazing photography in Tulsa and other places in the early 1940's (World War II era).

Work horses near Junction City, Kansas (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

1 older comment, and then…
K. Johnson said:
Oh these horses work hard - note the rubbing on the neck from the collar.
jennifer thelen said:
This reminded me of the Wizard of Oz for some reason. I then realized that this was in Kansas. Perhaps it was something about the air in Kansas or the style of houses that reminded me of the scene in the movie?
Rach' White said:
I really like this picture, looks almost as if time stood still :-)
Pam said:
Looks like my backyard, horses and all.
Nancy Hastings said:
Excellent landscape, with these horses as the foreground subject. Nicely done!

Lincoln, Nebraska (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

12 older comments, and then…
Overduebook said:
Here's what the street looks like today.
Past Planes said:
Nice!
Danielle said:
wow this guy had an awesome camera even for back then. Love the rich color and normalsy of it. makes it look as if we were back in the time of those days.
Earsplitting Club said:
nice !! very cool to compare ..
technogeo said:
Feels like summer!