North Dakota Coal and Oil Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: Photo 409
Scope and Content
The North Dakota Coal and Oil Photograph Collection is an artificial collection created by archives staff, and the come from multiple sources and donors. Many appear to have been taken either by William P. Sebens with the Greater North Dakota Association, or by the North Dakota Travel Division. They are seperated into two folders, the first dedicated to the oil industry, and the second to the coal industry.
Dates
- 1909 - 1970s
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the NDSU Archives.
Copyrights
Copyrights to this collection remain with the creator or is in public domain.
History
The North Dakota Coal and Oil Photograph Collection is an artificial collection created by archives staff.
The recorded history of lignite coal mining goes back to 1873 when small mines sprung up along the in western North Dakota along the railroad lines. North Dakota has the second largest lignite coal production in the United States.
Oil was discovered near Tioga in 1951, on farmland owned Henry Bakken. The northwestern part of the state experienced an oil boom between 2008 and 2014, due to advances in extraction technology, including horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing, making previously inaccessible oil deposits recoverable.
Oil was discovered near Tioga in 1951, on farmland owned Henry Bakken. The northwestern part of the state experienced an oil boom between 2008 and 2014, due to advances in extraction technology, including horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing, making previously inaccessible oil deposits recoverable.
Extent
21 Photographic Prints (22 photographic prints)
6 Postcards (6 postcards)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The coal and oil industries are a major contributor to the economy. North Dakota Coal extraction dates back to 1873, and oil in 1951.
Provenance
Multiple donors
Property rights
The NDSU Archives owns the property rights to this collection.
- Title
- Finding Aid to the North Dakota Coal and Oil Photograph Collection
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Institute for Regional Studies Repository
Contact:
West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu
West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu