1926 Large Framed Print -Aerial View Of The GULF Refining Company. Port Arthur, Texas. GULF OIL - A special rare item for petroliana & GULF Oil collectors!
A large vintage framed-with-glass print of the " WORKS OF GULF REFINING COMPANY, PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS, USA, 1926". Original Artist was H.M. Pettit. Wonderful "Day in the Life of operations at the GULF OIL Refinery " - includes large tanker ships arriving up the ship channel to unload or load their products. Numerous smoke and steam stacks are blowing out their smokes. Trains are coming from both directions, trucks and cars are moving on the streets. You can even make out the Town center on the upper skyline. The building of this refinery began in 1901 for the purpose of making crude oil into usable commodities - gasoline, kerosene, and engine oil.
Also has in writing near the bottom border: "TOTAL REFINERY AREA 3,872 ACRES, AREA SHOWN 1,600 ACRES. DAILY CAPACITY 125,000 BARRELS CRUDE PETROLEUM. GENERAL OFFICES - PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, USA". Condition: The frame is still strong as it has been steel reinforced on the back side. There are surface scratches and a spot of white paint on one of the wood sides.
44" x 20"
18.0%
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