Energy & Natural Resources
The American Energy History Collections consists of corporate archives, organizational records, personal papers and oral histories that provide a comprehensive view of the energy industry and its influence on Texas, the nation and the world. From the early days of the oil industry in the 1850s to the 1901 discovery of oil at Spindletop through the emergence of the global energy economy, these collections document how the industry has impacted business, society, politics and culture in the 19th and 20th centuries.
 Containment and Recovery of an Offshore Oil Spill
Source: Bailey (Bob) Studios Photographic Archive
Produced by Spiltrol, a division of Oceaneering International, and by Bennett Pollution Control. A Bob Bailey Production. Takes
place at an oil rig fire off-shore of Louisiana. |  Boots ’n Coots: Oil Well Fighters and Blowout Specialists
Source: Bailey (Bob) Studios Photographic Archive
Documentary filmed by a French production company about a day in the life of the oil-well firefighter, Asgar ("Boots") Hanson. The
film follows Boots as he and his crew extinguish an oil fire in Southern Louisiana, just outside of Baton Rouge. Original French-language title: Profession: Pompier du
Petrole. |  Cameron Iron Guidelineless Drilling System [Composite]
Source: Bailey (Bob) Studios Photographic Archive
Animated film demonstrating the technology of an underwater guidelineless drilling system. Composite version of A and B roll
picture from e_bb_5011 and e_bb_5012. Assembled by Briscoe Center staff using synchronization punch holes. Color picture, no sound.
|  Devil’s Cigarette Lighter [Composite]
Source: Bailey (Bob) Studios Photographic Archive
Account of Paul "Red" Adair and company’s (Red Adair Oil Well Fires & Blowouts Control Company) infamous fight in 1961-’62,
with an oil-well fire in the Gassi Touil natural gas field in Algeria, nicknamed the Devil’s Cigarette Lighter. Includes footage of Boots Hansen and Coots Matthews. Composite version of sound
and picture from related files, with color inverted.
|  Capline….Oil For the Midwest
Source: Bailey (Bob) Studios Photographic Archive
Film documenting the planning and construction of the Capline Pipeline, a United States pipeline transporting crude oil from the
South to the Midwest. Participating companies include Ashland Oil and Refining Company, Marathon Oil Company, Standard Oil Company, Sun Oil Company, Shell Oil Company, Clark Oil and Refining
Corporation, Union Oil Company of California and Texaco, Inc. Color picture with sound.
|  Four-in-One Quadruple String Completion
Source: Bailey (Bob) Studios Photographic Archive
A promotional film documenting the installation of the first quadruple string completion, in oil well #CH [C8?]. Includes in-depth
instruction on assembling device using stingers, packers, tubing and solid block trees. Presented by Brown Oil Tools and Cameron Iron Works, with acknowledgment of the CATC Group, Continental
Oil Company, Atlantic Refining Company, Tidewater Oil Company and City Service Production Company. |  Gas Goes to Market
Source: Bailey (Bob) Studios Photographic Archive
A promotional film documenting the process of installing a natural gas pipeline [Tennessee Gas Pipeline?] from the Gulf Coast to
the East Coast. Spotlights the work of the Tennessee Gas Transmission Company, and seems to cover the same subject as e_bb_5020. Color picture with sound. |  Gas
Source: Bailey (Bob) Studios Photographic Archive
A promotional film documenting the planning, construction and maintenance of a natural gas pipeline [Tennessee Gas Pipeline?] by
the Tennessee Gas and Transmission Company. Gives in-depth coverage of pipeline installation processes, including cold wrinkle bending and pressure welding. Seems to cover the same subject as
e_bb_5019. Color picture with sound. |  Gift from the Earth: Natural Gas; Transco in New Jersey, studio print
Source: Bailey (Bob) Studios Photographic Archive
One film made up of two distinct but related sections, "Gift from the Earth: Natural Gas" and "Transco in New Jersey". "Gift from
the Earth" documents the planning, construction and maintenance of a pipeline [Transco pipeline?] delivering natural gas from Texas to the East Coast. "Transco in New Jersey" gives a detailed
tour of communities served by the pipeline in New Jersey. Both sections spotlight the [Transco] pipeline created by the Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation. Color picture with
sound. |  Gift from the Earth, cuts, 1 of 3
Source: Bailey (Bob) Studios Photographic Archive
Contains extended and unused footage from "Gift from the Earth" (e_bb_5021), including candid footage of the Transcontinental Gas
Pipe Line Corporation’s boardroom, and interior footage from South Carolina’s Fiberglas factory. Some clips are upside-down and reversed from original reel. Color print with no sound.
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