John S. Beebe Photographs
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Scope and Content Note
55 photographic negatives of wells, drillers and other workers, drilling operations, suppliers, tank cars, storage tanks, and other scenes, persons, and activities in the El Dorado and Smackover oil fields of Union and Ouachita Counties, and in and around the cities of El Dorado, Norphlet, and Smackover, Arkansas.
Dates
- 1921-1926
Creator
- Beebe, John S., Sr. (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Access Information
Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.
Use Information
No Use Restrictions Apply.
No Interlibrary Loan.
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Extent
0.05 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Acquisition Information
The John S. Beebe Photographs were copied from positive prints loaned by John S. Beebe, Sr. of El Dorado, Arkansas, from his private collection (images 1-44p), and from positive prints in the Lion Oil Company archives, loaned through the courtesy of Lion Oil Company Public Relations Department staff W. Edwin (Ed) Cox and Louise Ritchie of El Dorado (images B1-B5 and A1-A8), with the cooperation of the Arkansas Historical Association, in October 1973.
Images B1-B5 and A1-A8 were copied from 5" x 7" glossy prints; Images 1-40 were copied from 8" x 10" glossy prints; images 41p-44p were copied from panoramic views.
Processing Information
Processed by Samuel Sizer; completed in October 1973.
Creator
- Beebe, John S., Sr. (Person)
Source
- Beebe, John S., Sr. (Donor, Person)
- Lion Oil Company (Donor, Organization)
- Title
- John S. Beebe Photographs
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Samuel Sizer
- Date
- October 1973
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Department Repository
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 N. McIlroy Avenue
Fayetteville AR 72701 United States
(479) 575-8444
specoll@uark.edu