Rich and Famous
0302, 2023

Rich and Famous

…Oil Region. On hand to greet him was Andrew Cone, a local resident who had recently been named U.S. Consul to Para, Brazil. Dom Pedro was described by the local…

Oil City All-Stars
1607, 2021

Oil City All-Stars

…also played on national women’s handball teams in several world championships. Hale was chosen to carry the Olympic torch for a portion of the trip to Atlanta. Hale later served…

Kramer & Mullins
2409, 2021

Kramer & Mullins

…operations. It all began with the construction of two five-story, 200-feet-long brick buildings at a sprawling West End property along the Allegheny River in 1891. It was the home of…

South Side: 50’s & 60’s
1410, 2022

South Side: 50’s & 60’s

…over the shop. JACKSON’S BOWLING ALLEY – Jackson’s Bowling Alley was located upstairs over the Western Auto Store, later Williams Decorating. GATES AND BURNS – The Gates and Burns realty…

From Oil to Oz
0810, 2021

From Oil to Oz

…employees to pursue other ventures. Their solid financial futures resulted in the time, expertise and wherewithal to invent things, expand their culture, engage in the arts and more. One such…

Oil Well Supply
0601, 2023

Oil Well Supply

…develop the oil fields in Russia. That arrangement marked Oil Well’s entry into the international market. Part of Oil Well’s universal appeal was its practice of instilling uniformity in the…

Taking Flight
1911, 2021

Taking Flight

…flying through the area. Local men and women voluntarily manned it 24 hours a day. Across the Pacific A Titusville man, grandson of oilman and industrialist John J. Carter, was…

Say Cheese
2810, 2022

Say Cheese

…on the Atlantic and Pacific ends of the canal. Their purpose was to pump oil to and from all ships awaiting passage through the canal and all oil tanks on…

Female Heroes
1808, 2023

Female Heroes

…was named principal chief nurse at Walter Reed Hospital. She refreshed her education at Columbia University and led efforts at the hospital to use occupational therapy as a tool for…

0406, 2021

A Historic Anniversary

…use in foreign fields where climate made the use of wooden derricks impractical. According to an Oilwell history, Culbertson married a Russian girl and they raised three children. One of…