Deepest natural gas well in world, Greensburg, Pa., 1/16/26 – Historic Photograph Print
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(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Deepest natural gas well in world, Greensburg, Pa., 1/16/26, a historic photograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Deepest natural gas well in world, Greensburg, Pa., 1/16/26
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A January 1926 National Photo Company negative documents a gas well near Greensburg, Pennsylvania, which the original caption billed as the deepest natural gas well in the world. The title comes from unverified data on the negative sleeve, so the claim itself is worth treating with caution. Westmoreland County sat within the western Pennsylvania gas fields that drew drilling crews and investors from the late 1800s onward, and wells of this kind were often promoted as engineering feats. The National Photo Company produced press images for newspapers and magazines, so this picture was likely meant to illustrate that energy boom for a wide readership. Visible streaks on the glass come from the deterioration of its original coating.
| Created / published | [19]26 January 16. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Neg. smaller than 4 x 5 in. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. This glass negative might show streaks and other blemishes resulting from a natural deterioration in the original coatings. Temp. note: Batch four. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 4,322 × 5,253 px · prints to 14 × 18 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-244785 |
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