Title |
Melvin Toles |
Identifier |
A1907 |
Subject |
Industry--Drilling--Water Well; Melvin Toles--Toles and Toles Drilling |
Description |
Mel Toles drilled many wells from Artresia to Masadona and liked in this area while working there. He started Toles' Drilling and made a full sweep of Texas, Oklahoma and Wyoming and all parts in between where there was an oil patch. His son, John, joined him and the business was known as Toles and Toles. Here he watches water gush out of an artesian well which he drilled for Earl Gadd. Gadd is wearing the white shirt and riding a horse. |
Publisher |
Uintah County Regional History |
Date |
1930; 1931; 1932; 1933; 1934; 1935; 1936; 1937; 1938; 1939; 1940 |
Type |
Image/StillImage |
Format |
image/jpeg |
Language |
eng |
Rights Management |
Digital Image, Copyright 2020 Uintah County Regional History Center |
Bit Depth |
8 |
Archival Resolution |
5062 x 2807 pixels, 12 dpi, |
Scanning Technician |
Ellen S. Kiever |
Scanning Device |
Epson Perfection V800 Photo Scanner |
Spatial Coverage |
Uintah County (Utah) |
Donor |
Troy Burton Family |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6q297zk |
Setname |
ucl_rhc |
ID |
1540389 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6q297zk |