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Night Time in the Oil Fields, circa 1940

Subjects
ManufacturingWorkers & Occupations
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Night Time in the Oil Fields, circa 1940, Mr. & Mrs. Carl Wigger, NY, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Night Time in the Oil Fields, circa 1940, Mr. & Mrs. Carl Wigger, NY, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this subject

Night view of an oil field, with a row of tall steel derricks outlined in strings of electric lights against a dark blue sky. Low sheds and small buildings sit at the base of the derricks along a road in the foreground.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Sunday Dearest one, Thought I'd drop you a line I have time: [illegible] at 12:30 this morning it was a good 16 hr ride from Kansas City We are now waiting for a flight to Birmingham Ala I have a job with Delta Airline there as a radio operator Will drop you a card just as I arrive Love Lucille

PublisherDallas Post Card Co.
Night Time in the Oil Fields S-304 © CURT TEICH & CO., INC. --- POST CARD DALLAS POST CARD CO., DALLAS, TEXAS GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.)
PostmarkedDallas, TX, February 18, 1946, 07:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Mr. & Mrs. Carl Wigger

Hagamenburg, New York

Postcard record

Postmarked, Dallas, TX
SeriesS-304
ConditionVery good
Place addressedMr. & Mrs. Carl Wigger, Hagamenburg, NY
Place mentionedCurt Teich & Co., Chicago, IL, Chicago, IL
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
NotesLinen-textured stock with a white border; Curt Teich linen-era card. No writing on front. Postmark: DALLAS TEX FEB 18 7 AM 1946. Divided-back linen (C.T. Art-Colortone) card with white border; 1¢ green Washington stamp; light soiling.

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Night Time in the Oil Fields, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/night-time-in-the-oil-fields-circa-1940. Accessed October 5, 2026.