The card shows a tall wooden oil derrick throwing a massive black plume of oil, captioned "Shooting of the Discovery Well, Oklahoma City, Okla." and "Oklahoma City's First Gusher." The Oklahoma City oil field was discovered in 1928 and became a major petroleum field; spectacular gushers were iconic images of the era. A storage tank and piping stand at the left, with a sunset sky behind the well.
White border; visible linen texture; printed card number 65 at upper right.
No postmark, address, or message — back is entirely unused. Divided-back "POST CARD" stock with airmail-rate stamp box ("FIVE CENTS TO ANYWHERE IN U.S. VIA AIRMAIL"), dating it to the late 1920s or later; white border on front, coarse screen halftone. Clean, light toning only.
Cite this card
Oklahoma City's first gusher, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, circa 1930, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/oklahoma-citys-first-gusher-oklahoma-city-oklahoma-circa-193. Accessed October 24, 2026.
