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Photograph of the Hughes Tool Co. Drilling Laboratory, Houston, Texas, circa 1950s

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Date
1950 to 1959
Description
Transcribed from attached press release: "DRILLING LABORATORY The fundamental purpose of all Hughes rock bit research is to improve bit performance. In attaining this improvement it is necessary to balance design with the application of correct metallurgical materials and manufacturing methods. The preliminary proving ground is the Drilling laboratory housed in the main Laboratory building. Its field-size drilling rig, with 118 ft. derrick, was especially designed to test rock bits in a manner simulating oilfield drilling conditions."
Digital ID
whh000430
Physical Identifier
0321_0455
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1z60c84p
Details
Subject
Factories
Drilling and boring machinery
Men
Time Period
1950s (1950 - 1959)
Resource Type
Image
Material Type
photographs
photographic prints
Source
Hughes drilling laboratory, approximately 1950-1959
Digital Project
Welcome Home, Howard
Citation

whh000430. Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs, 1916-1997. PH-00321. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1z60c84p

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Standardized Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Digital Provenance
Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room
Date Digitized
2012-09-29
Extent
4879 x 5832 pixels
8.132 x 9.72 inches
85,363,864 bytes
Language

English

Publisher
University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries
Format
image/tiff