The men are holding lay tongs used to put pipes and tubing together. (Information provided Robert A. Berdine, 2020).
Original, candid.
Collection
Donna Louise (Finch) Evans Collection
Acquisition
Accession
2020.6
Acquisition Method
Digital
Credit Line
Robert A. Berdine
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1900 - circa 1920
Lexicon
Search Terms
Occupations--Oil and gas, Oil well drilling rigs, Unidentified
Other Names and Numbers
Other Number
KIND0005
Provenance
Provenance Detail
Miscellaneous Series - Donna Louise (Finch) Evans Collection
Acquisition Method
Digital
Notes
The Donna Louise (Finch) Evans Collection was passed from Donna Louise (Finch) Evans [1933-2019] to her son Robert A. Berdine who owned and shared the collection with the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project in 2019.
Donna was the daughter of John Milton Finch [1889-1946] and Mona Voorheis [1897-1962].
Her paternal grandparents were William Finch [1848-1907] and Lydia Elizabeth McVay [1854-1934].
Her maternal grandparents were Joseph Voorheis [1870-1944] and Viola Evans [1873-1929].
Source Citation: Pipeliners holding lay tongs; item no. KIND0005, Donna Louise (Finch) Evans Collection; Greene Connections Archives Project (GreeneConnections.com).
