-->  Figure 5. A long line of railroad tank cars transporting East Texas oil (courtesy of the Jeff Spencer collection). This postcard was postmarked in Gilmer, Texas, on February 24, 1932. A note on the reverse includes the comment, “3485 ft. deep. Should complete in a week.”

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 Figure 5. A long line of railroad tank cars transporting East Texas oil (courtesy of the Jeff Spencer collection). This postcard was postmarked in Gilmer, Texas, on February 24, 1932. A note on the reverse includes the comment, “3485 ft. deep. Should complete in a week.”