1951 Press Photo Derrickman on Humble & Oil Refining Company Oil Drilling Rig

Lining up 90-foot stands, or lengths, of drill pipe is easy for a derrick man using the new remote control pipe-racker on Humble Oil & Refining Company's automatic drilling rig. The rig is equipped to do many of the jobs formerly performed by hand. Oil

Photo is dated 1951.

Photo measures 8 x 10 inches.