Drilling Collection

Coal Mining Operations
Mining operations, drilling and boring, showing equipment and cross-section of mine. Date: 19th century

Miner at Geevor Tin Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall
Miner at work with a drill underground (below the sea) in Geevor Tin Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall, which was just about to cease operation. Date: circa 1986

Derrick Floor of an oil rig, Iran
Derrick Floor of an oil drilling rig, Iran

Oil rig Dixilyn Field 97, 110 miles off Lands End, Cornwall, with a supply boat in the foreground. DF97 was formally known as the Venture 2

Trepanation, 14th century artwork
Trepanation. 14th century artwork of a doctor using a hammer and scalpel to perform a surgical operation known as trepanation

USA, TEXAS, Midland: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum Oil Derrick / Dusk

Oil Well at Chillingar, Iran. One of Irans largest oil fields, Chilingar was named after George V. Chilingar, one of the best-known petroleum geologists in the world

A gusher coming in at the Spindletop oil pool, near Beaumont, Texas, c1906
SPINDLETOP OIL POOL, c1906. A gusher coming in at the Spindletop oil pool, near Beaumont, Texas, c1906

Drilling rigs - Churchyard - Kilgore, Texas, USA
" Oil be Damned!" Kilgore, Texas - drilling oilwells in a churchyard! Date: circa 1940

Aerial of the Union oil platform in the Erewan field in the Gulf of Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

General view of Funkville, Pennsylvania, 1864
PENNSYLVANIA: OIL CREEK. General view of Funkville, Pennsylvania, 1864

LFB water relaying drills, Hyde Park, London
LFB water relaying drills taking place in Hyde Park, London, on 12 February 1938, watched by mothers and their children

Gold Mining Statue
The famous Gold Mining Statue, Johannesburg, South Africa, depicting 3 men - 2 black and 1 white, drilling a rock face, a bronze sculpture by David McGregor, 1960. Date: 1960

Jealousy by H. M. Bateman
A dental patient sits prone in a the dentists chair with his mouth wide open while his dentist is momentarily distracted by the sight of workmen with much bigger drills across the road

Dendrocopos major, great spotted woodpecker
Plate 26 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)

Zuni Indian bead worker drilling holes in beads, c1903. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Zuni Indian bead worker drilling holes in beads, c1903

The International Exhibition - Whitworth's self-acting radial, drilling-machine, etc. 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition - Whitworth's self-acting radial, drilling-machine, etc. 1862. The collection of tools first met with on entering the annexe is that of Mr. Whitworth

Ainsdale Beach, Merseyside, with Penrod 80 Offshore Drilling Platform in background, 16th July 1992

Ocean Valor Diamond Offshore Drilling Platform, Guanabara Bay, Niteroi, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The Panama Canal: Drilling in the Gaillard Cut
3787576 The Panama Canal: Drilling in the Gaillard Cut; (add.info.: The Panama Canal: Drilling in the rock of the Gaillard Cut (Culebra Cut)

Miners working at the coal face at the Frances Colliery in Scotland. 2nd March 1983

Drilling rig JLP01_08_061509
SEVERN BRIDGE, M48, AUST, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE. Laing workers using a truck-mounted drilling rig on the temporary pontoons at the site of the foundations for the Beachley tower of the Severn Bridge

Percussion drilling rig JLP01_01_172_003
M6 Motorway, M6, Swynnerton, Stafford, Staffordshire. Two workers operating a percussion drilling rig during the construction of Section C of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6)

France, Nord-Pas de Calais Region, Coquelles, English Channel Chunnel drilling machine

Monster Monopoly. American cartoon, 1884, attacking John D. Rockefellers Standard Oil Company
STANDARD OIL CARTOON. Monster Monopoly. American cartoon, 1884, attacking John D. Rockefellers Standard Oil Company

Miners drilling holes in a two foot seam early 1900s

Drillin hole in a two foot coal seam

Coal miners drilling holes with a mechanised drill early 1900s

Machine hole drilling in a coal mine

WW1 London Scottish Soldiers drilling Date: circa 1916

Boys drilling on deck, Training Ship Exmouth, early 1900s

Sailors drilling at Shotley Barracks, early 1900s

Women's Battalion of Death, Russia, WW1
Women who have enlisted in the Women's Battalion of Death, Russia, to fight alongside the men during the First World War

Princess Victoria Louise & Princess Cecile uniform 1913
Front cover showing two German Princesses in Military uniform. (Left) Princess Victoria Louise (1892 - 1980), the only daughter and the last child of German Emperor Wilhelm II

First British Built Construction Southampton
first, british, built, construction, southampton, docks, orient, explorer, 1959, borneo, 1958, oil, drilling, platform, industry, history, historical, 10513466

Orient Explorer oil drilling platform
The Orient Explorer, the first British-built oil drilling platform, constructed in Southampton Docks, pictured shortly before it was towed 9, 200 miles to Labuan in Borneo Date: February 1959

A Civil Guard Parade on a tiered building at their barracks, Spain, 1936. This was deemed a necessary alternative to drilling on the middle of the parade ground

2500 BC Egyptian carpenter drilling into a chair by twisting a bow string around a shaft, side view
History, Africa, Ancient Egypt, Egyptian Carpenter, Making Chair, Bow Drill, 2500bc, Ancient History, Archers, Arrows, Bows, Drilling, Machines, Shaft, Sitting, String, Twisting, Weapons

A Surgeon (oil on canvas)
471563 A Surgeon (oil on canvas) by Cossiers, Jan (1600-71); 110x87 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

A girl riveting machine operator at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant... Long Beach, Calif
A girl riveting machine operator at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant joins sections of wing ribs to reinforce the inner wing assemblies of B-17F heavy bombers, Long Beach, Calif

The utmost precision is required of these operators who are cutting... Manchester, Conn. 1942. Creator: William Rittase
The utmost precision is required of these operators who are cutting and drilling parachute packs in an eastern factory, Manchester, Conn. Their work is under constant close supervision

An employee in the drill-press section of North Americans huge machine... Inglewood, Calif
An employee in the drill-press section of North Americans huge machine shop runs mounting holes in a large dural casting, Inglewood, Calif

Drilling horizontal stabilizers... this woman worker at Vultee-Nashville... Tennessee, 1943. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Drilling horizontal stabilizers: operating a hand drill, this woman worker at Vultee-Nashville is shown working on the horizontal stabilizer for a Vultee " Vengeance" dive bomber

Operating a hand drill at Vultee-Nashville... working on a "Vengeance"dive bomber, Tennessee, 1943
Operating a hand drill at Vultee-Nashville, woman is working on a " Vengeance" dive bomber, Tennessee. The tool in the image might be a rivet gun

Operating a hand drill at the North American Aviation, Inc. a woman is in the control... 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Operating a hand drill at the North American Aviation, Inc. [a] woman is in the control surface department assembling a section of the leading edge for the horizontal stabilizer of a plane

A carpenter at the TVAs new Douglas dam on the French Broad River, Tenn. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
A carpenter at the TVAs new Douglas dam on the French Broad River, Tenn. This dam will be 161 feet high and 1, 682 feet ong, with a 31, 600-acre reservoir area extending 43 miles upstream

Carpenter at work on Douglas Dam, Tennessee (TVA), 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Carpenter at work on Douglas Dam, Tennessee (TVA)

Drilling a wing bulkhead for a transport plane at the Consolidated Air... Fort Worth, Texas, 1942
Drilling a wing bulkhead for a transport plane at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas

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"Unearthing the Depths: Exploring the Art Across Time and Space" Delving into History: Witness a miner at Geevor Tin Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall, skillfully drilling through layers of earth to extract precious minerals. Towering Ambitions: Step onto the derrick floor of an oil rig in Iran, where fearless workers drill deep into the ground in search of black gold. Offshore Endeavors: Behold the Dixilyn Field 97 oil rig, standing resolute 110 miles off Lands End, Cornwall as it drills tirelessly beneath the ocean's surface. Ancient Techniques Unveiled: Marvel at trepanation depicted in 14th-century artwork—a practice that involved drilling holes in skulls for medical purposes or spiritual rituals. Twilight on Texas' Oil Frontier: Experience the Permian Basin Petroleum Museum Oil Derrick against a stunning dusk sky in Midland, Texas—an emblematic sight representing America's drilling prowess. The Birth of Prosperity: Transport yourself to c1906 when Spindletop oil pool near Beaumont, Texas erupted with a gusher—ushering in an era of unprecedented wealth and transforming global energy markets forever. Drilling Rigs Amidst Serenity: Discover Kilgore's churchyard adorned with drilling rigs—a juxtaposition between human ingenuity and nature's tranquility—in Kilgore, Texas USA. Chillingar Chronicles: Observe an oil well at Chillingar as it punctures through rock formations deep below ground level—symbolizing mankind's relentless pursuit for energy resources worldwide. Aerial Symphony on Union Platform: Take flight above Erewan field as you witness an expansive aerial view capturing Union oil platform amidst vast blue waters—an engineering marvel supporting our insatiable thirst for fossil fuels. Sowing Future Harvests.