A typical Oil Farm of the Early Days - Hiram J. Harris

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3大 FOSTER FARD OR CO SHBE & LEATHER PETRALEUN CS. A TYPICAL OIL FARM OF THE EARLY DAYS D-7472 ILLUSTRATION FROM "THE HISTORY OF THE STANDARD OIL CO." WRITTEN BY IDA M. TARBELL THE PICTURE SHOWS WELLS OWNED BY HIRAM J. HARRIS AND HIS BROTHERS

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PIONEERS IN THE OIL INDUSTRY • When in 1859 near Titusville, Pa. Colonel Edwin L. Drake discovered oil, Hiram J. Harris and his brothers joined the rush of settlers to the new field. in succeeding years, the brothers operated The Harris Oil Co.: The Shoe and Leather Petroleum Co., and The Foster Farm Oil Co., whose wells at Pioneer Run, Pa., not far from the origi- nal Drake Well, are shown in the picture. Two of the Harris brothers are wearing white silk hats. In the early oil fields, it was customary for the owners to wear silk hats. Yet, in con- trast, crudely constructed offices for extensive operations were a typical sight. • Hiram J. Harris died at the age of 88 at his home 6526 Northumberland St., Pittsburgh, Pa. SAMPLE FROM CURT TEICH & CO. CHICAGO, ILL