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Surveyors for Humble Oil, September 29, 1919
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Early Preparation for Humble Oil & Refining Company's Baytown Refinery. Field engineers surveyed the old rice field, a 2,220-acre tract, as the first crew to work at the Baytown Refinery. Photo was made September 29, 1919. Left to right: Transitman Stuart, Party Chief H. Leroy Bell, Henry Geffin, Willie Wooten, Ross Colley, and Wagenspack