2011-08-092011-08-091918http://hdl.handle.net/10605/1873Photograph of men gathered for an “Oil Party” in Abilene, Texas, dated 1918. The men are standing next to a vehicle. A picnic is set up on the ground. The back of the photograph has “Abilene- Picnic 1918 for oil people.”1 print : b&w ; 4 x 5 in.The images in this collection are for study purposes, teaching, classroom projection and research only. To use these digital files in any form, an attribution of "Courtesy of the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library" must accompany the image.Petroleum industry and trade--Texas--Abilene.Taylor County (Tex.)Petroleum workers--Texas--Social life and customs--20th century.Abilene (Tex.)Image