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Andrews County, Texas. Unscrewing a piece of drill pipe by means of a rotary table. The pipe is being pulled out of the well to change the bit
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Credit lineAndrews County, Texas. Unscrewing a piece of drill pipe by means of a rotary table. The pipe is being pulled out of the well to change the bit. 1942-01-01. Vachon, John. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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