Crude Oil Collection

Oil well, 19th century
Oil well. Crude oil erupting from a wellhead in a 19th-century oil field. The wellhead is the structure used to contain and pump oil as it reaches the surface from deep underground, often, as here

Food and Beverage. Oil making. Olive oil press in the south of France. Engraving in
3434932 Food and Beverage. Oil making. Olive oil press in the south of France. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Coll. Part)

Oil merchants in India, 1828
3480384 Oil merchants in India, 1828; (add.info.: Oil merchants in India; early 19th Century. By Marlet 1828.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Luis Egidio Melendez (1716-1780), called Luis Melendez
3499728 Luis Egidio Melendez (1716-1780), called Luis Melendez; (add.info.: Luis Egidio Melendez (1716-1780), called Luis Melendez. Spanish painter

Nobel Brothers oil wells at Baku, Azerbaijan, 1916 (chromo)
2603892 Nobel Brothers oil wells at Baku, Azerbaijan, 1916 (chromo); (add.info.: Nobel Brothers oil wells at Baku (Baky or Baki), Azerbaijan, on the Caspian Sea

Science. Energy. Oil refinery at Pantin, Paris. Engravingin: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France
3434787 Science. Energy. Oil refinery at Pantin, Paris. Engravingin: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Sciences. Coll. Part. Science. Energy)

Science. Energy. The Chigwel, american oil tanker. Engraving: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France
3434786 Science. Energy. The Chigwel, american oil tanker. Engraving: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Sciences. Coll. Part. Science. Energy)

Science. Energie. Temple devoted to the fire in Baku, Azerbaijan. Gravure in
3434782 Science. Energie. Temple devoted to the fire in Baku, Azerbaijan. Gravure in : Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Sciences. Coll. Part)

A mill for fulling cloth
3479657 A mill for fulling cloth; (add.info.: Line engraving depicting a mill for fulling cloth to remove oil and re-size. Dated 18th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Joaquin Vayreda Vila (1843-1894): Spring
3499743 Joaquin Vayreda Vila (1843-1894): Spring; (add.info.: Joaquin Vayreda Vila (1843-1894), Spring. Oil on canvas. XIX Century. Catalan painting. Spain. Biblioteca-Museo Victor Balaguer

An experiment on how pouring oil into rough seas, 1850
3330615 An experiment on how pouring oil into rough seas, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an experiment on how pouring oil into rough seas. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Economy. Pipeline and railway engine for the oil transport, USA. Engraving in
3434785 Economy. Pipeline and railway engine for the oil transport, USA. Engraving in : Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Economie. Coll. Part)

A London lamplighter and his assistant, 1850
3478714 A London lamplighter and his assistant, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a London lamplighter and his assistant recharging the reservoirs of oil street lamps)

A mill for fulling cloth
3479658 A mill for fulling cloth; (add.info.: Line engraving depicting a mill for fulling cloth to remove oil and re-size. Dated 18th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A mill for fulling cloth
3479656 A mill for fulling cloth; (add.info.: Line engraving depicting a mill for fulling cloth to remove oil and re-size. Dated 18th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Food and Beverage. Oil making: mil for grinding the seeds. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de
3434927 Food and Beverage. Oil making: mil for grinding the seeds. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Coll. Part)

Science. Energy. Oil Derricks in OIl Creek valley, USA, c.1860 Gravure in
3434784 Science. Energy. Oil Derricks in OIl Creek valley, USA, c.1860 Gravure in : Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Sciences. Coll. Part)

Science. Energy. 1st oil well discovered by Edwin Drake in Titusvile, Pennsylvania, USA
3434783 Science. Energy. 1st oil well discovered by Edwin Drake in Titusvile, Pennsylvania, USA, 1858 Gravure in : Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France

Sciences. Energy. Oil fire on the Caspian Sea. Gravure in : Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France
3434781 Sciences. Energy. Oil fire on the Caspian Sea. Gravure in : Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Sciences. Coll. Part. Sciences. Energy)

Holy family with Saint Francis of Assisi, 1610s-1620s (oil on board)
7058511 Holy family with Saint Francis of Assisi, 1610s-1620s (oil on board) by Caroselli, Angelo (1585-1652); Palazzo Zevallos Stigliano, Naples, Campania

Self portrait as a young man, 1868 circa (oil on cardboard)
7059802 Self portrait as a young man, 1868 circa (oil on cardboard) by Michetti, Francesco Paolo (1851-1929); Palazzo Zevallos Stigliano, Naples, Campania

Martyrdom of St John the Evangelist (engraving)
7149646 Martyrdom of St John the Evangelist (engraving) by English School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Martyrdom of St John the Evangelist)

Oil Tankers at a Tank Farm (colour litho)
7184073 Oil Tankers at a Tank Farm (colour litho) by McDowell, William John Patton (1889-1950); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oil Tankers at a Tank Farm)

Angels holding the Saint Bulb, low relief of the Chapel Saint Gregoire, Invalides (photograph)
7071626 Angels holding the Saint Bulb, low relief of the Chapel Saint Gregoire, Invalides (photograph) by Flamen, Anselme (1647-1717); Dome des Invalides, Paris, France; © Pascal Lemaitre

The Worlds Commodities, 11 Timber, Oil and Palms (colour litho)
7169521 The Worlds Commodities, 11 Timber, Oil and Palms (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Worlds Commodities, 11 Timber, Oil and Palms)

Elisha multiplying the oil to relieve the debts of the prophets widow (engraving)
7172377 Elisha multiplying the oil to relieve the debts of the prophets widow (engraving) by European School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Samuel anointing Saul King of Israel (engraving)
7172346 Samuel anointing Saul King of Israel (engraving) by European School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Samuel anointing Saul King of Israel (1 Samuel 10)

What I bought at the market (chromolitho)
7148672 What I bought at the market (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: What I bought at the market)

Advertisement for Shell oil and petrol (colour litho)
7154069 Advertisement for Shell oil and petrol (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Keeping its temper sweet, oiling a loco (colour litho)
7166346 Keeping its temper sweet, oiling a loco (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Keeping its temper sweet, oiling a loco)

Ancient Greek amphorae (engraving)
7149088 Ancient Greek amphorae (engraving) by Corbould, Henry (1787-1844) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Greek amphorae, wine or oil vessels)

Hair treatment, Barrys Tricopherous, advertisement (chromolitho)
7154204 Hair treatment, Barrys Tricopherous, advertisement (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hair treatment, Barrys Tricopherous)

Trades in Regency England: Greenland ship to Hull, broad-cloth manufacture and watchmaker
6340308 Trades in Regency England: Greenland ship to Hull, broad-cloth manufacture and watchmaker by Taylor, Isaac (1730-1807); (add.info.: Trades in Regency England: Greenland ship to Hull)

Science. Energy. Saxoleine, oil for lamp. Poster by Jules Cheret, France, 1894. (poster)
3434498 Science. Energy. Saxoleine, oil for lamp. Poster by Jules Cheret, France, 1894. (poster) by Cheret, Jules (1836-1932); (add.info.: Sciences. Energies. Coll. Part. Science. Energy)

Oil Series: Refinery, 1951 (screen print)
2622335 Oil Series: Refinery, 1951 (screen print) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vintage illustration of an operating oil refinery; screen print)

Oil Series: Wells, 1951 (screen print)
2622336 Oil Series: Wells, 1951 (screen print) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vintage illustration of workers mainting wells at an oil field; screen print)

Oil wells drilled into the bed of the Pacific ocean at Summerland, between Santa Barbara and Los Angleles, California, United States of America, c. 1915

Pumpjack with dramatic chinook sky, Alberta, Canada
Silhouette of a pump jack with a colourful dramatic Chinook sky, west of Airdrie; Alberta, Canada

Pumpjack in a field, Alberta, Canada
Pumpjack in a field in the foothills and the snow-covered Rocky mountains in the background with a glowing sky at sunset; Alberta, Canada

Pumpjack at sunrise
Silhouette of pumpjack in snow-covered area with an orange starburst sun at sunrise; Longview, Alberta, Canada

Pumpjack at sunset; Alberta, Canada

Iraq Babylonia Kirkuk river crude oil 1950 Karkuk
Iraq (Babylonia) Kirkuk, river of crude oil. 1950, Iraq, Karkuk

Silhouette Of Two Pump Jacks At Sunrise With Sun Burst And Colourful Clouds In The Sky; Alberta, Canada

Silhouette Of Pump Jack At Sunrise With Sun Burst And Colourful Clouds In The Sky; Alberta, Canada

Two Pump Jacks At Sunrise Reflecting The Warm Morning Light In A Snow Covered Field And Snow Covered Foothills And Mountains In The Background Lit By The Morning Sun; Alberta, Canada

Two Pump Jacks At Dusk In A Snow Covered Field With A Full Moon In A Clear Sky And Snow Covered Foothills And Mountains In The Background; Alberta, Canada

Pumpjack In A Canola Field

Silhouette Of Pumpjack With The Orange Glow Of The Sun Rising; Longview, Alberta, Canada

For sale as Licensed Images

Choose your image, Select your licence and Download the media

"Unveiling the Rich History and Impact of Crude Oil: From 19th Century Oil Wells to Modern-Day Marvels" Discovering black gold: The birth extraction in the 19th century through oil wells. Haifa petrochemical plant: A testament to the global significance refining and production. Masterpiece in oils: "Holy family with Saint Francis of Assisi, " a stunning artwork from the 1610s-1620s. Environmental concerns arise: A layer on La Chaudiere River's surface, highlighting pollution issues. Timeless self-expression: "Self portrait as a young man" showcases artistic talent using oil on cardboard, circa 1868. Beauty secrets revealed: Barrys Tricopherous hair treatment advertisement captures attention with vibrant chromolitho colors. German industry's progress: Petroleum distilling plants emerge in the 1930s, revolutionizing fuel production (b/w photo). Martyrdom depicted through engravings like "Martyrdom of St John the Evangelist, " showcasing historical religious influence on artistry. Advancements continue: German industry expands further with specialized distilleries for tar and petroleum (b/w photo). Powerhouses at sea: Color lithograph displays majestic oil tankers docked at a Tank Farm, symbolizing global trade and energy transportation networks. Angelic inspiration captured in low relief photograph featuring angels holding Saint Bulb within Chapel Saint Gregoire at Invalides. From its humble beginnings to its pervasive presence today, it has shaped industries, inspired artists, fueled economies worldwide while raising environmental concerns - truly an indispensable force throughout history.