This is a photograph of a company drilling for oil one mile east of Howell, Michigan, February 21, 1932. The exact location is unknown but is believed to be on the Brown farm in Oceola Township.
This image was included in the 2002 1st National Bank Calendar.
Robert Freeman Burden was the bulk agent for Standard Oil Company, and the driver of this wagon was Lyle Burden.
Captioned: "In 1905, a Standard Oil carriage makes early morning deliveries of gas and kerosene to drug stores that sold the fuels to the general public."