A gusher in the Pennsylvanian oilfields, USA, 1886. Artist: Unknown
/1157523.jpg "A gusher in the Pennsylvanian oilfields, USA, 1886. Artist: Unknown")
1-157-523 - Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images
A gusher in the Pennsylvanian oilfields, USA, 1886. Edwin L Drake drilled the first oil well in Pennsylvania near Titusville in 1859. This was the first instance of petroleum oil being discovered in commercially exploitable quantities.
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World North and Central America United States Pennsylvania
- 40 50 00 N , 076 00 00 W
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 2888x3625
File Size : 30,671kb
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- 001880
- 001880
- 0390004324
- 1-157-523
- 1157523
- 4324
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