The Drake Well, Pennsylvania, America, 1859. Artist: Unknown
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The Drake Well, Pennsylvania, America, 1859. Drilled by Edwin Laurentine Drake (1819-1880) in 1859, it is the first commercial oil well in the United States. Here we see Colonel Drake, in the top hat, talking to his engineer. In the background are the three men who sank the well. From 'All About Inventions and Discoveries' printed by Cassell and Company Ltd., 1918.
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Creator
- Unknown, attributed to: :
Subject
- Edwin Laurentine Drake: American: oil driller
People Related
- Cassell & Co: : Publisher, printer, lithographer, publishers, printers, lithographers
Geographic Hierarchy
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) : 2484x3390
File Size : 24,671kb
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- 0580028695
- 2-617-515
- 2617515
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