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FILM BEGINS. 1850s NEW ENGLAND CONNECTICUT TOWN. CITY
STREET. HORSE AND CARRIAGE. VINCENT PRICE.
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BANKER. BANKER TELLER CLERK. VISOR. BUSINESS
MEETING. BOTTLE OF OIL. SMELLS BOTTLE.
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TOP HAT. CRUDE OIL. STRIKE OIL. 1850s CLOTHES.
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1850s LABORATORY. SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS ON OIL.
TEST TUBE.
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PENNSYLVANIA ROCK OIL COMPANY. STOCK.
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RICH WEALTHY BUSINESSMEN. BUSINESS OFFICE.
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OLD WEST. WESTERN. STAGE COACH. OLD WEST
HOTEL. OPENS LETTER.
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OIL PRODUCTION. ALAN HALE JR. WORKERS. "I
THINK YOU'RE CRAZY."
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ANGRY MOB.
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WORKERS DIGGING LARGE HOLE. SHOVELS. MEASURES
HOLE WITH STRING. CROWD OF PEOPLE LAUGHING.
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PULLING UP DIRT WITH BUCKET. STRIKE OIL. CU
HAND COVERED IN OIL.
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WALL GIVES WAY. HOLE FILLS WITH WATER. MEN
YELL FOR HELP. MIGHT DROWN. CLIMBS LADDER.
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MAN WRITING LETTER. ALONE IN ROOM.
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CU CALENDAR. JUNE 16 1858. JULY 1 1858. JULY
15 1858. MAN FANS HIMSELF.
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BANK. TAKING OUT LOAN.
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MAN COULD READ AS AMISH.
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COWBOYS. HICKS. IRISHMAN. LARGE ENGINE.
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BUILDING HOUSE. CONSTRUCTION. SAWING.
CALENDAR. SEPTEMBER 1858.
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PARTIALLY BUILT HOUSE SHACK.
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SNOW STORM. HORSE AND CARRIAGE.
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BLACKSMITH. HORSESHOEING. MAN IN SUIT AND TOP
HAT ON HORSE. APRON.
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FRONTIER WOMAN DOES WASH LAUNDRY. CLOTHES
LINE. YOUNG BOY. WOODEN OIL WELL.
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FRONTIER CABIN. SMOKE STEAM. LARGE DRILL. MAN
PETS DOG. MAN PUTS HAND IN TOP HAT LIKE HE IS
GOING TO DO A MAGIC TRICK.
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MAN RUNS OUT OF CABIN EXCITED WORRIED.
CARRIAGE FULL OF PIPES.
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MEN POUNDING PIPES INTO GROUND. DRILLING FOR
OIL.
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MAN WRITES ON CHALK BOARD. DEPTH 25 FT. THEN
45 FT. THEN 65 FT.
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MAN READS LETTER.
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FRONTIER FATHER AND SON GO FISHING. "COME ON
POP LET'S GO".
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MAN PUTS BALL ON STRING. PUTS IT DOWN PIPE.
PULLS IT UP. COVERED IN OIL. STRUCK OIL. MAN
SHOCKED SURPRISED.
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MAN AND BOY RUN TO CABIN. "WE STRUCK IT."
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CROWD GATHERED AROUND CABIN. PEOPLE
CONGRATULATING MAN. SHAKING HANDS.
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CU OIL POURING OUT OF PIPE INTO BARREL. HICKS.
FRONTIER MEN.
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FARMER. BUILDING OIL WELL.
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OLD WEST. LAND OFFICE. COWBOY ON HORSE TALKS
TO CROWD.
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CU CRUDE OIL POURS INTO BARREL.
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MODERN OIL WELL.
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MODERN LABORATORY. BEAKERS TEST TUBES.
SCIENTISTS.
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50s GAS STATION. ATTENDANT.
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Year: 1954  Color: Color
Genre: HISTORICAL RECREATIONS

Description: THE STORY OF COLONEL EDWIN DRAKE WHO, IN THE FACE OF RIDICULE & FAILURE, DRILLED THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL OIL WELL IN NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA IN 1859. HISTORICAL RECREATION WITH VINCENT PRICE, THURSTON HALL, LLOYD CORRIGAN, ANDY CLYDE, WILL WRIGHT, ALAN HALE JR.

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