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1859: Edwin L. "Colonel" Drake drills first oil well in Titusville, PA.
Like the 1849 gold rush which saw multitudes of would-be miners arrive in the frontier regions of California, a similar phenomenon took place a decade later in 1859 in America's eastern wilderness, but that time the beacon was crude oil and the place was Oil Creek at Titusville in Northwest Pennsylvania. The allure of the fledgling oil industry, like that of gold, tapped one of mankind's greatest emotions, the thrill of discovery. For some, the quest for oil led to great riches. There
were sudden jobs, excitement, new towns, new places, incredible inventions and ponderous machinery. At Oil Creek, the multitude of new oilmen had a whole valley to fill. Soon they spilled out of those rich confines and began to test the
geography of the continental and global dispersion of oil. There were many successes along the way as well as dry holes and tragedies. All are components of a giant industry which continues unabated today. The same thrill is there and new territory and deeper pools await the drill.
Produksjon: 1970 - 1980 (Antagelse)
- ProdusentSteen, Kåresikker
- Produsent av mønster, tegning, kartong, trykkblokDrake, Edwin L "Colonel"
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- LitteraturreferanseYergin, Daniel: The prize : the epic quest for oil, money, and power. New York : Simon and Schuster, 1992.
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- IdentifierNTM 16714
- Part of collectionNTM
- Owner of collectionNorsk Teknisk Museum
- InstitutionNorsk Teknisk Museum
- Date publishedAugust 11, 2014
- Date updatedJune 9, 2023
- DIMU-CODE011024224576
- UUIDebddb4c8-1984-4bbb-9876-8eb4558cc771
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