The old and the new., the first oil well..., modern oil well... – Historic Print
![The old and the new., the first oil well..., modern oil well..., c1891 ? [date faded] — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/db/dbfd4b209c86-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic print captures The old and the new., the first oil well..., modern oil well... in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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The title sets an early oil well beside a modern one, so the comparison is the point: a crude first well and the later rig that replaced it. The early well is most likely Edwin Drake's 1859 well near Titusville, Pennsylvania, the first commercial oil well in the United States, which started a region-wide drilling boom. The date on the print is faded, and the attribution to Field-Beattie comes only from an unverified shelflist card, so the exact year and maker remain uncertain.
| Created / published | c1891 ? [date faded] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print. |
| Notes | W33928 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Field-Beattie. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,000 × 2,129 px · prints to 10 × 7 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-110924 |
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