Oil Well
The invention of the oil well from a hand pump to an automated field with tanks. Exterior shots of Titusville, a small Pennsylvania town where oil was discovered where men digging a well are nearly drowned as water floods the well. A few more failed attempts lead to the sinking of a pipe and a successful well. The clip ends with footage of modern oil wells.
| Identifier | CLIP-2046 |
| Duration | 3 min, 18 sec |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Date | 1956 |
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