The Evolution Of The Oil Industry (195?) Pt. 1 of 3 Color
Presented in co-operation w/ Sinclair Refining, by U.S. Bureau of Mines, Department of Interior
05:00:34 CU of barefoot man working w/ wooden hand plow in large field, watches bid overhad. Large waterwheel turning. Hand feeling oil puddle in ground. Oil torch lighted (Babylonians). Men jumping on lever to drill; American Indians rubbing oil for medicine.
05:02:03 Medicine show & man selling; man writing w/ quill; man lubricating axle. Woman embroidering w/ whale oil.
05:02:41 Men digging for oil at seep. Bottle of oil. Derrick at Titusville, PA & man in costume as Edwin L. Drake. Man (Uncle Billie, brine driller) drilling & steam engine used to assist; pulling bit. Oil found at 69 1/2 ft. Men calling oil repeatedly. CU sawing board. Hand shaking.
05:05:51 Hillside w/ derricks; men drilling by hand & foot power. Dowser, man witching dowsing for water or oil. Storing oil in buckets, barrels. Horse team pulling wagon w/ barrels. Oil pipeline carried & laid.
05:07:48 Still used to break into kerosene & heavy lubricant; gasoline poured out into stream. Man reading by lamp.
05:08:43 Car scaring two horseback riders. Other early cars along country roads. Map of US w/ arrows.
05:09:40 Large oil derrick & drilling against blue sky & clouds. GOOD. Refinery towers. Large factory.
Petroleum Industry; History; Historical Reconstruction; Propaganda; Water Witch; 19501;
NOTE: Any continuous ten minutes of film sold at per reel rate.
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The Evolution Of The Oil Industry (195?) Pt. 1 of 3 Color Presented in co-operation w/ Sinclair Refining, by U.S. Bureau of Mines, Department of Interior 05:00:34 CU of barefoot man working w/ wooden hand plow in large field, watches bid overhad. Large waterwheel turning. Hand feeling oil puddle in ground. Oil torch lighted (Babylonians). Men jumping on lever to drill; American Indians rubbing oil for medicine. 05:02:03 Medicine show & man selling; man writing w/ quill; man lubricating axle. Woman embroidering w/ whale oil. 05:02:41 Men digging for oil at seep. Bottle of oil. Derrick at Titusville, PA & man in costume as Edwin L. Drake. Man (Uncle Billie, brine driller) drilling & steam engine used to assist; pulling bit. Oil found at 69 1/2 ft. Men calling oil repeatedly. CU sawing board. Hand shaking. 05:05:51 Hillside w/ derricks; men drilling by hand & foot power. Dowser, man witching dowsing for water or oil. Storing oil in buckets, barrels. Horse team pulling wagon w/ barrels. Oil pipeline carried & laid. 05:07:48 Still used to break into kerosene & heavy lubricant; gasoline poured out into stream. Man reading by lamp. 05:08:43 Car scaring two horseback riders. Other early cars along country roads. Map of US w/ arrows. 05:09:40 Large oil derrick & drilling against blue sky & clouds. GOOD. Refinery towers. Large factory. Petroleum Industry; History; Historical Reconstruction; Propaganda; Water Witch; 19501; NOTE: Any continuous ten minutes of film sold at per reel rate.