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| Date: | 07 05 1938 |
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| Description: | An International P-20 power unit powers an oil pump owned by the Rajo Oil Corporation. A building is in the background. |
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| Description: | Drake Well, named for Edwin Drake, is credited as the first oil well and was constructed in 1859. |
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| Description: | This view of the monument at Drake Memorial Park shows the old Drake well-casing and commemorates the first oil well that was constructed in 1859. |
| Date: | 1944 |
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| Description: | International highway truck operated by Mistletoe Express Service, Inc. Original caption reads: "The truck shown was traveling on a busy highway leading ou... |
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