CABINET CARD – OIL WELL – OXFORD OHIO – CA. 1880s

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CABINET CARD – OIL WELL – OXFORD OHIO – CA. 1880s
DESCRIPTION
Cabinet card, 6 1/2" x 4 1/4". Ca. 1880s view of an oil well. Rogers College Gallery Oxford, Ohio photographer’s backmark. Very scarce view.
Ohio was one of the original modern-energy states in the world starting in the 19th century; the first discovery of oil from a drilled well occurred in Ohio in 1814 in Noble County, Since that first well drilled in 1814 by Silas Thora and Robert McKee, the state has drilled 273,000 wells, ranking it fourth nationally behind Texas, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania historically. Some wear to mount corners, 1” crease rt side center, just a tad ight, o/w GD- VG condition. See scan. . Domestic post will be .45
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