Description: 1860's town view of McClintockville (also McClintocksville) at Oil Creek / Oil City, PA. In 1859, Colonel Edwin L. Drake drilled the first commercially successful oil well nearby, creating several petroleum boomtowns in the area. In the photo above, I can see one oil well to the right, and what looks like a second behind some trees. Very rare CDV of a burgeoning, pre-Civil War oil town. The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Drake Well Museum Collection owns on of the few other known copies of this CDV. On the back is printed: "McClintockville, Oil Creek, Pa.A.D. Deming, Artist, Oil City, Pa." Approximately 4" x 2.5". Very good antique condition, as shown.
Price: 1250 USD
Location: Fisherville, Kentucky
End Time: 2025-02-14T20:52:13.000Z
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Antique: Yes
Photo Type: CDV
Image Orientation: Landscape
Signed: Yes
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Subject: Cityscapes
Vintage: Yes
Type: Photograph
Format: Carte de Visite (CDV)
Year of Production: 1860
Original/Reprint: Original Print
Theme: Oil
Time Period Manufactured: 1850-1899
Production Technique: Albumen Print
