Brown Bros. 



THE FIRST OIL WELL IN THE UNITED STATES 



On Oil Creek in Pennsylvania. Col. E. L. Drake, shown in the picture 

 with the high hat, began work on this well May 20, 1859, and on August 

 27 of the same year struck oil at a depth of 695 feet. The well produced 

 thirty barrels a day for a year 



