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Very rare 1860s CDV of the burgeoning, pre-Civil War oil town of McClintockville (also McClintocksville) at Oil Creek / Oil City, PA.. The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Drake Well Museum Collection owns on of the few other known copies of this CDV… this is the only example I have ever seen for sale.
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.
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.
Boxed & signed shipping.
