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Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake

Short Film
1954
30m
English
Documentary
In 1857 Edwin L. Drake is sent to investigate an oil seep in a creek near Titusville, Pennsylvania. Overcoming many other obstacles, Drake's innovation to shield the well from water entry by using a drive pipe finally allows drilling to proceed until striking oil in August, 1859. His perseverance yields many barrels of oil a day, and immediately brings about the start of the oil industry.
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Directed By: Arthur Pierson
Written By: Norman Reilly Raine

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