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Construction of an oil drilling tower in Masjed Soleyman, Iran by the British syndicate organized by William D'Arcy

Activities setting up an oil drilling system in Masjed Soleyman, Iran, led by George B. Reynolds who was working for a British syndicate led by William Knox D'Arcy. Herds of camel, sheep and animals in desert. A laborer skimming oil from a natural surface-bubbling well. Men on horse guide laborers digging ground in desert. Laborers stand on scaffolds and work together. A machinery system set up for drilling on the rig. Laborers rotate shaft and the underground oil comes out. A man observes quality of drilled oil. Man on horses move up a ridge followed by laborers carrying their equipment.

Location: Masjed Soleyman Iran

Date: 1908

Duration: 2 min 11 sec

Sound: No

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Unedited

Language: None

British geologist George B. Reynolds and workers drilling for oil and striking oil in Masjed Soleyman, Iran, Persia.

Activities of George B. Reynolds and his team operating an oil drilling mechanism in Masjed Soleyman, Iran. Reynolds, representing the Anglo-Persian Oil Company or APOC, (which later became British Petroleum in 1954, or BP), studies maps while smoking a pipe. An oil rig set up in the desert at the location Masjid-i-Sulaiman. Workers and mechanics working at the rig. Close views of the diary records of George B. Reynolds. Men work on oil rigs under intense sun. The oil rig working and striking oil; a cloud of smoke and fire from the ground. Close views of a binder holding letter from Lewis Mallet to the British foreign office announcing the successful oil discovery. A seemingly unrelated two-second view of 1908-era motor cars on a street follows.

Location: Masjed Soleyman Iran

Date: 1908, May 26

Duration: 2 min 55 sec

Sound: No

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Unedited

Language: None