The world struggle for oil is depicted. A race of early automobiles in the United States. People standing on the side of the road cheer. A man waves a flag on the finish line.
The world struggle for oil is depicted. Advanced drilling equipment, oil pipelines and oil tanks in the United States. Smoke comes out of a structure at an oil field. Men lay down an oil pipeline. A large and efficient refinery in operation. Smoke comes out of chimneys. A large oil carrying ship. Men haul a pipe on the ship. They pull a rope which is attached to the big pipe. The pipe is attached to an outlet.
The world struggle for oil is depicted. Various compartments of modern oil tankers in the United States are shown. Animated diagram of an oil ship tank shows its compartments such as summer tanks, expansion tanks and cargo oil tanks and compares its resemblance to the proportions of a jug. Another animated diagram of an oil ship tank shows fuel tanks and cargo oil tanks. Smoke comes out of the smokestack of an oil tanker. Water splashes on the deck of an oil tanker as it is underway in a water body.
Advanced drilling methods are used for drilling oil in the United States. Men work on drilling equipment. Men work on equipment of the rotary method of drilling oil. View of the original Drake rig. People near the rig. Bullock carts move past. An oil derrick.
Relative oil production of the United States and other countries for the year 1914 is depicted. A political map of the United States shows some states with dots and some with crosses and some states with dots and crosses both. A box on the top left corner of the map shows the state of Alaska. A map of the continent of South America with oil production of some of its countries. A box on the top right side of the map shows oil production in Trinidad. A map of Russia shows its neighboring countries such as Germany, Galicia, Roumania and others. Relative oil production in these countries is depicted using crosses and dots. Boxes on the top right corner of the map show relative oil production in Japan and Formosa. Another map shows India, Tibet and neighboring countries. Relative oil production in these countries is depicted. A box in the lower middle of the map shows relative oil production in Dutch East Indies.
The importance of oil in the United States. A row of automobiles being driven along a road. People on the side of the road look at the vehicles. Pedestrians on the side of a road watch as army trucks loaded with soldiers are driven past them. The soldiers get off the trucks. An army officer watches as army trucks are driven past him. People at the launching ceremony of a ship. They wave as the ship leaves its port.
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