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Synopsis:B&w stills of William Knox D'Arcy, the search for oil in Persia and the first wells.
Shotlist:10:00:00 - 10:01:44 - William Knox D'arcys dining room at Stanmore House, UK 10:02:32 - George Reynolds and his dog 10:04:10 - Bakhtiari tribes people in Persia 10:05:25 - Well number One, 1908 10:06:28 - Bakhtiari tribes people in Persia 10:06:38 - The camp at Masjid-i-Suleiman 10:08:09 - Bakhtiari tribes man and boy in Persia 10:10:35 - William Knox D'arcy (smoking pipe) with friends 10:12:50 - William Knox D'arcy and wife 10:14:40 - William Knox D'arcy's daughters wedding 10:16:06 - William Knox D'arcy 10:16:36 - George Reynolds with his dog (left of picture) 10:18:03 - Reynolds on horseback 10:19:05 - Syndicate writing to Reynolds to ask him to abandon drilling if he doesn't find oil soon 10:23:56 - Baron De Reuter
