2011-08-172011-08-17http://hdl.handle.net/10605/1990Undated photograph of “Mr. Duke” of Desdemona. He drilled the first oil well in 1919.1 print : b&w ; 4 x 5 in.The images in this collection are for study purposes, teaching, classroom projection and research only. To use these digital files in any form, an attribution of "Courtesy of the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library" must accompany the image.Petroleum industry and trade--Texas--Desdemona.Eastland County (Tex.)Oil well drilling.Desdemona (Tex.)Image