Mather's Historical Oil Region Views. Titusville, Penn. 1895 Part 1. Includes 12 linen lined photographs (printing-out paper prints) as issued. Parts 2 and 3 were unknown for years and are extremely scarce. Cloth covered boards, in very good condition except for some splits to the spine edges. Lacks 2/3 of front free end sheet. H 10" x W 13-1/4". Mather was a pioneer in photographing the oil fields of Pennsylvania. It is interesting to note that the first oil well in the U.S. was drilled in Oil Creek, PA (near Titusville) in 1859 by E.L. Drake. Condition: Very good. Minor binding imperfection.