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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
                         Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
                                       Drake Well Museum
                          202 Museum Lane, Titusville, Pennsylvania 16354-8902
                                 (814) 827 2797     Fax (814) 827 4888
                    Website: www.drakewell.org           Email: drakewell@verizon.net
March 9, 2009

Ms. Nancy Decelle
2030 So. Ocean Dr., Unit 424
Hallendale Beach, FL 33009-6649

Dear Ms. Decelle,

Dan Nephin of the Associated Press gave me your address and emailed that Drake Well
Museum would be contacting you. I hope you are not offended at this invasion of your
privacy and I hope you can help me.

A few years ago, Drake Well Museum acquired a photographic collection from a former
Pennzoil employee which includes a number of images of you and others as “Penny
Pennzoil.” You’re beautiful! In fact, we would like to create a life-size cut-out figure of
you for our new exhibits. I have enclosed the image we would like to use to create this
figure which we plan to install in the “Marketing Oil” section of the exhibit. Do you
mind?

The idea of having life-sized figures for the exhibit started this search for the identity of
different Penny Pennzoils. Drake Well staff wanted to identify the people whose images
we would enlarge for the new exhibits and receive their permission if we can (most
figures are from the 1800s). Unfortunately, few of the images are identified in the
Pennzoil photograph collection, but I have enclosed photocopies of some images in hope
that you can identify the people.

Did you know any of the other models who played “Penny Pennzoil”? Did Pennzoil
advertise the job or just contract with a modeling agency? Did Pennzoil provide your
travel arrangements or did you have to pay for your flights? Did you visit Drake Well
Museum when you were in Oil City?

This year is the 150th anniversary of the Drake Well and the birth of the modern oil
industry. I invite you to join us for our August 27th celebration.

Gratefully yours,



Susan J. Beates
Historian/Curator

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Penny Pennzoil

  • 1. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Drake Well Museum 202 Museum Lane, Titusville, Pennsylvania 16354-8902 (814) 827 2797 Fax (814) 827 4888 Website: www.drakewell.org Email: drakewell@verizon.net March 9, 2009 Ms. Nancy Decelle 2030 So. Ocean Dr., Unit 424 Hallendale Beach, FL 33009-6649 Dear Ms. Decelle, Dan Nephin of the Associated Press gave me your address and emailed that Drake Well Museum would be contacting you. I hope you are not offended at this invasion of your privacy and I hope you can help me. A few years ago, Drake Well Museum acquired a photographic collection from a former Pennzoil employee which includes a number of images of you and others as “Penny Pennzoil.” You’re beautiful! In fact, we would like to create a life-size cut-out figure of you for our new exhibits. I have enclosed the image we would like to use to create this figure which we plan to install in the “Marketing Oil” section of the exhibit. Do you mind? The idea of having life-sized figures for the exhibit started this search for the identity of different Penny Pennzoils. Drake Well staff wanted to identify the people whose images we would enlarge for the new exhibits and receive their permission if we can (most figures are from the 1800s). Unfortunately, few of the images are identified in the Pennzoil photograph collection, but I have enclosed photocopies of some images in hope that you can identify the people. Did you know any of the other models who played “Penny Pennzoil”? Did Pennzoil advertise the job or just contract with a modeling agency? Did Pennzoil provide your travel arrangements or did you have to pay for your flights? Did you visit Drake Well Museum when you were in Oil City? This year is the 150th anniversary of the Drake Well and the birth of the modern oil industry. I invite you to join us for our August 27th celebration. Gratefully yours, Susan J. Beates Historian/Curator