Oil storage tank of the Julian Petroleum Corporation, 1924-1933

Item Overview

Title
Oil storage tank of the Julian Petroleum Corporation, 1924-1933
Date Created
[between 1924-1933]
Publisher
Los Angeles Times
Collection
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Notes
Description
Close-up view of 2 oil tanks belonging to the Julian Petroleum Corporation.
C. C. Julian was a con man who first hit oil in California in 1923 and over-sold shares in oil syndicates through the 1920'a into the 1930's. His business activities were repeatedly investigated. He committed suicide in Shanghai in 1934.
Possibly related to the article, "Julian Wells Under Inspection: Experts Visit Julian Fields," Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 1924: A1.
Caption
Text from negative sleeve: C. C. Julian

Physical Description

Extent
1 photograph
Medium
b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre
cellulose nitrate film
news photographs
Subjects
Petroleum industry
Names
Julian, C. C. (Courtney Chauncey), 1885-1934
Julian Petroleum Corporation
Location
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Resource type
still image

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Repository
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local identifier
uclamss_1429_10627
ARK
ark:/21198/zz002hbmzz
Manifest url
IIIF Manifest

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Rights statement
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Rights Holder
UCLA Charles E. Young Research Library Department of Special Collections, A1713 Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. E-mail: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310)825-4988
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US
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Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
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