Oil derricks at the Venice oil field, Los Angeles, 1930

Item Overview

Title

Oil derricks at the Venice oil field, Los Angeles, 1930

Photographer

Pierce, C. C. $q(Charles C.), $d1861-1946

Date Created

November 8, 1930

Date

1930-11-08

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934

Notes

Description

View of oil derricks in the Venice Oil field with cylindrical storage tanks, sheds and smoke stacks clustered around the bases. Signs on the derricks read "Chanel Oil Co. LTD, Jo Ann No 1," "McDonald Petroleum LTD," "Goetz Petroleum Corp. LTD," "M.C.R.R. Co. LTD, Venice No...," "Obrien No. 1," and "California Northern Linblade No. 4." There are 3 cars in the middle ground, and 2-4 men are visible standing behind a stack of pipes in the center.

Caption

Handwritten on negative: Photo by C. C. Pierce & Co., 1572 W. Pico L.A., 11-8-30.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph : b&w

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Venice Oil Field (Calif.)

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Petroleum industry--California--Los Angeles
Oil wells--California--Los Angeles