Base of an oil derrick owned by the H. L. J. Oil Co. at the Venice or Playa Del Rey oil field, 1931

Title: Base of an oil derrick owned by the H. L. J. Oil Co. at the Venice or Playa Del Rey oil field, 1931
Photographer: Pierce, C. C. $q(Charles C.), $d1861-1946
Date Created: January 24, 1931
Date: 1931-01-24
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934

Description: View of the base of an oil derrick with a structure covered in corrugated metal sheets owned by the H. L. J. Oil Co. at the Playa Del Rey oil field. A man is standing in the center of the photograph.
The Playa del Rey oil field, located in the area north and south of Ballona Creek where it runs into the Pacific Ocean, was active in the 1930's. At the end of this time the field lost pressure and in 1942 the area was converted into a storage reservoir for natural gas, called the Playa del Rey storage field.
Caption: Handwritten on negative: Photo By C. C. Pierce & Co. 1572 W. Pico, L.A.
Handwritten on negative: H. L. J. Oil Co. Well No 2. Venice - Del Rey Oil Field, 1-24-1931

Genre: cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs
Names: Venice Oil Field (Calif.)
Playa del Rey Oil Field (Calif.)
Location: Los Angeles (Calif.)
Longitude: 33.959693
Latitude: -118.451487
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Petroleum industry--California--Los Angeles
Oil wells--California--Los Angeles

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Dept. of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1756_0038
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002j23fs
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Rights statement: unknown
Funding Note: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.