Group portrait of men and women on the drill floor of an oil well, probably at the Venice or Playa del Rey oil field, Los Angeles, circa 1930

Item Overview

Title

Group portrait of men and women on the drill floor of an oil well, probably at the Venice or Playa del Rey oil field, Los Angeles, circa 1930

Photographer

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

Date Created

[circa 1930]

Date

1930

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

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

Notes

Description

Group portrait of well-dressed men and women on the drill floor of an oil well, probably at the Venice or Playa del Rey oil field. The drill pipe and rotary table are on the right.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph : b&w

Keywords

Genre

portraits
cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Venice Oil Field (Calif.)
Playa del Rey Oil Field (Calif.)

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

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