Oil wells, probably at the Venice oil field, Los Angeles, circa 1930
Item Overview
- Title
- Oil wells, probably at the Venice 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
- View of oil wells with small buildings, boilers and storage tanks around them. The sign on the center well reads "Pacific Shore Oil Co. LTD., Brick No. 1, D. M. Divani No. 3, D. Tomlinson," and the sign on the well behind it reads "Wood Petroleum Corp. LTD., Well [...]" The oil wells are on a road with 2 traditional street lights which look out of place in this industrial setting.
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
Find This Item
- Repository
- University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Dept. of Special Collections
- Local Identifier
- uclamss_1756_0150
- ARK
- ark:/21198/zz002j2784
- Manifest url
Access Condition
- Rights statement
- unknown
- Funding Note
- Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.