Oil derricks at the Venice oil field, Los Angeles, 1930
- 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.
- Date:
- November 8, 1930
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Photographer:
- Pierce, C. C. $q(Charles C.), $d1861-1946
- Collection:
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C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934