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Venice oil field with beach cottages and the beach on the left, Los Angeles, circa 1930

Description:
View of the Venice oil field beach cottages interspersed with oil derricks and steam pipes and with the beach on the left. Signs on the derricks read "Venice Oil Syndicate, Well No. 4" "Pacific Shore Oil Co. LTD., D. M. Divani & C. Tomlinson," "J. W. Todd, Oil Co. LTD. Well No. 1," and "Booth No. 5."
Date:
[circa 1930]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Pierce, C. C. $q(Charles C.), $d1861-1946
Collection:
C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934
Venice oil field with beach cottages and the beach on the left, Los Angeles, circa 1930

Venice Consolidated Oil Co. building at the Venice oil field, Los Angeles, circa 1930

Description:
Photograph of a house on a residential street next to other houses with 2 large signs each reading "Venice Consolidated Oil Co. LTD., Whitsell No. 2." and one small sign reading "Venice Consolidated Oil Co. LTD>, Whitsell No. 2, McKenna No. 1." Two men wearing suits stand on the left. Four oil wells are visible behind the houses.
Date:
[circa 1930]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Pierce, C. C. $q(Charles C.), $d1861-1946
Collection:
C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934
Venice Consolidated Oil Co. building at the Venice oil field, Los Angeles, circa 1930

Maaco Construction Company truck crane parked at an oil field, Los Angeles, circa 1930

Description:
View of a Universal crane truck, seen from the back, parked in an oil field with oil wells in the background, probably in Los Angeles. A sign on the truck reads "Maaco Construction Co., Tel. Jefferson 6261, Inglewood 2763." "Universal" is painted on the truck.
Date:
[circa 1930]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Pierce, C. C. $q(Charles C.), $d1861-1946
Collection:
C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934
Maaco Construction Company truck crane parked at an oil field, Los Angeles, circa 1930

Maaco Construction Company truck crane parked at an oil field, Los Angeles, circa 1930

Description:
View of a Universal crane truck parked in an oil field with oil wells in the background, probably in Los Angeles. A sign on the truck reads "Maaco Construction Co., Tel. Jefferson 6261, Inglewood 2763." "Universal" is painted on the truck.
Date:
[circa 1930]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Pierce, C. C. $q(Charles C.), $d1861-1946
Collection:
C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934
Maaco Construction Company truck crane parked at an oil field, Los Angeles, circa 1930

Men at the base of an oil rig, probably at the Venice or Playa del Rey oil field, Los Angeles, 1930

Description:
View workers at the base of an oil rig, probably at the Venice or Playa del Rey oil field. Three men in slacks and shirts confer in front of 2 automobiles in the foreground. The cars have signs on the doors reading "Chanel Oil Co. LTD. V-4," and "California Machinery and Supply Co., Titusville Products." More derricks are visible in the background on the right.
Date:
November 1, 1930
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Pierce, C. C. $q(Charles C.), $d1861-1946
Collection:
C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934
Men at the base of an oil rig, probably at the Venice or Playa del Rey oil field, Los Angeles, 1930

Oil well with advertisement, probably at the Venice or Playa del Rey oil field, Los Angeles, 1930

Description:
Photograph of the base of an oil well with signs reading "Lawrence Pacific No. 1, Limited Number of Royalty Percents Available in this Outstanding Location. Do Not Delay. Apply At Office" and "Lawrence-Pacific No. 1, 510 [...] OVI Bldg. 617 So. Olive."
Date:
November 2, 1930
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Pierce, C. C. $q(Charles C.), $d1861-1946
Collection:
C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934
Oil well with advertisement, probably at the Venice or Playa del Rey oil field, Los Angeles, 1930

Four men standing next to the travelling block at the base of an oil well, probably at the Venice or Playa del Rey oil field, Los Angeles, circa 1930

Description:
Photograph of 4 men dressed in suits standing next to the travelling block at the base of an oil well, probably at the Venice or Playa del Rey oil field. Other oil rigs are visible in the background.
Date:
[circa 1930]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Pierce, C. C. $q(Charles C.), $d1861-1946
Collection:
C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934
Four men standing next to the travelling block at the base of an oil well, probably at the Venice or Playa del Rey oil field, Los Angeles, circa 1930

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

Description:
View of 8 workmen gathered around a flatbed truck next to an oil derrick at the Venice oil field with signs on the 2 foreground derricks reading "McDonald Petroleum LTD., Venice No. 2," and "Flag Petroleum Corp. Ltd., Well No. 1," and the sign on the distant oil well on the right reading "Marcel Oil & Gas Corp., Black No. 1." Sheds are attached to the base of the middle derrick and distant derricks.
Date:
[circa 1930]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Pierce, C. C. $q(Charles C.), $d1861-1946
Collection:
C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934
Oil derricks, probably at the Venice oil field, Los Angeles, 1930

Oil derricks probably at the Venice or Playa del Rey oil field, Los Angeles, 1930

Description:
View of the base of an oil derrick with casing stacked in front and 3 boilers with tall smoke stacks on the right. Two men stand in top of a storage tank in the center of the photograph and other derricks are visible on the right. Automobiles are parked on the left and right sides of the image.
Date:
October 7, 1930
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Pierce, C. C. $q(Charles C.), $d1861-1946
Collection:
C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934
Oil derricks probably at the Venice or Playa del Rey oil field, Los Angeles, 1930

Base of oil well the Venice oil field with the ocean in background on the left, Los Angeles, 1930-1940

Description:
View towards the base of oil well probably at the Venice oil field with the ocean in background on the left. A worker unloads drilling equipment from a "Speed & Service Truck Co. Brea 62" flatbed truck. Nine other workers are on the platform at the base of the derrick. Two workers are on top of the derrick base building. More men are outside a house with wood siding in the background on the right.
Date:
[between 1930-1940]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Pierce, C. C. $q(Charles C.), $d1861-1946
Collection:
C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934
Base of oil well the Venice oil field with the ocean in background on the left, Los Angeles, 1930-1940

View of the Venice oil field, Los Angeles, circa 1930

Description:
View of the Venice oil field, a landscape of derricks, with steam pipes and buildings made of wood and corrugated metal at their bases, Signs on the derricks read "Knox Powell Stockton, W. G. Davis No. 4," ""[...] Camino Gasoline," "Cory & Randall, Venice No. 1," and "Goldsmith Bros. Inc., Adams & Matthews No. 1." Signs on the buildings read "Oil Fields Hospital," "Walker Arms Garage," and "Skinner & Evans Oil Operators, Beverly Hills - Venice, We Finance Oil Wells."
Date:
[circa 1930]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Pierce, C. C. $q(Charles C.), $d1861-1946
Collection:
C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934
View of the Venice oil field, Los Angeles, circa 1930

View of the Venice oil field with the ocean on the left, Los Angeles, 1930

Description:
View of the Venice oil field, a landscape of derricks, with steam pipes and buildings made of wood and corrugated metal at their bases, with the beach on the far left. The foreground center building has signs reading "Flynn Bros." and "No Smoking, Keep Out." Signs on the derricks read "Bergman Albright No. 3," "Pan Gulf Pet. Co. LTD, Hattie Weber Mabel [..]orner, Well No [...]," "S.L.R. Pet. Prop's LTD., J. T. Russell No. 1," "Pan Gulf Petroleum Co. Ltd., Venice No. 1," "[...] Powell-Stockton, W. G. Davis No. 1," and "Know Powell Stockton, W. G. Davis No. 4."
Date:
1930-11-10
November 10, 1930
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Pierce, C. C. $q(Charles C.), $d1861-1946
Collection:
C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934
View of the Venice oil field with the ocean on the left, Los Angeles, 1930

Maaco Construction Company truck crane parked at an oil field, Los Angeles, circa 1930

Description:
View of a the crane on a Universal truck parked in an oil field with an oil well behind it, probably in Los Angeles. A sign on the truck (not visible in photograph) reads "Maaco Construction Co., Tel. Jefferson 6261, Inglewood 2763." "Universal" is painted on the truck.
Date:
[circa 1930]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Pierce, C. C. $q(Charles C.), $d1861-1946
Collection:
C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934
Maaco Construction Company truck crane parked at an oil field, Los Angeles, circa 1930

Maaco Construction Company truck crane parked at an oil field, Los Angeles, circa 1930

Description:
View of a Universal crane truck parked in an oil field with oil wells visible in the background, probably in Los Angeles. A sign on the truck reads "Maaco Construction Co., Tel. Jefferson 6261, Inglewood 2763" (not visible in photograph). "Universal" is painted on the truck.
Date:
[circa 1930]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Pierce, C. C. $q(Charles C.), $d1861-1946
Collection:
C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934
Maaco Construction Company truck crane parked at an oil field, Los Angeles, circa 1930

Workmen posed on the drill floor of an oil well, probably at the Venice or Playa del Rey oil field, Los Angeles, 1930

Description:
View of men posed on the drill floor of an oil well probably at the Venice or Playa del Rey oil field. Three men in dress trousers and shirts are next to an automobile with a sign on the door reading Chanel Oil Co. LTD., and seven workmen are on the wooden plank platform of the oil well base. The parked truck on the right has a sign reading "California Machinery Supply Co., Titusville Products."
Date:
November 1, 1930
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Pierce, C. C. $q(Charles C.), $d1861-1946
Collection:
C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934
Workmen posed on the drill floor of an oil well, probably at the Venice or Playa del Rey oil field, Los Angeles, 1930

Four men standing next to the travelling block at the base of an oil well, probably at the Venice or Playa del Rey oil field, Los Angeles, circa 1930

Description:
Photograph of 4 men dressed in suits standing next to the travelling block at the base of an oil well, probably at the Venice or Playa del Rey oil field. Other oil rigs are visible in the background.
Date:
[circa 1930]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Pierce, C. C. $q(Charles C.), $d1861-1946
Collection:
C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934
Four men standing next to the travelling block at the base of an oil well, probably at the Venice or Playa del Rey oil field, Los Angeles, circa 1930

Portrait of workers and well-dressed men and women people on the drill floor of an oil well, Los Angeles, 1930-1940

Description:
Group photographic portrait of eleven men and women seated on the drill floor of an oil well. The group includes five workers; one man in a suit; three men in slacks, shirts and ties; and two nicely dressed women. Pipes are all around and a large flywheel can be seen at left. The drill floor is made from thick wooden planks.
Date:
[between 1930-1940]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Pierce, C. C. $q(Charles C.), $d1861-1946
Collection:
C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934
Portrait of workers and well-dressed men and women people on the drill floor of an oil well, Los Angeles, 1930-1940

Bergman-Albright Oil and Gas Co. Field Office probably at the Venice oil field, Los Angeles, circa 1930

Description:
Photograph of a wooden building with a sign reading "Bergman-Albright Oil and Gas Co. LTD Field Office, General Office 1008 Spring, Arcade Bldg.[...]Chas. F. Sm[...]Selling Ag[...]. Seven men in suits lined up outside of the office with another man standing alone of the right. A small wooden oil derrick is behind the building on the left. Cars are parked on the left and other small buildings line the street on the right.
Date:
[circa 1930]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Pierce, C. C. $q(Charles C.), $d1861-1946
Collection:
C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934
Bergman-Albright Oil and Gas Co. Field Office probably at the Venice oil field, Los Angeles, circa 1930

View of the Venice oil field, Los Angeles, circa 1930

Description:
View of the Venice oil field with oil derricks, storage tanks and buildings. Signs on the derricks read "Knox-Powell-Stockton Co. Inc., W. G. Davis No. 4," "Camino Gasoline," "Cory & Randall, Venice No. 1," and "Goldsmith Bros. Inc., Adams & Mathews No. 1." Signs on buildings read "Skinner & Evans, Oil Operators, Beverly Hills, Venice, We Finance Oil Wells," "Royalty Percents [...]," "Walker Arms Garage," and "Oil Fields Emergency Hospital."
Date:
[circa 1930]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Pierce, C. C. $q(Charles C.), $d1861-1946
Collection:
C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934
View of the Venice oil field, Los Angeles, circa 1930

View facing west towards the Castillo del Mar under construction on the Pacific Palisades coast, Los Angeles, circa 1927

Description:
View of the Santa Monica Bay coastline from Posetano Road facing west towards the Castillo del Mar, under construction, at 17531 Posetano Road. The Castillo del Mar once belonged to director Roland West and his actress wife Jewel Carmen. In the distance above the coast is the Villa Leon (17948 Porto Marina Way). A footbridge crosses over the Pacific Coast Highway and Castle Rock is visible beyond, in the middle distance.
Date:
[circa 1927]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934
View facing west towards the Castillo del Mar under construction on the Pacific Palisades coast, Los Angeles, circa 1927

Boos Bros Cafeteria on the 300 block of S. Broadway, Los Angeles, circa 1929

Description:
View of businesses, pedestrians and cars on the 300 block of S. Broadway, facing towards 4th St. Decorative flags on cables hang above the street. Businesses include the Santa Barbara Hotel at 326 1/2, the Boos Bros Cafeteria, Baker $ Stores, Morton Stores, Barnes Music Co. and the Broadway Department Store and the corner of Broadway and 4th St. A cable car is visible on the street as well as a Calif. Co-operative Creamery Co. truck and an F. W. Hardin truck.
Date:
[circa 1929]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934
Boos Bros Cafeteria on the 300 block of S. Broadway, Los Angeles, circa 1929

View down a street with cable car tracks, Los Angeles, 1898-1920

Description:
View down a commercial street in Los Angeles with a horse and wagon parked on either side of the street with 2 set of cable car tracks running down it. Signs on buildings read "Los Angeles Furniture Co.,"R[...}des, [...] Auction[...]," and "Burns the Shoe Man."
Date:
[between 1898-1920]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Pierce, C. C. $q(Charles C.), $d1861-1946
Collection:
C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934
View down a street with cable car tracks, Los Angeles, 1898-1920