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Title	Signal Hill oil well gusher, at Long Beach, ca.1940
Description	Photograph of a Signal Hill oil well gusher, at Long Beach, ca.1940. At center, a derrick bursts with oil, sprouting into the sky beside several other oilrigs. Built into its base in the foreground are several house-like structures, tanks and piping. More oilrigs can be seen in the distance, while the lines from utility poles stream through the foreground.
Subject (adlf)	wells
Subject (file heading)	Industry -- Oil -- Los Angeles County -- Long Beach
Subject (lcsh)	Petroleum industry and trade Petroleum refineries
Geographic subject (city or populated place)	Signal Hill; Long Beach
Geographic subject (county)	Los Angeles
Geographic subject (state)	California
Geographic subject (country)	USA
Coverage date	circa 1940
Photographer	Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	circa 1940
Type	images
Format (aacr2)	1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 16 x 21 cm.
Format (aat)	photographic prints photographs
Accession number	41129
Call number	CHS-41129
Microfiche number	1-115-53
Legacy record ID	chs-m12385; USC-1-1-1-12540
Part of collection	California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Part of subcollection	Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
Project	USC
Rights	California Historical Society
Access conditions	Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343.
Repository name	USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository address	Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Repository email	specol@usc.edu
Filename	CHS-41129
Full text	UCa's. & sk* stasia**/-' i ■: yj"1 •' II JkartJo
Archival file	chs_Volume78/CHS-41129.tiff

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