Catalytic polymerization unit at the General Petroleum Corporation's refinery, ca.1940

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Title	Catalytic polymerization unit at the General Petroleum Corporation's refinery, ca.1940
Description	Photograph of a catalytic polymerization unit at the General Petroleum Corporation's refinery, ca.1940. Metal beams criss-cross to form three levels on a tall, open-air, rectangular structure at center. Pipes can be seen along the sides of the structure, while five barrels are visible lined up on the ground to the right of the structure. A utility pole is visible at left, while a cylindrical tower can be seen in the right background.; Photoprint reads: "This new catzlytic polymerization unit at the Torrance (Calif.) refinery of the General Petroleum Corporation 'builds' 700 barrels of high quality gasoline daily out of what would otherwise be waste refinery gases. Over $400,000 was spent on the addition of this unit".
Subject	General Petroleum Corporation
Subject (adlf)	industrial sites
Subject (file heading)	Industry -- Oil -- Assorted refineries
Subject (lcsh)	Petroleum industry and trade Petroleum refineries
Geographic subject (city or populated place)	Torrance
Geographic subject (county)	Los Angeles
Geographic subject (state)	California
Geographic subject (country)	USA
Coverage date	circa 1940
Photographer	Streib, Art
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	circa 1940
Type	images
Format (aacr2)	1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 26 x 21 cm.
Format (aat)	photographic prints photographs
Accession number	41069
Call number	CHS-41069
Identifying number	unidentified no: 12-50
Microfiche number	84-1-1832
Legacy record ID	chs-m12270; USC-2-1-1-12423
Part of collection	California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Part of subcollection	Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection, 1890-1960
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-41069
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Archival file	chs_Volume78/CHS-41069.tiff

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