Exterior of the Shell Chemical Corporation exterior, a plant composed of Butadiene producing facilities, in August 1955

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Title	Exterior of the Shell Chemical Corporation exterior, a plant composed of Butadiene producing facilities, in August 1955
Description	Photograph of the exterior of the Shell Chemical Corporation exterior, a plant composed of Butadiene producing facilities, in August 1955. Several fractioning columns shoot up from a convoluted maze of pipes and tanks. Metal-railed stairs lead from one level to the next, while cylindrical metal casings line ladders built into the columns. What appears to be a heavily populated area lines the distance, beneath the lines of utility poles. The background is otherwise neutral.; Photoprint reads: "The heart of the butaldieve producing faciliites of the Shell Chmical Corp's synthetic rubber plant in Torrance -- scene shows pipes and fractioning columns. Butadiene is produced by splitting off hydrogen from butylene gas. The feedstock, butylene, is a by-product of oil refineries cracking process".
Subject	Shell Chemical Corporation
Subject (adlf)	industrial sites
Subject (file heading)	Industry -- Rubber -- Identified companies
Subject (lcsh)	Rubber industry and trade
Geographic subject (city or populated place)	Torrance; Los Angeles
Geographic subject (county)	Los Angeles
Geographic subject (state)	California
Geographic subject (country)	USA
Coverage date	1955-08-15
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	1955-08-15
Type	images
Format (aacr2)	1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
Format (aat)	photographic prints photographs
Accession number	41204
Call number	CHS-41204
Microfiche number	84-1-610
Legacy record ID	chs-m12522; USC-2-1-1-12677
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-41204
Archival file	chs_Volume79/CHS-41204.tiff

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