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Exterior view of an unidentified oil refinery, showing rows of spherical tanks, ca.1940
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Exterior view of an unidentified oil refinery, showing rows of spherical tanks, ca.1940
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Description
Photograph of an exterior view of an unidentified oil refinery, showing rows of spherical tanks, ca.1940. Short, metal fences separate the sandy yards at center which each support a spherical tank. The tank at center is supported by a thick, metal frame which is imbedded in a concrete, octagonal platform directly below it. A tall staircase extends from the ground on the left up to a small platform at the center of the visible surface of the sphere. A second, winding staircase continues from the platform and curves to the machine which sits at the sphere's top. Beyond the rows of these spheres lies a tree-spotted field contained by a thin road in the background.
Asset Metadata
Title
Exterior view of an unidentified oil refinery, showing rows of spherical tanks, ca.1940
Subject
industrial sites
(adlf),
Industry -- Oil -- General
(file heading),
Petroleum industry and trade
(lcsh),
Petroleum refineries
(lcsh)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
USA
(countries)
Temporal Subject
1940
Type
images
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
(aacr2),
photographic prints
(aat),
photographs
(aat)
Source
California Historical Society
(contributing entity),
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
(collection),
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection, 1890-1960
(subcollection)
Date Created
1940
Publisher
University of Southern California. Libraries
(digital)
Repository Email
specol@lib.usc.edu
Repository Name
USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository Location
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Rights
Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.
Copyright
Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.
Access Conditions
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Permanent Link (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m12229
Identifier
41060 (
accession number
), CHS-41060 (
call number
), CHS-41060 (
filename
), chs-m825 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-11759 (
legacy record id
), chs-m12229 (
legacy record id
), USC-2-1-1-12382 (
legacy record id
), 84-1-1345 (
microfiche number
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
11759
Unique identifier
UC130387
Legacy Identifier
CHS-41060.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
20.8 in × 16.5 in at 300dpi
53.0 cm × 42.1 cm at 300dpi
Inherited Values
Title
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960
Description
The more than 3,600 unique photographs of this collection document the Chamber's promotional efforts during the city's early years. In addition to stock photographs, there are pictures of the elaborate booths and displays that the Chamber prepared for use at state fairs and international trade shows. The photographic collection contains images showing the growth of important municipal enterprises, such as ground transportation systems, aviation, and shipping. In addition there are about 1,000 lantern slides in this collection -- not yet fully digitized.
Date Created
1860/1960
Linked assets
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960
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