View of oil derricks in an unidentified oil field, [s.d.]

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Photograph of a view of oil derricks in an unidentified oil field, [s.d.]. Dozens of tall metal oil wells can be seen in an oil field that stretches from the foreground at left to the background at right. Small buildings can be seen among the wells, while rows of cylindrical storage tanks can be seen in the background at left. In the foreground at right, a wide paved road with embedded streetcar tracks is visible. Early automobiles line the road.; Legible signs include, from left: "El Camino", "W.M. Ledbetter & Co. Contracting Engineers", "Grace Bryan No. One", and ""Randall".

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Title View of oil derricks in an unidentified oil field, [s.d.]

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), Los Angeles (counties), USA (countries)

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photonegative, b&w ; 13 x 18 cm. (aacr2), negatives (photographic) (format), photographs (aat)

Source California Historical Society (contributing entity), California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 (collection)

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 Send requests to address or e-mail given

Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m10153

Identifier 35783 (accession number), CHS-35783 (call number), CHS-35783 (filename), chs-m15009 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-10389 (legacy record id), chs-m10153 (legacy record id), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 10389

Unique identifier UC140574

Legacy Identifier CHS-35783.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 17.9 in × 12.7 in at 300dpi
45.4 cm × 32.4 cm at 300dpi

Inherited Values

Title California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Description The California Historical Society Collection is incomparable for the documentary picture it provides of the growth of Southern California, particularly the development of the Los Angeles region, between 1860 and 1960. The collection contains more than 25,000 photographs. The full archive was placed on long-term deposit at USC in 1990 and includes the Title Insurance and Trust Company Collection, also known as TICOR, and the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection.

We are grateful to the following individuals who have improved the information in the Digital Library by bringing inaccuracies to our attention as well as adding information. C.J. Bell, Paul Boyle, James Cartwright, Phil Coscia, Bill Counter, Richard Davis, Ray DeLea, Mark French, Amanda Frye, Eric Gustafson, James King, Bill Morgan, Heather Pitts, Tim Poyorena-Miguel, Jo Anne Sadler, Ellen Lloyd Trover, Ruth Wallach, Kim Walters, Cynthia Wilson, Betsy Woodford, Chancy Woolridge, and many others.

Date Created 1860/1960

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