Man checking the oil level in an oil storage tank, [s.d.]

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Photograph of a man checking the oil level in an oil storage tank, [s.d.]. The middle-aged man can be seen standing at the top of an oil storage tank, holding a long chain attached to a large metal weight. He can be seen holding the device over an opening in the tank, presumably preparing to drop the weight into the opening, in order to check the level of oil inside the tank. The area surrounding the opening appears to be stained with oil. To the man's right, a ladder can be seen, and two other oil tanks can be seen in the background.

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Title Man checking the oil level in an oil storage tank, [s.d.]

Subject industrial sites (adlf), Men (lcsh), Oil storage tanks (lcsh), Petroleum industry and trade (lcsh)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), USA (countries)

Type images

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

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

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 Send requests to address or e-mail given

Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m30408

Identifier 35767 (accession number), CHS-35767 (call number), CHS-35767 (filename), chs-m15009 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-24441 (legacy record id), chs-m30408 (legacy record id), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 24441

Unique identifier UC132103

Legacy Identifier CHS-35767.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 12.2 in × 17.5 in at 300dpi
31.0 cm × 44.4 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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