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California's first commercially successful oil wells in Newhall's Pico Canyon, ca.1885
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California's first commercially successful oil wells in Newhall's Pico Canyon, ca.1885
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Photograph of California's first commercially successful oil wells in Newhall's Pico Canyon, ca.1885. The tall wooden towers of three oil wells are visible, including one in the foreground, one in the upper right corner and one in the background near the top on the image. The towers are in the bottom of the canyon, the walls of which are densely covered in small bushes. There are several wooden buildings visible, including one in the upper right corner that resembles a barn. There is a dirt path on the side of a hill on the left side of the image that leads to the bottom of the canyon.; The three wells were started in 1876 by Alexander Mentry, Jd.C. Scott, and J.G. Baher. The company was known as the Star Oil Works Co., and the name was later changed to California Star Oil Works Co. F.B. Scofield bought up controlling interest.
Asset Metadata
Title
California's first commercially successful oil wells in Newhall's Pico Canyon, ca.1885
Subject
Industry -- Oil -- Los Angeles County -- Newhall
(file heading),
Los Angeles County -- Antelope Valley
(file heading),
oil fields
(adlf),
Oil wells
(lcsh),
Petroleum industry and trade
(lcsh),
Petroleum refineries
(lcsh)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
Los Angeles
(counties),
Newhall
(city or populated place),
USA
(countries)
Temporal Subject
1885
Type
images
Format
3 photographs : photonegatives, photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
(aacr2),
negatives (photographic)
(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
1885
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-m5352
Identifier
10534 (
accession number
), CHS-10534 (
call number
), CHS-10534 (
filename
), chs-m825 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-25879 (
legacy record id
), chs-m5352 (
legacy record id
), USC-0-1-1-5465 (
legacy record id
), USC-2-1-1-12554 (
legacy record id
), 1-115-38 (
microfiche number
), 1-158- (
microfiche number
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
25879
Unique identifier
UC129016
Legacy Identifier
CHS-10534.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
17.0 in × 13.6 in at 300dpi
43.1 cm × 34.6 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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