Fire at an unidentified oil refinery, ca.1940

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Photograph of a fire at an unidentified oil refinery, ca.1940. Rows of metal barrels of oil stand on the left while a long structure burns in a massive fire on the right. The barrels which stand along the walls of the burning structure appear to be unharmed while the other supplies as well as the walls and ceiling are disintegrating. A large cloud of dark smoke rises from the flames on top, obstructing the view of the tall, cylindrical structure in the background on at center.

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Title Fire at an unidentified oil refinery, 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.

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Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m12235

Identifier 41065 (accession number), CHS-41065 (call number), CHS-41065 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-11826 (legacy record id), chs-m12235 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-12388 (legacy record id), 84-1-1366 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 11826

Unique identifier UC130838

Legacy Identifier CHS-41065.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 20.8 in × 17.2 in at 300dpi
52.8 cm × 43.7 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

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