California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

First 5000 barrel unit of the Western Oil and Refining Company, at Wilmington, ca.1930

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First 5000 barrel unit of the Western Oil and Refining Company, at Wilmington, ca.1930

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Photograph of the first 5000 barrel unit of the Western Oil and Refining Company, at Wilmington, ca.1930. Left of center, several cylindrical tank-like structures stand atop a metal platform. Two flights of stairs lead from the dusty ground up to the tank-like units, which are interconnected by a series of pipes, some of which stretch right to connect to several large tanks lying on the ground behind a brick wall. Between the standing tanks and those that lie horizontal on the ground is a tall cylindrical brick structure, possibly a smoke stack. At left stands a gated house-like structure, behind which, another cylindrical tank built into the ground. In the distance lie several houses with chimneys, and a few more stacks and tanks. A large dark-colored structure looms right of center, beside several smaller structures. The rightmost distance is lined with trees behind a wire fence.

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Title First 5000 barrel unit of the Western Oil and Refining Company, at Wilmington, ca.1930

Subject industrial sites (adlf), Industry -- Oil -- Los Angeles County (file heading), Petroleum industry and trade (lcsh), Petroleum refineries (lcsh), Western Oil and Refining Company (subject)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), Los Angeles (city or populated place), Los Angeles (counties), USA (countries), Wilmington (city or populated place)

Temporal Subject 1930

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 1930

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-m12367

Identifier 41123 (accession number), CHS-41123 (call number), CHS-41123 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-11745 (legacy record id), chs-m12367 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-12522 (legacy record id), 84-1-1380 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 11745

Unique identifier UC130858

Legacy Identifier CHS-41123.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 20.9 in × 16.5 in at 300dpi
53.2 cm × 41.9 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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Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

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