Exterior view of Oil Tank Farm (Union Oil Co. of California), ca.1930

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Exterior view of Oil Tank Farm (Union Oil Co. of California), ca.1930. A bare, muddy yard with tire tracks lies in the foreground with the refinery on the dark, raised land behind it. A short, cylindrical structure stands at center with a ladder climbing up its right side. The walls of the structure appear to consist of rectangular, metal panels and a sign on the front labels the tank "70". Similar tanks stand in rows which extend to the left and into the background. A short, metal fence borders a lightly-colored platform in the background on the right while a thin, skeletal tower stands beyond the cylindrical structures towards center.

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Title Exterior view of Oil Tank Farm (Union Oil Co. of California), ca.1930

Subject industrial sites (adlf), Industry -- Oil -- General (file heading), Petroleum industry and trade (lcsh), Petroleum refineries (lcsh), Union Oil Company of California (naf corporate name)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1930

Type images

Format 2 photographs : photoprint, photonegative, b&w ; 19 x 24 cm., 12x17 cm. (aacr2), negatives (photographic) (aat), 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-m12224

Identifier 41055; 35753 (accession number), CHS-35753 (call number), CHS-41055 (call number), CHS-35753 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-11820 (legacy record id), chs-m12224 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-12377 (legacy record id), 84-1-1746 (microfiche number), USC (project), 125 (unidentified no.)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 11820

Unique identifier UC130659

Legacy Identifier CHS-35753.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 18.1 in × 12.8 in at 300dpi
46.1 cm × 32.6 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

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