Aerial view of El Segundo Standard Oil Refining Company, in June 1933

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Photograph of an aerial view of El Segundo Standard Oil Refining Company, in June 1933. The land is stripped of foliage in most areas, and a series of cylindrical tanks dots the entire spread, some sitting at varying distances from each other in the foreground, and others in a similar position in the distance. The company proper sits at center, a series of vessels and stacks and piping lined with several houses at left. Smaller tanks sit in this area, connected by pipes to the other equipment. Right of this sits a building several stories tall, surrounded by house-like structures. The rightmost area of the scene is composed of a few more cylindrical tanks, and several cemented ovals in the grass. In the distance, one can discern the silhouettes of several derricks in a populated area.

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Title Aerial view of El Segundo Standard Oil Refining Company, in June 1933

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

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

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

Temporal Subject 1933-06-04

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 1933-06-04

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-m12370

Identifier 41124 (accession number), CHS-41124 (call number), CHS-41124 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-11905 (legacy record id), chs-m12370 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-12525 (legacy record id), 84-1-1375 (microfiche number), USC (project), 0-3525 (unidentified no.)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 11905

Unique identifier UC130823

Legacy Identifier CHS-41124.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 26.2 in × 20.3 in at 300dpi
66.6 cm × 51.7 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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