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Signal Hill oil field, [s.d.]
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Signal Hill oil field, [s.d.]
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Description
Photograph of a view of Signal Hill oil field, [s.d.]. Elevated view of numerous, tall, oil derricks stretching across the landscape, from the foreground to the distance. Long shacks are built around the derrick in the center of the photograph. Another shack stands against the derrick in the extreme right foreground of the photograph. Steam rises from behind the derrick on the left hand side of the photograph.
Asset Metadata
Title
Signal Hill oil field, [s.d.]
Subject
oil fields
(adlf),
Oil well drilling rigs
(lcsh),
Petroleum industry and trade
(lcsh),
Petroleum refineries
(lcsh)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
Los Angeles
(counties),
Signal Hill
(city or populated place),
USA
(countries)
Type
images
Format
1 photograph : negative, b&w ; 10 x 13 cm.
(aacr2),
negatives (photographic)
(aat),
photographs
(aat)
Source
California Historical Society
(contributing entity),
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
(collection)
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-m8039
Identifier
36128 (
accession number
), CHS-36128 (
call number
), CHS-36128 (
filename
), chs-m15009 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-8365 (
legacy record id
), chs-m8039 (
legacy record id
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
8365
Unique identifier
UC125946
Legacy Identifier
CHS-36128.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
16.4 in × 13.4 in at 300dpi
41.8 cm × 34.0 cm at 300dpi
Inherited Values
Title
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Description
The California Historical Society Collection is incomparable for the documentary picture it provides of the growth of Southern California, particularly the development of the Los Angeles region, between 1860 and 1960. The collection contains more than 25,000 photographs. The full archive was placed on long-term deposit at USC in 1990 and includes the Title Insurance and Trust Company Collection, also known as TICOR, and the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection.
We are grateful to the following individuals who have improved the information in the Digital Library by bringing inaccuracies to our attention as well as adding information. C.J. Bell, Paul Boyle, James Cartwright, Phil Coscia, Bill Counter, Richard Davis, Ray DeLea, Mark French, Amanda Frye, Eric Gustafson, James King, Bill Morgan, Heather Pitts, Tim Poyorena-Miguel, Jo Anne Sadler, Ellen Lloyd Trover, Ruth Wallach, Kim Walters, Cynthia Wilson, Betsy Woodford, Chancy Woolridge, and many others.
Date Created
1860/1960
Linked assets
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
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