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Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960
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Damage from an oil fire at an unidentified oil field, [s.d.]
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Damage from an oil fire at an unidentified oil field, [s.d.]
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Description
Photograph of damage from an oil fire at an unidentified oil field, [s.d.]. To the left of center, a pile of smoldering rubble can be seen, billowing out a column of smoke, flanked by two other derricks. In the foreground, a worker wades through puddles of liquid, presumably oil.
Asset Metadata
Title
Damage from an oil fire at an unidentified oil field, [s.d.]
Subject
industrial sites
(adlf),
Petroleum industry and trade
(lcsh),
Petroleum refineries
(lcsh)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
USA
(countries)
Type
images
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w ; 13 x 10 cm.
(aacr2),
negatives (photographic)
(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)
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-m22511
Identifier
49106 (
accession number
), CHS-49106 (
call number
), CHS-49106 (
filename
), chs-m825 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-21604 (
legacy record id
), chs-m22511 (
legacy record id
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
21604
Unique identifier
UC125410
Legacy Identifier
CHS-49106.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
22.1 in × 29.4 in at 300dpi
56.3 cm × 74.9 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
Linked assets
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960
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