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Title
Oil geyser at an unidentified oil field, showing a large cloud of smoke
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
California Historical Society
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Rights Information
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California
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Description
Photograph of an oil geyser at an unidentified oil field, showing a large cloud of smoke, [s.d.]. At center, a jet of oil can be seen erupting from the ground, making a small pool to the left. To the right, a hill is partially visible in the foreground. Oil derricks fill the rest of the image. Photo sleeve reads "Oil well fire".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : transparency, b&w
13 x 10 cm.
transparencies
photographs
Identifier
chs-m22515 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-49110
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m22515
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-49110.jpg
Subject
Petroleum industry and trade
Petroleum refineries
Industrial sites
Place
California
USA
Source
49110 [Accession number]
CHS-49110 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection, 1890-1960
USC
chs-m825

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