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Photograph caption dated March 19, 1954 reads, "Could be oil - Smells like oil to me, Driller Floyd Vaughn tells Tarzana homeowner Murray Marcus, after taking sniff of mineral water seeping from casing of 2,180 foot plugged well. Well, drilled in 1930, emitted a 50 foot artesian water spout when brought in."; See image #00139198 for additional photo in this series.
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Dwellings--California--Tarzana (Los Angeles) Homeowners--California--Los Angeles Sulfurous water--California--Los Angeles Mineral waters--California--Los Angeles Oil wells--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Tarzana (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs Portrait photographs Group portraits
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