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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated March 4, 1954 reads, "Let there be light - Two interested visitors to the oil museum, Nancy Nunez, 11, and Frank Gutierrez, 10, of Torrance, Los Angeles basin oil town, get thrill out of inspecting 'yellow dog,' a cast iron pot widely used in early oil industry to furnish light. It burned coal oil and gave forth a yellow light, thus its name."; See images #00139227 through #00139230 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Petroleum industry and trade--United States--History Petroleum industry and trade--Equipment and supplies Petroleum industry and trade--California--Santa Paula Museums--California--Santa Paula Boys--California--Santa Paula Girls--California--Santa Paula Santa Paula (Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs Portrait photographs Group portraits
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