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Title
California Oil Museum
Creator
Mahan, Max
Date Created and/or Issued
No date
Publication Information
Museum of Ventura County
Contributing Institution
Museum of Ventura County
Collection
Postcards
Rights Information
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Description
A view of the front and side facades of the California Oil Museum in Santa Paula. The museum is in the same building where the Union Oil Company was organized in 1890. Building is made of brick or stone facing, with large glass windows on its ground floor. Five oriel windows on the upper story, with the window over the street corner appearing to be the most ornate. Verso caption: California Oil Museum - Santa Paula, California. On Route 126, connecting Routes 101 and 99. Ths is the oldest of all western oil buildings, where Union Oil Company was organized in 1890. Bricks and wood for this structure were brought around the Horn in the early eighties. [Columbia Wholesale Supply, 1047 N. Havenhurst, Hollywood, 46, Calif., H490 and 9428]
Type
image
Format
Color postcard
15 x 10 cm
Identifier
20155 PC
Language
English
Subject
California Oil Museum
Petroleum--Santa Paula
Place
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Santa Paula (Calif.)
Relation
MVC045 Collection of Ventura County postcards

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