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Title
Offshore oil rig in the ocean
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 offshore oil rig in the ocean, [s.d.]. The wooden oil platform can be seen at center. Long wooden supports hold the main platform about fifteen feet above the level of the surrounding calm water. A tall oil derrick can be seen on the left side of the platform, while several small structures can be seen at center and right. A barge with a crane on it can be seen behind the platform. In the background at right, mountains are visible.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : negative, b&w
13 x 18 cm.
negatives (photographic)
photographs
Identifier
chs-m20243 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-36126
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m20243
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-36126.jpg
Subject
Petroleum industry and trade
Barges
Oil well drilling rigs
Drilling platforms
Pacific Ocean
Offshore platforms
Place
California
Los Angeles
USA
Source
CHS-36126 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
unidentified no: 36126 [Identifying number]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
USC
chs-m15009

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