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Photograph article dated March 20, 1954 partially reads, "The rolling hills of Granada Hills this time of year are green and fresh. Standard Oil Company has planted ivy to preserve the slopes approaching the rig drilling for an extension of the new pool opened up a mile north of the community's post office a year ago. Oil companies are pledged to return site to original scenic condition."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Standard Oil Company of California Oil well drilling rigs--California--Granada Hills (Los Angeles) Petroleum industry and trade--California--Los Angeles Ivy--California--Los Angeles Granada Hills (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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