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Title
Ketterman Hills "Christmas Tree", an oil device, ca.1920
Creator
Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1920
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 Ketterman Hills "Christmas Tree", an oil device, ca.1920. The intricate wood and metal structure for oil is visible throughout. A wooden staircase leads from bottom left towards the top right to an elevated platform. Pipes, cables, and round valve wheels are visible throughout. The floor can be seen composed of wooden planks, while hills are visible in the background.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w
26 x 21 cm.
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m12323
USC-1-1-1-12477 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-41086
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m12323
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-41086.jpg
Subject
Industry--Oil--Machinery
Petroleum industry and trade
Petroleum refineries
Industrial sites
Time Period
circa 1920
Place
California
Kings
USA
Source
1-115-56 [Microfiche number]
41086 [Accession number]
CHS-41086 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]

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