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 Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of an aerial view of El Segundo Standard Oil Refining Company, in June 1933. The land is stripped of foliage in most areas, and a series of cylindrical tanks dots the entire spread, some sitting at varying distances from each other in the foreground, and others in a similar position in the distance. The company proper sits at center, a series of vessels and stacks and piping lined with several houses at left. Smaller tanks sit in this area, connected by pipes to the other equipment. Right of this sits a building several stories tall, surrounded by house-like structures. The rightmost area of the scene is composed of a few more cylindrical tanks, and several cemented ovals in the grass. In the distance, one can discern the silhouettes of several derricks in a populated area.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 21 x 26 cm. photographic prints photographs
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