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Photograph caption dated September 7,1949 reads, "Hat magnate seeks to drill 'Wildcat' oil well." Photograph shows G. Henry Stetson, Mrs. O.C. Kendrick, and geologist Jack Sickler engaged in a conversation at a public hearing in Van Nuys regarding a request to establish an oil drilling district on the grounds of Stetson's sprawling 300-acre estate named Rancho Sombrero.
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Stetson, G. Henry Men--California--Los Angeles Women--California--Los Angeles Hats--California--Los Angeles Women's hats--California--Los Angeles Handbags--California--Los Angeles Brooches--California--Los Angeles Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Portrait photographs Group portraits Valley Times Collection photographs
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