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 the first 5000 barrel unit of the Western Oil and Refining Company, at Wilmington, ca.1930. Left of center, several cylindrical tank-like structures stand atop a metal platform. Two flights of stairs lead from the dusty ground up to the tank-like units, which are interconnected by a series of pipes, some of which stretch right to connect to several large tanks lying on the ground behind a brick wall. Between the standing tanks and those that lie horizontal on the ground is a tall cylindrical brick structure, possibly a smoke stack. At left stands a gated house-like structure, behind which, another cylindrical tank built into the ground. In the distance lie several houses with chimneys, and a few more stacks and tanks. A large dark-colored structure looms right of center, beside several smaller structures. The rightmost distance is lined with trees behind a wire fence.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 21 x 26 cm. photographic prints photographs
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