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 a decorated "Walking Charlie" oil Pump, ca.1977. An oil pump, painted such that it resembles a large insect with bright eyes and antennae stands at center. The number 76 is painted on the side of the pump, which looms tall behind a wire fence. In the foreground is a plot of grass-covered land, while several oilrigs can be seen in the distance.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 26 x 21 cm. photographic prints photographs
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