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 Venice oil wells, [s.d.]. Foreground features unpaved ground sparsely covered with vegetation. Numerous oil derricks can be seen across the entire middle, and extend into the distance. Clouds of what appears to be steam or smoke can be seen rising from the bases of many of the oil derricks. An automobile and a truck can be seen parked in front of the oil derricks.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : b&w 10 x 13 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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