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Title
Standard Oil Rotary Rig and Crew
Creator
Unknown
Date Created and/or Issued
1913
Publication Information
Museum of Ventura County
Contributing Institution
Museum of Ventura County
Collection
General Collection
Rights Information
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Description
Crew of five men working on a Standard Oil rotary drilling rig. Man nearest to the viewer is holding a tool and possibly adjusting a pipe. The four other men pose with tools and machinery in the background. One man's face is obscured by a camera flare or degradation to the image.
Type
image
Format
Black and white photograph
12.8 x 17.3 cm (mounted)
Identifier
8388
Language
English
Subject
Oil industry workers
Oil well drilling rigs
Standard Oil Company
Place
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Source
Donated by: R. W. Lefever

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