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The beginning of oil field fires, storage tank on fire (Fisher Oil Fire ?)

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Title: The beginning of oil field fires, storage tank on fire (Fisher Oil Fire ?)
Date Created and/or Issued: ca. 1922
Contributing Institution: California State University, Dominguez Hills, Archives and Special Collections
Collection: Long Beach Fireman's Historical Museum Photographs Collection
Rights Information: Permission to publish the image must be obtained from the CSUDH Archives as owner of the physical item and copyright. In instances when copyright ownership is not clear it is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain copyright permission
Description: Dense black smoke billows out of storage tank, already collapsing from heat. Unseen hose crew sprays water from behind shed on left, another crew hurries to site. Oil wells in the background still intact. Photo is labeled 'The Beginning,' and also has note: 'Ingram - 231 Pine.
ll: 'Ingram - 231 Pine', ll
Type: Image
Identifier: 701
http://cdm16855.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/LBFiremen/id/2024
Source: Long Beach Fireman's Historical Museum Photographs Collection
CSUDH Archives
Relation: Fire Damage; Oil Fires; Smoke
M0003

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