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Title
Wheel Used for Making Olive Oil
Creator
Lummis, Charles Fletcher
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1888
Publication Information
Museum of Ventura County
Contributing Institution
Museum of Ventura County
Collection
General Collection
Rights Information
The copyright to this image has not been determined. These images are intended for personal or research use only. Please contact library staff for rights determinations and additional uses.
Description
Image shows an olive oil mill at Rancho Camulos. The mill consists of a stone wheel with a wooden structure built over it. On top of the wooden structure there are pumpkins. Behind the mill there is a wooden building connected to a picket fence. To the right of the image there are two trees. Library records indicate that the olive oil produced at Rancho Camulos was for personal and church use.
Type
image
Format
Black and white negative
Identifier
31015 NP
Language
English
Subject
Rancho Camulos (Calif.)
Olive oil mills
Place
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Piru (Calif.)
Source
Marguerite Haines Collection, 1997

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