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Photograph caption dated May 16, 1950 reads, "Almost hidden from view in orange grove off Foothill Blvd., Sylmar, is Sombrero-Stetson No. 1 wildcat oil well being drilled by Robert Lytle, Los Angeles oil operator. The well is nearing 8000 foot mark."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Petroleum industry and trade--California--Los Angeles Petroleum industry and trade--California--Los Angeles--Employees Oil well drilling rigs--California--Los Angeles Oil industries--California--Los Angeles Orchards--California--Los Angeles Automobiles--California--Los Angeles Dirt roads--California--Sylmar (Los Angeles) Sylmar (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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