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Title
Two men drilling for oil
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
California Historical Society
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Rights Information
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
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Description
Photograph of two men drilling for oil, [s.d.]. The drill shaft is pictured at center, while a man at right appears to steady it with some sort of hanging apparatus. Closer to center, a second man can be seen adjusting the machinery. A small shack made of corrugated metal can be seen in the background behind him.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w
13 x 10 cm.
negatives (photographic)
photographs
Identifier
chs-m22524 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-49119
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m22524
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-49119.jpg
Subject
Petroleum industry and trade
Petroleum refineries
Oil fields
Place
California
Los Angeles
USA
Source
49119 [Accession number]
CHS-49119 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
USC
chs-m265

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