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 Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of a Signal Hill oil well gusher, at Long Beach, ca.1940. At center, a derrick bursts with oil, sprouting into the sky beside several other oilrigs. Built into its base in the foreground are several house-like structures, tanks and piping. More oilrigs can be seen in the distance, while the lines from utility poles stream through the foreground.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 16 x 21 cm. photographic prints photographs
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