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 oil derricks at the Playa del Rey oil field in Venice, ca.1925. Three oilrigs stand behind lines streaming from utility poles in the foreground, each with a series of tanks, pipes and sheds built into its base. A pile of what appears to be sand sits at center, behind which lies a row of pipes. A man sits beneath the shade of a small shed at left, and behind him stands what appears to be a pump with a smoke stack attached. The oil derrick at center has a sign that reads "DUNCAN OIL CORP LTD COE No. 1". Behind it, several other oilrigs can be seen. The background is otherwise neutral.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 26 x 21 cm. photographic prints photographs
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