Image / Oil derrick, Kettleman Hills, Kings County. January 1923

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Title: Oil derrick, Kettleman Hills, Kings County. January 1923
Creator: Pierce, C. C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Date Created and/or Issued: 1932-01
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Photographs
Rights Information: For information on using Huntington Library materials, please see Reproductions of Huntington Library Holdings: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description: A panoramic view of an oil derrick in the Kettleman Hills of Kings County. The oil rig in the center of the image is labeled "P-S [Powell-Stockton] Inv. Co Derrick ; Kettleman Hills" in white. The derrick has a few sheds nearby, and two circular storage tanks on the hill just beyond it. There are a couple automobiles parked in the area. The surrounding land is dry and hilly, with only low scrub growing. Writing in white in the bottom right reads "No. 3. By ; C.C. Pierce & Co. ; 1572 W. Pico, L.A."
Type: Image
Format: image/jp2
Extent: 26 x 87 cm (10 x 34 in)
Identifier: 167806
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/4478
Subject: Kings County (Calif.)--Photographs
Oil well drilling rigs--California--Photographs
Oil wells--California--Photographs
Panoramas--California--Photographs
Negatives. (aat)
Place: Kings County (Calif.)
Source: Photographs, Huntington Digital Library

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