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Title
1918 Well drilling on Ayer Ranch
Contributor
Arbuckle, Clyde, 1903-1998 (collector)
Date Created and/or Issued
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
Contributing Institution
San José Public Library, California Room
Collection
Historic Photograph Collection
Rights Information
The San Jose Public Library California Room can only claim physical ownership of the collection. Users are responsible for satisfying any claims of the copyright holder. Permission to copy or publish any portion of San Jose Public Library California Room collection must be given by the San Jose Public Library California Room. For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact the California Room: http://www.sjlibrary.org/research/special/ca/contacts_index.htm
Description
Photograph of a well drilling rig mounted on the frame of an old truck. A driller stands to the left of the rig. This photograph is believed to have been taken on the Ayer Ranch east of Milpitas.
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg2000
Scaled to 3000 pixels width. Grayscale strip cropped from image. Scanning outsourced to Northern Micrographics as part of the Local History Digital Resources Project, 2005-2006. Technical metadata is limited
Extent
12 x 13 cm.
Identifier
http://digitalcollections.sjlibrary.org/cdm/ref/collection/arbuckle/id/704
Language
English
Subject
Boring
Drilling & boring machinery
Ranches
Wells
Place
Santa Clara County
California
Source
Clyde Arbuckle Photograph Collection

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