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Title
Photograph of early oil exploration in Monterey Park
Creator
Unknown
Date Created and/or Issued
1922
Publication Information
Monterey Park Bruggemeyer Library
Contributing Institution
Monterey Park Bruggemeyer Library
Collection
Monterey Park History Collection
Rights Information
Unknown
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Monterey Park Historical Society
Description
Early oil exploration in Monterey Park on E Garvey Ave at Orange Ave from the L.H. Browning Collection. Banner across the street for the Monterey Park Petroleum Corporation marks this location as Well No. 1.
Type
image
Format
1 black and white photo; 5 1/2 x 6 3/4 inches; 14937336 Bytes
Identifier
http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/c8st7mrw
CMP_029
Language
English
Subject
Monterey Park Petroleum Corporation
Browning, L.H
Petroleum--Prospecting.--California--Monterey Park
Petroleum workers--California--Monterey Park
Oil well drilling rigs--California--Monterey Park
Place
Monterey Park (Calif.)
Los Angeles County (Calif.)
Orange Avenue (Monterey Park, Calif.)
Garvey Avenue (Monterey Park, Calif.)

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