Image / A horse drawn oil tank wagon near Turlock, California, circa 1910

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Title: A horse drawn oil tank wagon near Turlock, California, circa 1910
Creator: Unknown
Date Created and/or Issued: circa 1910
Publication Information: California State University, Stanislaus. University Library. Special Collections
Contributing Institution: California State University, Stanislaus. Library
Collection: Stanislaus Region History and Culture Image Collection
Rights Information: Unknown
Material in the public domain. No restrictions on use.
Description: A postcard image of two men perched on the wagon seat high above the team of twelve horses needed to pull the weight of the oil tank. Note the extra wide rims of the wagon wheels presumably necessary to help carry the weight and to help prevent the wagon from getting stuck in the sandy soil. The tank holds 1200 gallons and would weigh approximately 9600 pounds. Early road constuction involved grading the road bed and then oiling it.
Type: image
Format: 1 postcard; 9 x 14 cm.
Identifier: http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt009nc71g
cturs_160
Language: English
Subject: Horse-drawn vehicles
Roads--Design and construction--California
Place: Turlock (Calif.)

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