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Image / Photograph of (Abel) Stearns' compressor

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Title
Photograph of (Abel) Stearns' compressor
Creator
Unknown
Date Created and/or Issued
1920s
Publication Information
Placentia Library District
Contributing Institution
Placentia Library District
Collection
Placentia Local History Photograph Collection
Rights Information
Copyrighted
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First American Title
First American Corporation, Santa Ana, CA. 92707; 714-800-3000; www.firstam.com
Description
Oil was Placentia's first non-agricultural industry, and it brought large machinery, trucks, and industrial buildings into the area. The compressor was used to process natural oil and steam plants; it also produced noise and smoke.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print; 13.5 x 8.5 cm.
Identifier
http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt4n39q9qn
cpl_083
C10.45.1
Subject
Oil wells
Petroleum industry
Place
Placentia (Calif.)

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