Image / Steel cap used to cap burning oil well in Santa Fe Springs, ...

Steel cap used to cap burning oil well in Santa Fe Springs, Calif

View source image on contributor's website.

Get Citation

Have a question about this item?

Contact Owner

Item information. View source record on contributor's website.

Title: Steel cap used to cap burning oil well in Santa Fe Springs, Calif
Date Created and/or Issued: November 5, 1928
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-3875
Description: When Man Triumphed Over Raging Nature. Top picture shows steel cap and steam crane that moved up on well and dropped cap over blazing mouth
Type: Image
Format: b&w glass negative
Identifier: uclalat_1429_b3719_G3459
ark:/21198/zz0002pk2c
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Oil wells--Fires and fire prevention
Disaster
Oil industry workers--California--Santa Fe Springs
Petroleum industry and trade--Fires and fire prevention
Caps and closures
Santa Fe Springs Oil Fields--Fire, 1928
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

About the collections in Calisphere

Learn more about the collections in Calisphere. View our statement on digital primary resources.

Copyright, permissions, and use

If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.

Share your story

Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.