Image / Tank farm and oil field associated with Julian Petroleum company, Los Angeles, …

Tank farm and oil field associated with Julian Petroleum company, Los Angeles, 1924-1933

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: Tank farm and oil field associated with Julian Petroleum company, Los Angeles, 1924-1933
Date Created and/or Issued: [between 1924-1933]
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) 825-4988
Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
An oil field and "Tank Farm", owned by C.C. Julian and the Julian Petroleum company.
Possibly related to the article, "Julian Wells Under Inspection: Experts Visit Julian Fields," Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 1924: A1.
C. C. Julian was a con man who first hit oil in California in 1923 and over-sold shares in oil syndicates through the 1920'a into the 1930's. His business activities were repeatedly investigated. He committed suicide in Shanghai in 1934.
Text on negative sleeve: Julian, C.C.
Handwritten on negative: C. C. Julian Property
Type: Image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_5286
ark:/21198/zz002cv8w5
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Petroleum industry
Julian, C. C. (Courtney Chauncey), 1885-1934
Julian Petroleum Corporation
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.