Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. A tall column of fire engulfs what appears to be either a high crane or oil well, in an oil field dotted with: several dozen other wells, machinery, trees, and a smoke stacked building with an automobile parked in front of it. This is presumably the Santa Fe Springs oil fields in Los Angeles County. Text from nitrate negative sleeve: Santa Fe Oil Wells, 2602, [stamped: OCT 24 1935]
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_9099 ark:/21198/zz002dh3mj
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Fires--California--Santa Fe Springs Oil wells--California--Santa Fe Springs
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