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Group portrait of men at the base of an oil well at the Venice or Playa del Rey oil field, Los Angeles, circa 1930

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Title: Group portrait of men at the base of an oil well at the Venice or Playa del Rey oil field, Los Angeles, circa 1930
Contributor: Pierce, C. C. $q(Charles C.), $d1861-1946
Date Created and/or Issued: 1930
[circa 1930]
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Pierce (C.C.) Photographic Collection
Rights Information: Please contact the contributing institution for more information regarding the copyright status of this object.
Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Group portrait of 4 men in suits and 4 workers at the base of an oil well, probably at the Venice or Playa del Rey oil field, with a row of casing in front of them.
Type: image
Identifier: uclamss_1756_0053
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Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Petroleum industry--California--Los Angeles
Oil wells--California--Los Angeles
Venice Oil Field (Calif.)
Source: C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934

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