Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of an oil field on Pacific Avenue, looking south from Venice near Washington Street, January 26, 1931. A street extends from the left foreground to the left distance. Several automobiles (cars) sit parked along the street's left side. Hundreds of oil derricks stand on either side of the street, their peeks visible in the distance. Each derrick is labeled with its oil company's name. Visible labels include "El Camino Gasoline" and "Allstate". Smoke secretes from the bases of the derricks where small buildings stand.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : negative, b&w 13 x 18 cm. photographs negatives (photographic)
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