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Title
Oil well fire, Southern California, 1931
Creator
Dick Whittington Studio
Date Created and/or Issued
1931
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
"Dick" Whittington Photography Collection, 1924-1987
Rights Information
Contact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@usc.edu
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
For uses other than private, contact USC Libraries Special Collections at the e-mail given
USC Libraries Special Collections
specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of composite photograph of oil well fire, Southern California, 1931. "Subject: Copy of Composite of Oil Well Fire
Client: General Petroleum Co., Mr. Lynch
Classifications: C
Re-Order: 1 #1
Size: 8x10
Finish: gl[ossy]
Year: 1931
Job: 11-15-130" -- on envelope front. "Smith & Drum 6/42
Gen[era]l Petroleum 10/42
1 Copy: 1.00
Negative Retouching: 7.5
Print Retouching: 10
Composite Work: 5" -- on envelope back.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph: b&w, negative, 5x7 in. in envelope
B/W Nitrate
5x7 in.
photographs
negatives
Identifier
whit-neh-18677
DW-1931-11-15-130~01...~03
http://doi.org/10.25549/whit-m3900
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/DW-1931-11-15-130~01.jpg
Subject
General Petroleum Co
Lynch
Men
Fire fighters
Fire engines
Fires
Oil wells
Time Period
1931
Place
California
California, Southern
USA
Source
Job 1931-011-015-130 [Identifying Number]
University of Southern California [Contributing entity]

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