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Title
Squash to oil!
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
Contributor
Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian
Date Created and/or Issued
1950
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
Photograph was edited for publication purposes.
Photograph caption dated November 25, 1950 reads, "Antonio and John Dotta, land owners, discuss prospects of finding oil on their banana squash land with John McKeon, noted California wildcatter. Wildcat rig in background."; See image #00137126 for additional photo in this series.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;16 x 11 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00137127
Valley Times Collection
HCNVT_d044_f19_i27
CARL0005651262
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/68958
Subject
Oil well drilling--California--Los Angeles
Oil industries--California--Los Angeles
Oil fields--California--Los Angeles
Oil wells--California--Los Angeles
Farmers--California--Los Angeles
Brothers--California--Los Angeles
Men--California--Los Angeles
Canoga Park (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Valley Times Collection photographs
Portrait photographs
Group portraits
Time Period
1941-1950

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