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 a half-tone image depicting an automobile in front of California's first producing oil well, June 1, 1928. The automobile is at left and three men are standing nearby. The wooden oil derrick is directly behind the car and is a tapered structure with a flat top. Several leafless trees can be seen in the area around the well, and a tall brushy hill is visible in the background. Metal pipes can be seen on the ground in the foreground.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w 26 x 21 cm. negatives (photographic) photographic prints photographs
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