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Description
A view of the Lufkin pumping unit at the Ventura Oil Fields. Description from back of photo: "This is a pumping unit which is powered by a multiple cylinder engine using natural gas for fuel. The three heavy beams shown are the strong members carrying the weight and combine to make up the part called a Sampson Post. The Sampson Post supports the walking beam and on the right hand end of the walking beam is the horse's head. Steel C Cables from the Horse's head suspend the sucker rods which operate the pump way down deep in the well."
Type
image
Format
25.7 x 34 cm 51.0 x 40.7 cm [mounted] Black and white photograph
Identifier
14151 OS 33852 OS
Language
English
Subject
Oil well pumps Petroleum industry and trade Shell Oil Company
Place
California Ventura County (Calif.) Ventura (Calif.)
Source
Ventura County Superintendent of Schools, Visual Aids Department, 1987
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