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Photograph caption dated October 26, 1957 reads, "Prison holds captive oil - Located at Los Angeles County Sheriff's Wayside Honor Rancho at Castaic is Texas Company's casing head gasoline refinery which converts black gold from crude oil into gasoline at rate of thousands of barrels per day. Pool of oil located beneath prison yields $100 a day in revenue to help operate prison farm. Field was discovered seven years ago and has paid off more than $3,000,000 in royalties. Oil from nearby fields is converted at this plant, nearest major facility to San Fernando Valley. Newhall, Castaic and Saugus areas are rich in oil and is birthplace of industry in California."; See images #00115069 through #00115073 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Petroleum industry and trade--California--Castaic Petroleum refineries--California--Castaic Oil industries--California--Castaic Petroleum--California--Castaic Prisons--California--Castaic Electric lines--Poles and towers Castaic (Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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