Image: Two men standing near a wooden shed in the midst of dozens of oil derricks in a Los Angeles oil field (CHS-1276)

Description: Two men standing near a wooden shed in the midst of dozens of oil derricks in a Los Angeles oil field Photograph of 2 men standing near a wooden shed in the midst of dozens of oil derricks in a Los Angeles oil field, Court Street and Toluca Street, 1904. A large wooden vat is at left. These wells have been producing for over 40 years when this image was taken (1904). Call number: CHS-1276 Filename: CHS-1276 Coverage date: 1904 Part of collection: California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 Format: glass plate negatives Type: images Geographic subject (city or populated place): Los Angeles Repository name: USC Libraries Special Collections Accession number: 1276 Microfiche number: 1-115-7 Archival file: chs_Volume90/CHS-1276.tiff Part of subcollection: Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960 Repository address: Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Geographic subject (country): USA Format (aacr2): 2 photographs : photonegative, glass photonegative, b&w ; 4 x 5 cm., 17 x 22 cm. Rights: Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Subject (adlf): industrial sites Repository email: specol@usc.edu Contributing entity: California Historical Society Date created: 1904 Publisher (of the digital version): University of Southern California. Libraries Format (aat): negatives (photographic); photographs Geographic subject (state): California Legacy record ID: chs-m14974 Access conditions: Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343. Geographic subject (county): Los Angeles Geographic subject (roadway): Court Street & Toluca Street Subject (lcsh): Petroleum industry and trade; Oil fields
Title: Two men standing near a wooden shed in the midst of dozens of oil derricks in a Los Angeles oil field (CHS-1276)
Credit: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15799coll65/id/15608
Author: Not given
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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